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Desert in Northern Los Angeles County

Desert in Northern Los Angeles County. Photo by Marioschidtphoto via Pixabay.com.


Also see:
-- Temperature Records for Select Los Angeles County Locations
-- Monthly Temperature Normals & Records for Downtown Los Angeles
-- Daily High/Low Temperatures for Downtown Los Angeles
-- Monthly High/Low & Average Temperatures for Downtown Los Angeles



Temperatures - Monthly Averages, Average Maximums, Average Minimums

Normals, averaged over the period of 1991-2020.*

Measured in Degrees Fahrenheit

For notations regarding each station, see the end of this page.

Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Beverly
Hills (1)
Avg 60.4 59.5 61.6 63.7 66.2 70.1 75.3 77.9 76.9 72.8 65.7 59.8 67.5
Max 70.6 70.6 73.8 76.7 79.1 83.8 90.3 93.2 91.5 85.9 77.3 69.5 80.2
Min 50.2 48.3 49.5 50.8 53.3 56.5 60.4 62.7 62.4 59.6 54.1 50.0 54.8
Burbank (2) Avg 56.1 56.6 59.3 62.3 66.1 70.1 75.6 76.9 74.7 68.4 60.7 55.1 65.2
Max 67.0 66.8 69.5 72.7 75.5 80.3 86.7 88.9 86.6 79.4 72.5 66.1 76.0
Min 45.3 46.4 49.0 51.9 56.6 59.9 64.5 64.9 62.9 57.5 49.0 44.2 54.3
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Claremont (3) Avg 54.8 54.5 57.4 59.5 63.9 69.4 75.7 76.6 74.1 67.1 60.1 54.0 63.9
Max 66.2 65.8 69.4 71.8 76.4 83.2 90.1 91.1 88.0 79.9 72.4 65.3 76.6
Min 43.5 43.1 45.3 47.2 51.3 55.6 61.3 62.1 60.1 54.3 47.9 42.8 51.2
Hawthorne (4) Avg 58.3 58.7 60.3 62.3 64.6 67.3 70.9 72.0 71.5 68.1 62.6 57.6 64.5
Max 67.3 66.8 67.8 69.7 70.7 73.1 77.2 78.7 78.5 76.0 71.7 66.4 72.0
Min 49.2 50.6 52.7 54.8 58.4 61.5 64.7 65.3 64.5 60.3 53.6 48.8 57.0
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Lancaster (5) Avg 45.0 48.0 53.5 58.9 67.5 76.4 82.4 81.3 74.2 62.9 51.0 43.7 62.1
Max 58.7 61.5 67.2 72.9 81.6 91.3 97.6 97.8 91.4 80.0 67.0 57.7 77.1
Min 31.3 34.5 39.8 44.9 53.4 61.5 67.2 64.7 56.9 45.8 35.0 29.7 47.1
Long
Beach (6)
Avg 57.1 57.6 59.9 62.7 65.5 68.7 73.1 74.3 73.1 68.4 62.0 56.7 64.9
Max 67.4 66.8 68.6 71.4 73.1 76.1 81.4 83.2 82.4 77.7 72.5 66.7 73.9
Min 46.9 48.4 51.2 53.9 57.9 61.3 64.9 65.5 63.9 59.1 51.6 46.6 55.9
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Los Angeles Airport (7) Avg 57.9 57.9 59.1 61.1 63.6 66.4 69.6 70.7 70.1 67.1 62.3 57.6 63.6
Max 66.3 65.6 66.1 68.1 69.5 72.0 75.1 76.7 76.5 74.4 70.9 66.1 70.6
Min 49.4 50.1 52.2 54.2 57.6 60.9 64.0 64.8 63.7 59.8 53.7 49.1 56.6
Los Angeles Downtown (8) Avg 58.4 59.0 61.1 63.6 65.9 69.3 73.3 74.7 73.6 69.3 63.0 57.8 65.8
Max 68.0 68.0 69.9 72.4 73.7 77.2 82.0 84.0 83.0 78.6 72.9 67.4 74.8
Min 48.9 50.0 52.4 54.8 58.1 61.4 64.7 65.4 64.2 59.9 53.1 48.2 56.8
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Palmdale (9) Avg 45.9 48.9 53.8 59.3 67.4 75.4 82.5 81.8 75.2 64.1 52.5 44.7 62.6
Max 58.9 61.8 67.5 73.4 82.0 91.0 97.6 97.7 91.6 79.7 67.3 57.7 77.2
Min 32.8 36.1 40.2 45.2 52.8 59.9 67.4 66.0 58.8 48.6 37.7 31.6 48.1
Pasadena (10) Avg 56.8 57.7 60.5 63.4 66.1 70.7 75.6 77.2 75.8 69.7 62.1 56.0 66.0
Max 68.1 69.3 72.6 76.2 78.3 83.7 89.1 91.3 89.9 83.0 74.7 67.2 78.6
Min 45.5 46.1 48.4 50.6 53.9 57.8 62.0 63.2 61.6 56.3 49.6 44.7 53.3
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
San Gabriel
Valley (11)
Avg 59.6 59.3 62.2 64.6 67.7 72.4 77.5 78.6 76.2 71.0 64.3 58.5 67.7
Max 70.7 70.5 74.9 77.8 80.6 86.5 93.1 95.2 92.0 84.5 76.7 69.3 81.0
Min 48.6 48.0 49.6 51.4 54.7 58.4 62.0 62.0 60.4 57.2 52.0 47.7 54.3
Sandberg (12) Avg 45.4 45.7 48.9 52.3 59.7 68.7 76.3 76.8 72.0 61.9 51.9 44.6 58.7
Max 52.3 53.0 57.3 62.0 70.2 79.9 87.7 88.3 82.7 71.3 59.9 51.6 68.0
Min 38.6 38.3 40.6 42.7 49.2 57.5 64.8 65.3 61.2 52.5 44.0 37.6 49.4
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Santa
Catalina
Island (13)
Avg 56.0 54.7 55.3 57.0 59.5 62.3 68.0 70.6 70.5 65.3 60.2 54.9 61.2
Max 61.8 60.2 61.4 63.9 67.0 69.8 76.7 79.0 78.3 72.6 66.7 60.3 68.1
Min 50.2 49.2 49.2 50.1 52.0 54.8 59.3 62.2 62.7 58.0 53.7 49.4 54.2
Santa
Clarita (14)
Avg 55.4 55.3 58.2 60.9 66.1 71.5 77.8 78.9 75.8 69.0 61.1 54.6 65.4
Max 65.0 65.9 69.9 73.4 79.3 85.7 92.9 94.3 90.6 82.2 72.7 64.4 78.0
Min 45.6 44.6 46.5 48.3 52.9 57.2 62.8 63.6 61.1 55.8 49.4 44.8 52.7
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Santa
Monica (15)
Avg 57.3 57.3 58.7 60.4 62.7 65.5 69.0 69.8 69.2 66.1 61.0 57.0 62.8
Max 66.0 65.6 66.4 68.1 68.9 71.4 75.1 76.5 76.1 74.0 70.1 66.2 70.4
Min 48.7 49.0 51.0 52.8 56.6 59.6 62.9 63.2 62.3 58.1 52.0 47.7 55.3
Torrance (16) Avg 56.9 57.0 58.8 60.9 63.6 66.2 69.4 70.2 69.5 66.4 60.7 56.2 63.0
Max 66.8 66.4 67.7 70.2 71.8 73.9 76.9 78.1 78.1 75.7 70.7 66.1 71.9
Min 47.0 47.6 49.8 51.6 55.4 58.5 61.8 62.4 60.9 57.1 50.7 46.3 54.1
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Van Nuys (17) Avg 57.2 57.4 60.6 63.4 67.5 72.0 77.8 79.0 76.6 69.8 62.2 56.1 66.6
Max 68.2 68.4 72.1 75.3 78.9 84.2 91.2 93.1 90.4 82.9 75.0 67.4 78.9
Min 46.1 46.4 49.2 51.5 56.1 59.8 64.3 64.9 62.7 56.6 49.3 44.9 54.3
Westwood (18) Avg 59.8 59.1 60.0 61.6 63.2 66.0 69.6 71.0 70.6 67.9 63.7 59.3 64.3
Max 67.7 67.0 68.0 69.6 70.2 72.9 76.9 78.8 78.7 76.2 72.1 67.1 72.1
Min 51.9 51.1 52.1 53.6 56.3 59.1 62.4 63.1 62.5 59.6 55.4 51.4 56.5
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Whittier (19) Avg 60.1 58.9 60.6 62.4 65.7 69.4 74.3 75.4 74.8 70.2 64.5 59.1 66.3
Max 69.0 68.2 70.9 73.5 77.5 81.9 87.8 89.1 87.8 81.4 74.4 67.8 77.4
Min 51.3 49.5 50.3 51.2 53.9 56.9 60.8 61.8 61.9 59.0 54.5 50.4 55.1
Woodland
Hills (20)
Avg 56.4 56.8 59.9 63.1 67.3 72.7 78.0 79.1 76.2 69.0 61.2 55.5 66.3
Max 69.8 70.0 74.0 78.0 82.0 88.5 95.1 97.4 93.9 85.2 76.4 68.9 81.6
Min 43.1 43.6 45.9 48.1 52.6 56.9 60.8 60.8 58.5 52.9 46.0 42.0 50.9

* Except where otherwise noted, normals here are from the 30-year period of 1991-2020 currently used by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) to establish data averages. Normals are updated every ten years.

† NCEI has not calculated 30-year normals for this station, due to fewer than 30 years of data. Normals used here are averages calculated by the Almanac from fewer than 30 years of data.


Precipitation (Rainfall) - Monthly "Normals" (Averages)

Rainy Day for Visitors to Avalon, Catalina Island

Visitors to Avalon on Santa Catalina Island arrive on a rainy day. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.


Normals, averaged over the period of 1991-2020.*

Measured in inches

For notations regarding each station, see the end of this page.

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Beverly Hills (1) 3.64 3.99 2.46 0.84 0.46 0.08 0.12 0.03 0.15 0.90 0.91 2.19 15.75
Burbank (2) 2.97 3.95 2.43 0.74 0.29 0.09 0.01 0.01 0.11 0.60 0.69 2.02 13.91
Claremont (3) 4.02 4.53 2.88 1.68 0.60 0.07 0.08 0.12 0.20 1.20 1.55 3.99 20.90
Hawthorne (4) 2.67 2.96 1.67 0.60 0.29 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.17 0.48 0.72 2.19 11.77
Lancaster (5) 1.46 1.76 0.96 0.39 0.10 0.05 0.14 0.01 0.12 0.34 0.37 1.11 6.81
Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Long Beach (6) 2.89 3.02 1.65 0.56 0.26 0.07 0.05 0.01 0.08 0.53 0.75 2.15 12.02
Los Angeles Airport (7) 2.86 2.99 1.73 0.60 0.28 0.08 0.04 0.00 0.11 0.49 0.82 2.23 12.23
Los Angeles
Downtown
(8)
3.29 3.64 2.23 0.69 0.32 0.09 0.02 0.00 0.13 0.58 0.78 2.48 14.25
Palmdale (9) 0.98 1.49 0.87 0.26 0.13 0.02 0.11 0.03 0.16 0.47 0.36 1.02 5.90
Pasadena (10) 4.51 5.16 3.03 1.11 0.48 0.21 0.06 0.03 0.22 0.84 1.10 3.33 20.08
Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
San Gabriel
Valley
(11)
3.56 4.36 2.53 0.61 0.48 0.13 0.04 0.00 0.13 0.61 0.92 2.44 15.81
Sandberg (12) 2.50 3.72 1.96 0.76 0.41 0.08 0.09 0.06 0.13 0.60 0.78 2.05 13.14
Santa Catalina
Island
(13)
3.04 2.83 1.67 0.78 0.36 0.21 0.08 0.01 0.12 0.48 0.97 2.22 12.77
Santa Clarita (14) 4.23 4.54 2.90 0.83 0.30 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.52 0.82 2.62 16.89
Santa Monica (15) 3.28 3.34 2.09 0.56 0.26 0.08 0.04 0.01 0.14 0.55 0.76 2.34 13.45
Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Torrance (16) 3.36 3.66 1.98 0.63 0.26 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.09 0.49 0.80 2.24 13.64
Van Nuys (17) 2.75 3.79 2.50 0.71 0.29 0.07 0.00 0.01 0.12 0.48 0.75 1.95 13.42
Westwood (18) 4.14 4.73 2.73 0.77 0.42 0.11 0.03 0.01 0.15 0.72 0.99 2.93 17.73
Whittier (19) 2.51 3.30 1.91 1.09 0.62 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.69 0.82 2.34 13.44
Woodland Hills (20) 3.73 4.62 2.66 0.80 0.36 0.06 0.04 0.00 0.09 0.56 0.83 2.66 16.41

* Except where otherwise noted, normals here are from the 30-year period of 1991-2020 currently used by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) to establish data averages. Normals are updated every ten years.

† NCEI has not calculated 30-year normals for this station, due to fewer than 30 years of data. Normals used here are averages calculated by the Almanac from fewer than 30 years of data.


Snowfall - Latest and Records by Station

Palm Leaves Covered in Snow

Palm leaves covered by snow. Photo courtesy of Mexpixel.net & Pixabay.com.


Also see: Snowfall in Los Angeles County.


Station Last Recorded Snowfall Single Day Record Record Month
Burbank (3) 1.0 inches, Jan. 30, 1966 2.5 inches, Jan. 19, 1949 4.7 inches, Jan. 1949
Lancaster (5) Trace, Apr. 9, 1999 12.0 inches, Dec. 18, 1984 23.9 inches, Jan. 1979
Long Beach (6) Trace, Feb. 25, 1996 Trace, Feb. 25, 1996 Trace, Feb. 1996
Los Angeles Airport (7) Trace, Mar. 27, 1991 Trace, Mar. 27, 1991 Trace, Mar. 1991
Los Angeles Downtown (8) Trace, Jan. 22, 1962 2.0 inches, Jan. 15, 1932 2.0 inches, Jan. 1932
Station Last Recorded Snowfall Single Day Record Record Month
Palmdale (9) Trace, Jan. 31, 2016 14.3 inches, Jan. 4, 1974 24.9 inches, Jan. 1949
Pasadena (10) Trace, Jan. 28, 1979 3.0 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 3.0 inches, Jan. 1949
San Gabriel Valley (11) 1.2 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 1.2 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 1.2 inches, Jan. 1949
Sandberg (12) 3.0 inches, Mar. 27, 1979 20.8 inches, Jan. 7, 1974 55.1 inches, Jan. 1974
Santa Clarita (14) 2.0 inches, Jan. 2, 2011 2.0 inches, Jan. 2, 2011 2.0 inches, Jan. 2011
Station Last Recorded Snowfall Single Day Record Record Month
Van Nuys (17) Trace, Jan. 22, 1962 2.4 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 4.7 inches, Jan. 1949
Westwood (18) Trace, Mar. 8, 2013 Trace, Mar. 8, 2013 Trace, Mar. 2013
Woodland Hills (20) 0.5 inches, Feb. 8, 1989 0.5 inches, Feb. 8, 1989 0.5 inches, Feb. 1989

1) Beverly Hills. Regular data recording began 12/1/1997.
2) Burbank (Hollywood Burbank Airport). Regular data recording began 12/1/1935.
3) Claremont. Regular data recording began 9/1/2019.
4) Hawthorne (Hawthorne Municipal Airport). Regular data recording began 12/1/1998.
5) Lancaster (William J Fox Airfield). Regular data recording began 4/16/1974.
6) Long Beach (Daugherty Field). Regular data recording began 1/1/1949.
7) Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles. Regular data recording began 1/1/1936.
8) Downtown L.A. (USC Campus). Regular data recording began 7/1/1877.
9) Palmdale (Palmdale Regional Airport). Regular data recording began 1/2/1934.
10) Pasadena. Regular data recording began 1/1/1889.
11) San Gabriel Valley (San Gabriel Fire Dept.). Regular data recording began 5/1/1939.
12) Sandberg. Regular data began 1/1/1948.
13) Santa Catalina Island (Catalina Airport). Regular data recording began 1/1/1948.
14) Santa Clarita (Saugus). Regular data recording began 9/1/1994.
15) Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport). Regular data recording began 7/31/2000.
16) Torrance (Torrance Municipal Airport - Zamperini Field. Regular data recording began 1/1/1932.
17) Van Nuys, Los Angeles (Van Nuys Airport). Regular data recording began 4/1/1998.
18) Westwood, Los Angeles (UCLA Campus). Regular data recording began 3/1/1933.
19) Whittier (Whittier Hills, except for rainfall data, which, due to insufficient rainfall data, is for Fullerton Municipal Airport, the nearest weather station).
20) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles (Pierce College). Regular data recording began 7/1/1949.

Sources: Western Regional Climate Center and National Centers For Environmental Information