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Coastal Region
The Coastal Region of Southern California has a Mediterranean climate. In a Mediterranean

climate, the seasons consist of warm summers, mild wet winters, cool pleasant falls, and warm
springs. The region remains mild in both summer and winter temperatures, with a lower

probability of extremely high or low temperatures than in other regions. Mediterranean climates
have an average temperature above 72°F in their warmest months, and an average in the coldest
between 32-64°F. The average precipitation for the Coastal Region is about 16 inches per year,

though the actual precipitation varies between 3-22 inches, depending on the microclimate within
the Coastal Region. Most precipitation falls in the winter months, though the region also gets
small amounts of precipitation occasionally throughout the rest of the year.