San Benito, California | |
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Coordinates: 36°30′35″N 121°04′55″W / 36.50972°N 121.08194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | San Benito |
Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code | 831 |
GNIS feature ID | 1659575 [1] |
San Benito ( Spanish for " St. Benedict") is an unincorporated community in San Benito County, California, United States. San Benito is 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Paicines, both communities on the San Benito River. The community had a post office from 1869 to 1968. [2]
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, San Benito has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. [3]