Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Carpinteria, CA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Carpinteria sits right in the mild middle — expect a high near 69° and an 18% shot at rain. The date has seen some wild swings over 130 years of records, from a scorching 97° in 1989 down to a 36° low in 1984. Snow? Not once.
Carpinteria's all-time range tells the story of coastal California with an occasional asterisk — a brutal 108° on September 17, 1913 on the high end, and a rare 20° freeze on January 4, 1949 on the low. The wettest single day on record dumped 8 inches on January 4, 1995, a reminder that this mellow coast can occasionally mean business.
Carpinteria is one of the most temperature-stable places in the country, with monthly average highs ranging only from 65° in January to 78° at the late-summer peak in late August through early September. If you're chasing warmth, aim for August through October; if you want to dodge rain, avoid February, which averages over an inch in its wettest week. Honestly, though, you can't go too wrong — the thermometer barely moves.