Los Angeles has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 49°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
78°
261st coolest of 1,618 California towns
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January low
49°
16th mildest of 1,618 California towns
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Rain + melted snow
14 in
577th driest of 1,618 California towns
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Snow a winter
0.0 in
470th snowiest of 1,499 California towns
A normal year
What a year in Los Angeles feels like
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Winter
67° / 49°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare
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Spring
70° / 53°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring
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Summer
77° / 62°
Typical high / low · 7 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
76° / 57°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
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50°
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70°
80°
90°
67°
49°
67°
49°
68°
51°
70°
53°
71°
56°
74°
60°
78°
63°
80°
63°
79°
62°
76°
58°
72°
52°
67°
48°
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Bar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Los Angeles weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
Snow on ground
30-yr range
January
67°
49°
3.2"
0
6
0
54° – 63°
February
67°
49°
3.7"
0
6
0
53° – 64°
March
68°
51°
2.2"
0
4
0
54° – 66°
April
70°
53°
0.7"
0
2
0
57° – 66°
May
71°
56°
0.2"
0
1
0
60° – 69°
June
74°
60°
0.0"
0
0
0
64° – 71°
July
78°
63°
0.0"
0
1
0
67° – 75°
August
80°
63°
0.0"
0
0
0
68° – 74°
September
79°
62°
0.1"
0
0
0
67° – 76°
October
76°
58°
0.5"
0
1
0
63° – 74°
November
72°
52°
0.9"
0
3
0
56° – 65°
December
67°
48°
2.4"
0
5
0
54° – 62°
Year
72°
55°
13.8"
0.0"
29
0
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Los Angeles
Los Angeles gets 14 inches of rain and melted snow a year. February is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 29 days a year.
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14 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 95% of U.S. towns
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0.0 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 96% of U.S. towns
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0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 94% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
3.7"
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Snowfall by month
No measurable snow in a normal year.
Frost & the growing season
A year-round growing season
🌿 It almost never freezes here, so gardens can grow year-round.
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nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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0
nights below 0° in a normal year
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7
days that reach 90° in a normal year
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Los Angeles
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Los Angeles, 61% of that work is heating and 39% is cooling.
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1,240 heating degree daysLess heating than 96% of U.S. towns
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795 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 54% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Los Angeles
Los Angeles and its neighbors
Los Angeles borders 12 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 4.6°. Burbank has the coldest January nights (45°) and Glendale the hottest July afternoons (88°). Los Angeles’s January low is 49° and its July high 78°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+2.4°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Los Angeles averaged 2.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.2°). The shift is larger than in 99% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+2.3°now 58°, was 55°
🌷 Spring+2.6°now 62°, was 59°
☀️ Summer+2.2°now 70°, was 67°
🍂 Fall+2.4°now 67°, was 64°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Los Angeles’s spot on NOAA’s grid
+3.2°
+1.5°
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 54° to 66°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
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50°
60°
70°
80°
90°
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Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions
Common questions about Los Angeles’s climate
What is the coldest month in Los Angeles?
December, with a typical high of 67° and a low of 48°.
What is the hottest month in Los Angeles?
August, with a typical high of 80° and a low of 63°. About 7 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Los Angeles get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Los Angeles?
Frost is uncommon. Only 7% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Los Angeles?
February, with 3.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 14 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Los Angeles itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Culver City, CA (1 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.