Rancho Palos Verdes, CA climate
Rancho Palos Verdes has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 50°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeRight about normal today. The forecast high is 79°, and a typical Sep 30 in Rancho Palos Verdes peaks around 78°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Rancho Palos Verdes feels like
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Rancho Palos Verdes 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 | 66° | 50° | 3.2" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 55° – 63° |
| February | 66° | 50° | 3.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53° – 63° |
| March | 67° | 51° | 1.9" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54° – 65° |
| April | 70° | 53° | 0.7" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57° – 65° |
| May | 71° | 56° | 0.2" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60° – 68° |
| June | 74° | 59° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64° – 70° |
| July | 79° | 62° | 0.0" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67° – 76° |
| August | 81° | 64° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69° – 76° |
| September | 80° | 63° | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69° – 77° |
| October | 76° | 59° | 0.5" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64° – 75° |
| November | 71° | 55° | 0.8" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57° – 66° |
| December | 66° | 49° | 2.3" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55° – 61° |
| Year | 72° | 56° | 13.2" | 0.0" | 28 | 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 and snow in Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes gets 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year. February is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 28 days a year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Rancho Palos Verdes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Rancho Palos Verdes, 68% of that work is heating and 32% is cooling.
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.
Rancho Palos Verdes and its neighbors
Rancho Palos Verdes borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 2.1°. Lomita has the coldest January nights (48°) and Rolling Hills the hottest July afternoons (79°). Rancho Palos Verdes’s January low is 50° and its July high 79°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Rancho Palos Verdes compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Rancho Palos Verdes averaged 2.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.0°). The shift is larger than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Rancho Palos Verdes’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 65°. December is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Rancho Palos Verdes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Rancho Palos Verdes?
December, with a typical high of 66° and a low of 49°.
What is the hottest month in Rancho Palos Verdes?
August, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 64°. About 6 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Rancho Palos Verdes get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Rancho Palos Verdes?
Frost is uncommon. Only 11% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Rancho Palos Verdes?
February, with 3.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 13 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Rancho Palos Verdes itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Palos Verdes Es Fc43d, CA (4 mi, snow) and Torrance Airport, CA (5 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.