The Salinas River flows under the Niblick Road bridge in Paso Robles on March 6, 2016, after recent storms have filled it up. The river is typically dry for most of the year.
Paso Robles rainfall totals
–If you are looking to find out how much it rained in Paso Robles, this is the page. Here are the rainfall records as recorded every morning by the Paso Robles Public Works Department. This record of daily precipitation is measured in inches collected at the Paso Robles Water Yard, 1230 Paso Robles Street in downtown Paso Robles. The measurements are taken at 7 a.m. for the preceding 24 hours of rainfall. Paso Robles Water Division has recorded an average annual rainfall total of 14.11″ from 1942 – June 2014. Click here to view rainfall records going back to 1942. Click here for current Paso Robles weather forecasts.
Paso Robles Rainfall for 2023-2024
- Aug. 11 – .02 inches
- Nov. 18 – .50 inches
- Nov. 19 – 1.43 inches
- Nov. 30 – .04 inches
- Dec. 18 – .12 inches
- Dec. 19 – .77 inches
- Dec. 20 – .74 inches
- Dec. 21 – 1.64 inches
- Dec. 22 – .36 inches
- Dec. 30 – 1.17 inches
- Dec. 31 – .02 inches
- Jan. 3 – .46 inches
- Jan. 4 – .01 inches
- Jan. 7 – .10 inches
- Jan. 11 – .03 inches
- Jan. 17 – .08 inches
- Jan. 20 – .97 inches
- Jan. 21 – .50 inches
- Jan. 22 – .35 inches
- Jan. 23 – .44 inches
- Feb. 1 – 1.19 inches
- Feb. 2 – .18 inches
- Feb. 3 – .06 inches
- Feb. 4 – .70 inches
- Feb. 5 – .90 inches
- Feb. 6 – .11 inches
- Feb. 7 – .05 inches
- Feb. 8 – .39 inches
- Feb. 9 – .02 inches
- Feb. 15 – .09 inches
- Feb. 18 – .43 inches
- Feb. 19 – 1.37 inches
- Feb. 20 – .11 inches
- Feb. 21 – .33 inches
- March 2 – .74 inches
- March 3 – .38 inches
- March 4 – .01 inches
- March 7 – .05 inches
- March 23 – .08 inches
- March 24 – .39 inches
- March 25 – .01 inches
- March 30 – 1.35 inches
- March 31 – .11 inches
- April 1 – .02 inches
- April 4 – .05 inches
- April 6 – .10 inches
- April 13 – .21 inches
- April 14 – 1.35 inches
- April 15 – .15 inches
Season total: 21.12 inches
Paso Robles Rainfall for 2022-2023
- Sept. 10 – .02-inches
- Sept. 19 -.19-inches
- Sept. 20 – .08-inches
- Nov. 2 – .01-inches
- Nov. 7 – .03-inches
- Nov. 8 – .20-inches
- Nov. 9 – .65-inches
- Dec. 2 – 1.00-inches
- Dec. 6 – .13-inches
- Dec. 7 – .20-inches
- Dec. 10 – .26-inches
- Dec. 11 – 2.10-inches
- Dec. 12 – .39-inches
- Dec. 28 – .86-inches
- Dec. 29 – .05-inches
- Dec. 30 -.03-inches
- Jan. 1 – 1.19-inches
- Jan. 3 – .07-inches
- Jan. 4 – .02-inches
- Jan. 5 – 1.39-inches
- Jan. 6 – .20-inches
- Jan 7 – .02-inches
- Jan. 8 – .52-inches
- Jan. 9 -1.91-inches
- Jan. 10 – 2.48-inches
- Jan. 11 – .32-inches
- Jan. 12 – .01-inches
- Jan. 14 – .38-inches
- Jan. 15 – 1.12-inches
- Jan. 16 – .10-inches
- Jan. 19 – .03-inches
- Jan. 20 – .03-inches
- Feb. 6 – .19-inches
- Feb. 12 -.02-inches
- Feb. 23 – .02-inches
- Feb. 24 – .89-inches
- Feb. 25 – 1.27-inches
- Feb. 26 – .15-inches
- Feb. 27 – .22-inches
- Feb. 28 – .37-inches
- March 1 – .30-inches
- March 5 – .17-inches
- March 6 – .09-inches
- March 6 – .01-inches
- March 10 – 1.42 inches
- March 11 – .73 inches
- March 14 – .25-inches
- March 15 – 1.48-inches
- March 19 – .11-inches
- March 20 – .04-inches
- March 21 – .24-inches
- March 22 – 1.11-inches
- March 23 – .15-inches
- March 29 – .72-inches
- May 2 – .07-inches
- May 3 – .02-inches
- May 4 – .06-inches
Season total: 28.86 inches
Paso Robles Rainfall for 2021-2022
- Oct. 18 – .02-inches
- Oct. 25 – 1.68-inches
- Oct. 26 – .32-inches
- Nov. 9 – .03-inches
- Nov. 12 – .02-inches
- Dec. 7 – .02-inches
- Dec. 9 – .05-inches
- Dec. 10 – .05 inches
- Dec. 13 – .03-inches
- Dec. 14 – 2.14-inches
- Dec. 15 – .32-inches
- Dec. 16 – .07-inches
- Dec. 21 – .09-inches
- Dec. 23 – .82-inches
- Dec. 24 – 1.77-inches
- Dec. 25 – .02-inches
- Dec. 26 – .90-inches
- Dec. 27 – .14-inches
- Dec. 28 – .28-inches
- Dec. 29 – .52-inches
- Dec. 30 – .48-inches
- Jan. 16 – .04-inches
- Jan. 18 – .06-inches
- Jan. 19 -.01-inches
- March 20 – .12-inches
- March 28 – .60-inches
- April 16 – .02-inches
- April 17 – .18-inches
- April 21 – .04-inches
Season total: 11.48-inches
Paso Robles Rainfall for 2020-2021
- Aug. 14 – .11-inches
- Nov. 7 – .22-inches
- Nov. 18 – .07-inches
- Dec. 26 – .01-inches
- Dec. 28 – .46-inches
- Dec. 29 – .36-inches
- Dec. 31 – .01-inches
- Jan. 23 – .06-inches
- Jan. 24 – .06-inches
- Jan. 25 – .07-inches
- Jan. 27 – .60-inches
- Jan. 28 – 2.68-inches
- Jan. 29 – 2.60-inches
- Feb. 12 – .01-inches
- March 6 – .02-inches
- March 7 – .01-inches
- March 10 – .37-inches
- March 13 – .02-inches
- March 15- .10-inches
- March 20 – .17-inches
Season total: 8.27-inches
Paso Robles rainfall for 2019-2020
- Nov. 27 – 0.86-inches
- Nov. 28 – 0.28-inches
- Nov. 29 – 0.09-inches
- Nov. 30 – 0.17-inches
- Dec. 1 – 0.75-inches
- Dec. 2 – 0.45-inches
- Dec. 4 – 1.14-inches
- Dec. 5 – .46-inches
- Dec. 7 – 0.09-inches
- Dec. 8 – .28-inches
- Dec. 18 – .14-inches
- Dec. 19 – .06-inches
- Dec. 23 – .37-inches
- Dec. 25 – .02-inches
- Dec. 26 – .72-inches
- Dec. 30 – .27-inches
- Jan. 9 – .07-inches
- Jan. 17 – .58-inches
- March 7 – .02-inches
- March 8 – .05-inches
- March 11 – .60-inches
- March 12 – .17-inches
- March 14 – .02-inches
- March 15 – .09-inches
- March 16 – 1.17-inches
- March 17 – .5-inches
- March 20 – .08-inches
- March 24 – .03-inches
- March 25 – .02-inches
- March 26 – .07-inches
- March 28 – .04-inches
- March 30 – .03-inches
- April 5 – .09-inches
- April 6 – .95-inches
- April 7 – .04-inches
- April 8 – .25-inches
- April 9 – .13-inches
- April 10 – .13-inches
- May 18 – .03-inches
Season total: 12.42 -inches.
Paso Robles rainfall for 2018-2019
- Oct. 4 – .28-inches
- Nov. 22 – .49-inches
- Nov. 24 – .01-inches
- Nov. 29 – 1.68-inches
- Nov. 30 – 1.05-inches
- Dec. 2 – .10-inches
- Dec. 5 – .16-inches
- Dec. 6 – .25-inches
- Jan. 6 – .6-inches
- Jan. 7 –.9-inches
- Jan. 9 – .10-inches
- Jan. 10 – .33-inches
- Jan. 11 –.39-inches
- Jan. 15 – .25-inches
- Jan. 16 – .17-inches
- Jan. 30– .74-inches
- Feb. 2 – 0.56-inches
- Feb. 3 – 2.12-inches
- Feb. 4 – 0.47-inches
- Feb. 6 – .06-inches
- Feb. 9 – 0.39-inches
- Feb. 10 – 0.47-inches
- Feb. 11– 0.07-inches
- Feb. 13 – 0.05-inches
- Feb. 14 – 0.57-inches
- Feb. 16 –0.82-inches
- Feb. 16 – .13-inches
- Feb. 17 – .15-inches
- Feb. 18 – .06-inches
- Feb. 21 – .08-inches
- Feb. 22 –.01-inches
- Feb. 27 – .12-inches
- Feb. 28 – .26-inches
- March 2 – 0.56-inches
- March 3 – 0.46-inches
- March 4 – 0.02-inches
- March 5 – 0.02-inches
- March 6 – 0.52-inches
- March 7 – 0.15-inches
- March 9 –0.02-inches
- March 10 – 0.22-inches
- March 11 – 0.03-inches
- March 20 – 0.54-inches
- March 21 – .04-inches
- March 23 – .03-inches
- March 24 – .10-inches
- March 27 – .22-inches
- March 28 – .06-inches
- April 16 – .08-inches
- May 6 – .07-inches
- May 19 – .29-inches
- May 20 – .14-inches
- May 26 – .01-inches
- Season total: 20.56-inches
Paso Robles Rainfall totals for 2017-18 season
- Sept. 1 – .09-inches
- Sept. 5 – .03-inches
- Sept. 11 – .02-inches
- Sept. 12 – 0.02-inches
- Oct. 20 – .08-inches
- Nov. 3 – .10-inches
- Nov. 18 – .02-inches
- Nov. 27 – .05-inches
- Dec. 21 – .04-inches
- Jan. 4 – .2-inches
- Jan. 8 – .23-inches
- Jan. 9 – 1.5-inches
- Jan. 19 – .04 -inches
- Jan 25 – .10-inches
- Feb. 27 – .25-inches
- Feb. 28 – .01-inches
- March. 1 – 1.54-inches
- March 2 – 1.54-inches
- March 3 – .28-inches
- March 4 – .01-inches
- March 9 – .01-inches
- March 11 – .58-inches
- March 13 – .21-inches
- March 14 – .25-inches
- March 15 – .01-inches
- March 16 – .15-inches
- March 17 – .10-inches
- March 18 – .30-inches
- March 21 – .65-inches
- March 22 – 3.29-inches
- March 23 – .35-inches
- April 8 – .14-inches
- April 12 – .03-inches
- April 16 – .02-inches
- April 19 – .02-inches
Season total is 10.78-inches.
Paso Robles rainfall for 2016-17 season
- Oct. 16 – .06 inches
- Oct. 17 – .22 inches
- Oct. 28 – 1.02 inches
- Nov. 21 – 1.06 inches
- Nov. 27 – .4 inches
- Dec. 8 – .05 inches
- Dec. 9 – .03 inches
- Dec. 11 – .02 inches
- Dec. 16 – 1.13
- Dec. 24 – .4 inches
- Dec. 30 – .11 inches
- Dec. 31 – .06 inches
- Jan. 3 – .51 inches
- Jan. 7 – .34 inches
- Jan. 8 – .76 inches
- Jan. 9 – 1.71 inches
- Jan. 10 – .14 inches
- Jan. 19 – .58 inches
- Jan. 20 – .44 inches
- Jan. 21 – .92 inches
- Jan. 22 – .69 inches
- Jan. 23 – 1.23 inches
- Feb. 2 – .28 inches
- Feb. 3 – .48 inches
- Feb. 4 – .19-inches
- Feb. 5 – .01-inches
- Feb. 6 – 1.08-inches
- Feb. 7 – .57-inches
- Feb. 8 – .42-inches
- Feb. 9 – .,34-inches
- Feb. 10 – .34-inches
- Feb. 11 – .21-inches
- Feb. 16 – .72-inches
- Feb. 17 – .17-inches
- Feb. 18 – 1.04-inches
- Feb. 19 – .12-inches
- Feb. 20 – .29-inches
- Feb. 21 – .50-inches
- Feb. 22 – .03-inches
- Feb. 26 – .05-inches
- Feb. 27 – .02-inches
- Feb. 28 – .09-inches
- March 21 – .13-inches
- March 22 – .05-inches
- March 23 – .28-inches
- March 25 – .22-inches
- April 08 – .08-inches
- April 08 – .64-inches
- April 13 – .13-inches
- April 14 – .10-inches
- April 17 – .18-inches
- April 18 – .15-inches
- April 19 – .18-inches
- May 7 – .22-inches
- May 8 – .01-inches
- May 31 – .01-inches
- Total rainfall: 23.43 inches
Paso Robles rainfall for 2015-16 season
- Jul. 19 – 2.3 inches
- Jul. 20 – .52 inches
- Sep. 14 – .05 inches
- Oct. 2 – .01 inches
- Oct. 4 – .05 inches
- Oct. 15 – .01 inches
- Nov. 3 – .42 inches
- Nov. 9 – .35 inches
- Nov. 10 – .14 inches
- Nov. 16 – .47 inches
- Nov. 25 – .07 inches
- Dec. 4 – .04 inches
- Dec. 11 – .20 inches
- Dec. 14 – .27 inches
- Dec. 20 – .19 inches
- Dec. 21 – .16 inches
- Dec. 22 – .01 inches
- Dec. 28 – .02 inches
- Jan. 4 – .06 inches
- Jan. 5 – .41 inches
- Jan. 6 – .73 inches
- Jan. 7 – .62 inches
- Jan. 9 – .01 inches
- Jan. 10 – .10 inches
- Jan. 11 – .05 inches
- Jan 15 – 0.02 inches
- Jan. 16 – 0.09 inches
- Jan 18 – 0.23 inches
- Jan. 19 – 0.08 inches
- Jan. 23 – 0.34 inches
- Jan. 31 – 0.35 inches
- Feb. 1 – 0.42 inches
- Feb. 18 – 0.43 inches
- Mar. 5 – 0.18 inches
- Mar. 6 – 1.14 inches
- Mar. 7 – 0.54 inches
- Mar. 8 – .14 inches
- Mar. 12 – .83 inches
- Mar. 12 – .01 inches
- Mar. 14 – .07 inches
- March 21 –.01 inches
- April 7 – .03 inches
- April 8 – .02 inches
- April 9 – .03 inches
- April 10 – .09 inches
- April 23 – .04 inches
Total rainfall for 2015-2016 season: 13.33 inch
Paso Robles Weather Links
The skies of North San Luis Obispo County. Photo by Trisha Butcher.
Paso Robles Climate
The Paso Robles area consists of two different climate types and classifications, which are a semi-arid, dry, steppe-type climate, and the typical, coastal Californian & ‘Mediterranean’ type. The area receives a mixture of these two types of climates, but the primary climate is defined by long, hot, dry summers and brief, cool, sometimes rainy winters.
The area enjoys long-lasting, mild autumns and occasional early springs, giving the region a unique climate suitable for growing a variety of crops, ranging from primarily grapes, to olives, to almonds and other tree nuts.
Paso Robles receives an average annual rainfall of about 14.71 inches per year, and most of this precipitation falls during winter and early spring. The city commonly receives less than 10 inches of rain per year and typically, no rain falls from May through September.
The 30-year average annual Paso Robles rainfall is 15.17 inches, falling on an average of 47 days. The wettest year was 1941 with 29.19 inches of precipitation and the dryest year was 1947 with 4.24 inches. The most precipitation in one month was 14.76 inches in January 1916. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 5.25 inches on December 6, 1966. Although snow is rare in Paso Robles, 4.0 inches fell on April 5, 1929, and on December 15, 1988.
Summers in Paso Robles tend to be very hot, with daily temperatures frequently exceeding 100 °F. Paso Robles’ summers feature an unusually large daytime-nighttime temperature swing, where there may be a profound temperature difference, as much as 50 °F between the daytime highs and the overnight lows.
Winters are often very cool and moist, with daytime temperatures reaching into the low 50s°F. Mornings and nights differ from the daytime average, as they tend to frigid.
