Salinas

(Source: Wikipedia) - Brief information and overview of Salinas

Salinas  is a city in and the county seat of Monterey County, California, United States. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. Salinas is an urban area located along the eastern limits of the Monterey Bay Area, lying just south of the San Francisco Bay Area and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River. The city is located at the mouth of the Salinas Valley, about eight miles (13 km) from the Pacific Ocean, and it has a climate more influenced by the ocean than the interior.

Climate in Salinas :
Salinas has cool and moderate temperatures, due to the  that conveys ocean air and fog from the Monterey Bay to Salinas, while towns to the north and south of Salinas experience hotter summers, as mountains block the ocean air. Thus, Salinas weather is closer to that of the Central Coast of California, rather than that of inland valleys, and thus has a mild Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) with typical daily highs ranging from 61.6 °F (16.4 °C) in December to 74.4 °F (23.6 °C) in September. The record highest temperature was 109 °F (43 °C) on September 2, 2017.[32] The record lowest temperature was 18 °F (−8 °C) on January 21, 1937. Annually, there are an average of 6.4 days with 90 °F (32 °C)+ highs, and an average of 5.5 days with lows reaching the freezing mark or lower.