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San Clemente, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 65,040.

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 ≈ 1.134 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

81.2° in August, 43.8° in December

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

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan68.4°44.2°2.78"0"
Feb67.8°44.8°3.39"0"
Mar69.3°47.9°1.62"0"
Apr72.5°50.1°0.8"0"
May74.5°54.5°0.2"0"
Jun76°57.8°0.11"0"
Jul79.5°60.1°0.11"0"
Aug81.2°61.2°0.02"0"
Sep81°58.5°0.16"0"
Oct77.2°55.1°0.49"0"
Nov72.2°48.5°1.13"0"
Dec67.3°43.8°1.87"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station LAGUNA BEACH, CA US, 11.1 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.

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