| Official Name: | San Benito, California |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Benito |
| Leader Title: | none |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1345 |
| Coordinates: | 36.5097°N -121.0819°W |
| Area Code: | 831 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1659575 |
San Benito (Spanish for "St. Benedict") is an unincorporated community in San Benito County, California, United States. San Benito is 18miles southeast of Paicines, both communities on the San Benito River. The community had a post office from 1869 to 1968.[1]
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.[2]