Los Angeles weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · major coastal city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Los Angeles is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with August and July close behind. Los Angeles averages about 3,009 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,009
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 332 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 12.5M
- Elevation
- 44 m
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When is the best time to visit Los Angeles?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Los Angeles is June, then August and July. The dullest month is December (78/100, 65 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,009 hours of sunshine a year. June (97/100) is noticeably better than December (78). It ranks #85 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 64% of the year's 332 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 83 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 73 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 83 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 75 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 42 mm | 6 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 93 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 19 mm | 8 | 15° / 59°F |
| May | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 9 mm | 8 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 97 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 1 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| July | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 2 mm | 10 | 21° / 70°F |
| August | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 9 | 22° / 72°F |
| September | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 3 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| October | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 17 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 25 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| December | 78 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 65 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
Sea temperature in Los Angeles by month
The sea off Los Angeles is warmest in August at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in March at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 3 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ontario United States · 75 km · best in May · 3,804 h sun/yr
- Santa Barbara United States · 142 km · best in Jul · 3,525 h sun/yr
- San Diego United States · 176 km · best in Jul · 2,854 h sun/yr
- Palm Springs United States · 176 km · best in Apr · 3,777 h sun/yr
- Tijuana Mexico · 205 km · best in May · 3,734 h sun/yr
- San Luis Obispo United States · 250 km · best in Jun · 3,588 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hawthorne United States · 7 km · 3,009 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- San Bernardino United States · 109 km · 3,804 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Los Angeles compares month by month: Los Angeles vs San Diego · Los Angeles vs Ontario · Los Angeles vs Santa Barbara · all comparisons
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