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Rainfall totals Monterey, CA

For 2026, Monterey has recorded 12.59 inches of rain, according to the station gauge. That is the year-to-date total for the city, measured from the start of the year through the most recent day with a complete reading. The normal rainfall for this same point in the year is 11.32 inches, so the two numbers show how this year's rain is running against the average. The reading comes from the station gauge at Monterey Peninsula Airport, and it is the basis for the GHCN-Daily station climate record for Monterey.

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Data from Monterey Peninsula Airport, with records back to 1968. Across the record from 1968, 63 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.

Most recent rainfall

0.02 inches of rain fell on Jun 27, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.

MONTEREY PENINSULA saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.

The last measurable rain in Monterey fell on Jun 27, 2026, 103 days ago. In October, rain days at this station are typically 2 days apart.

Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Monterey, Oct 7, 2026
MeasuredNormalvs normal
Rain on Oct 7, 20260.00 inches—
Last 48 hours0.00 inches
Last 72 hours0.00 inches
Last 7 days0.00 inches
Month to date0.00 inches—
Year to date12.59 inches—
Record for Oct 7—

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for MONTEREY PENINSULA, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.

How much rain did Monterey get?

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Monterey during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Jun 27, 20260.02 inches
May 28, 20260.65 inches
May 27, 20260.01 inches
May 26, 20260.06 inches
May 4, 20260.01 inches
Apr 26, 20260.01 inches
Apr 25, 20260.02 inches
Apr 21, 20260.47 inches
Apr 20, 20260.80 inches
Apr 13, 20260.09 inches
Apr 12, 20260.28 inches
Apr 11, 20260.58 inches
Apr 10, 20260.40 inches
Apr 2, 20260.07 inches
Mar 1, 20260.01 inches
Feb 20, 20260.01 inches
Feb 19, 20260.56 inches
Feb 18, 20260.18 inches
Feb 17, 20260.97 inches
Feb 16, 20262.25 inches
Feb 15, 20260.61 inches
Feb 11, 20260.53 inches
Feb 10, 20260.17 inches
Jan 22, 20260.03 inches
Jan 8, 20260.07 inches
Jan 6, 20260.04 inches
Jan 5, 20260.59 inches
Jan 4, 20262.24 inches
Jan 3, 20260.04 inches
Jan 2, 20260.12 inches

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With 2.25 inches on Feb 16, 2026, this is the 7th wettest of the 2,285 measurable rain days in the Monterey Peninsula Airport record, which begins in 1968. That is the most rain recorded at this station on February 16 since 1968.

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Running rain total for 2026, January to December. Dark line is measured, light line is the 1991-2020 normal, violet dot marks the latest day.

Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 12.59 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 31-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

Monterey rainfall by month, 2026

Monthly rainfall totals for Monterey in 2026, compared with 1991-2020 normals.
MonthRainfallNormalvs normal
January3.83 inches3.49 inches+0.34 inches (+10%)
February5.28 inches3.03 inches+2.25 inches (+74%)
March0.01 inches2.80 inches-2.79 inches (-100%)
April2.72 inches1.03 inches+1.69 inches (+164%)
May0.73 inches0.51 inches+0.22 inches (+43%)
June0.02 inches0.13 inches-0.11 inches
July0.00 inches0.02 inches-0.02 inches
August0.00 inches0.02 inches-0.02 inches
September0.00 inches0.07 inches-0.07 inches
October0.00 inches0.86 inches

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Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2026. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

Rainfall days at each threshold in Monterey

Rainfall days at each threshold in Monterey
Year0.5+ in.1+ in.2+ in.3+ in.
20259210
20249100
202311200
20229600
20219310
20208300
201920310
201810310
201711510
201614400
Average9.32.30.30.0

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A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Monterey Peninsula Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1968 counts toward the average, 34 years in total.

Past rainfall years in Monterey

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Monterey since 1968
Wettest day3.64 inchesDec 11, 2014
Wettest year26.33 inches2019
Driest year4.43 inches2013
Average year14.90 inches34 complete years on record
Rain days a year62average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins196813,314 daily readings

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Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Monterey, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches3.493.032.801.030.510.130.020.020.070.861.452.8316.24

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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