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Huntington Beach, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 197,575.

Flood zone: it depends on the exact parcel

There is no such thing as a flood zone for a whole city. Two houses on the same street can sit in different zones, and it is the single fact here that changes most over a short distance. So this page does not guess one.

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Earthquake hazard high

Design category D

High seismic hazard. Strong ground shaking is expected over the life of a building. Substantial seismic-resistant design, detailing, and inspection are required by code. The ASCE 7 Seismic Design Category here is D. (Short-period design value Ss ≈ 1.391 g — the standard headline measure of ground-shaking hazard.)

USGS Seismic Design Web Services (ASCE 7), assuming Site Class D — stiff or unknown soil. Real soil conditions can move the category either way.

Typical weather

74.1° in September, 49.8° in December

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Any individual year can differ substantially.

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan64.5°50.4°2.2"0"
Feb63.3°51°2.38"0"
Mar64.7°53.1°1.34"0"
Apr65.9°55.1°0.55"0"
May66.7°58.3°0.18"0"
Jun68.4°61.5°0.07"0"
Jul71.8°64.6°0.02"0"
Aug73.3°65.5°0"0"
Sep74.1°64.1°0.1"0"
Oct72.7°60.2°0.33"0"
Nov68.4°54.5°0.64"0"
Dec64.1°49.8°1.62"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station NEWPORT BEACH HARBOR, CA US, 9.1 mi away.

Growing season zone 10b

365 frost-free days

Heads up: the nearest station with a full 30-year record is TUSTIN IRVINE RCH, CA US, about 15 miles from here. Treat these as regional rather than local — terrain, elevation and water can change a lot in that distance.

Last spring frost around n/a, first fall frost around n/a. Roughly half of years see frost outside that window.

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 frost normals.

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