Address reportCitiesCalifornia › National City

National City, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 59,834.

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.

Look up a specific National City address →

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 ≈ 1.184 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

77.1° in September, 46° in December

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

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan67.5°46.5°1.82"0"
Feb66.8°48.3°2.33"0"
Mar67°51.4°1.39"0"
Apr68.4°53.5°0.67"0"
May68.9°58°0.27"0"
Jun71°61.2°0.05"0"
Jul74.6°64.7°0.06"0"
Aug76.9°65.8°0.01"0"
Sep77.1°64°0.09"0"
Oct74.9°58.5°0.36"0"
Nov71.1°50.9°0.57"0"
Dec66.5°46°1.58"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station CHULA VISTA, CA US, 2.1 mi away.

Growing season zone 10b

365 frost-free days

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.

What this page does not tell you

Run the full report on an address →