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Temperature Averages Spring – High: 69 °F
Spring – Low: 48 °F
Summer – High: 78 °F
Summer – Low: 56 °F
Fall – High: 72 °F
Fall – Low: 50 °F
Winter – High: 59 °F
Winter – Low: 41 °F
Precipitation Averages Spring: 1.30 in.
Summer: 0.07 in.
Fall: 0.96 in.
Winter: 2.91 in.
What to Pack
  • Flip-flops
  • Gloves (for those winter nights)
  • Jacket
  • Rain boots
  • Shorts
  • Swim suits
  • Umbrella
Did You Know? During winter quarter (January through March), it is rainy season, and therefore, campus can get very wet. Make sure to buy an umbrella and rain boots in order to get to class dry.

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Students give Stanford overwhelmingly positive marks for weather. With the exception of winter, it is pretty much always sunny on campus, in the perfectly comfortable 60- to 75-degree range. While winters can be rainy, they vary from year to year. Summers can actually get pretty hot, even if humidity is always reasonably low. It may get cold at night, but it’s nothing compared to the weather in the Northeast. In general, the weather is great. The only time you will see snow is when your dorm takes a ski trip to Tahoe.

Maybe it’s the weather, or maybe the prevailing California attitude, but be prepared to dress pretty light and informally throughout your time at Stanford. Expect to see shorts, T-shirts, and flip-flops for a large majority of the school year.

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Weather at Stanford University

micoke

'15

Psychology

4.6
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Great Weather, but Beware of Rain

People rarely mention the rain, but during the winter it rains very often. However, when the sun is out (which is most of the year) it feels like paradise! It also gets relatively cold at night and early morning, so there is a good balance, but you have to bring clothes for both warm and cold temperatures.

Jan 09, 2012

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rachencao

'15

Computer Science

5.0
A+

Perfect Weather

It's typical Californian weather - doesn't get too cold in the winter, and it doesn't snow. There are more rainy days than SoCal, but not that many either. Pretty nice throughout the year.

Dec 30, 2011

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kazoow

'11

International Relations and National Security Studies

4.2
A-

Beautiful Sunshine Makes the Rainy Winter Quarter Worth It

When it's sunny, the Stanford campus is absolutely beautiful and all the students seem happier. It doesn't get as warm as I would have expected, but fall and spring quarters are generally very pleasant. It usually rains a lot winter quarter, and that definitely contributes to the gloomier environment during those ~3 months. Students tend to pack on extra units and harder classes winter quarter because they know they'll just be inside all the time, but it creates a vicious cycle.

Apr 14, 2011

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