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
Normals, averaged over the period of 1991-2020.
Measured in Degrees Fahrenheit
| Station | Avg. Temp. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank 1 | 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 | |
| Lancaster 2 | 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 | 77.0 | |
| 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 | |
| Station | Avg. Temp. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Long Beach 3 | 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 | |
| Los Angeles Airport 4 | 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 | |
| Station | Avg. Temp. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Los Angeles Downtown 5 | 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 | |
| Palmdale 6 | 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 | |
| Station | Avg. Temp. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Pasadena 7 | 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 | |
| San Gabriel Valley 8 | Avg | 59.6 | 59.3 | 62.2 | 64.6 | 67.7 | 69.3 | 77.6 | 78.5 | 76.1 | 68.0 | 64.3 | 58.4 | 67.2 |
| Max | 70.7 | 70.5 | 74.9 | 77.8 | 80.6 | 82.8 | 93.2 | 95.1 | 91.9 | 84.3 | 76.7 | 69.2 | 80.8 | |
| Min | 48.6 | 48.0 | 49.6 | 51.4 | 54.7 | 58.4 | 62.0 | 61.9 | 60.4 | 54.8 | 52.0 | 47.6 | 54.2 | |
| Station | Avg. Temp. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Sandberg 9 | 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 | |
| Santa Catalina Island 10 | 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 | |
| Station | Avg. Temp. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Santa Clarita11 | Avg | 54.9 | 54.8 | 58.8 | 61.5 | 67.2 | 72.1 | 78.7 | 80.0 | 76.6 | 68.7 | 60.3 | 53.4 | 65.6 |
| Max | 63.2 | 64.8 | 70.4 | 74.2 | 80.8 | 87.4 | 94.2 | 95.8 | 90.9 | 81.1 | 71.3 | 62.4 | 78.0 | |
| Min | 46.6 | 44.7 | 47.1 | 48.7 | 53.5 | 56.7 | 63.2 | 64.1 | 62.4 | 56.3 | 49.2 | 44.3 | 53.1 | |
| Santa Monica 12 | 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 | |
| Station | Avg. Temp. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| UCLA 13 | 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 | |
| Van Nuys 14 | 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 | |
| Station | Avg. Temp. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Whittier15 † | Avg | 58.4 | 57.2 | 58.7 | 60.8 | 63.7 | 67.5 | 72.4 | 73.5 | 72.5 | 68.2 | 62.7 | 57.0 | 64.4 |
| Max | 69.0 | 68.4 | 70.8 | 73.5 | 77.1 | 81.8 | 87.8 | 89.2 | 87.8 | 81.4 | 74.7 | 67.5 | 77.4 | |
| Min | 51.3 | 49.5 | 50.2 | 51.2 | 53.9 | 56.9 | 60.7 | 61.7 | 61.9 | 59.2 | 54.7 | 49.8 | 55.1 | |
| Woodland Hills 16 | 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 |
* The 30-year period of 1991-2020 is currently used by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) to establish "normals" (averages). Normals are updated every ten years.
† Because NCEI had not calculated normals for this station (due to only a few years of available data), normals here are actually those for the nearest weather station, located at Fullerton Municipal Airport (5 miles away, southeast).
Visitors to Avalon on Santa Catalina Island arrive on a rainy day. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
For the period of 1991-2020*.
Measured in inches
| Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank 1 | 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 |
| Lancaster 2 | 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 |
| Long Beach 3 | 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 4 | 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 |
| Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Los Angeles Downtown 5 | 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 6 | 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 7 | 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 |
| San Gabriel Valley 8 | 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 |
| Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Sandberg 9 | 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 10 | 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 Clarita11 | 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 12 | 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 |
| UCLA 13 | 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 |
| Van Nuys 14 | 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 |
| Whittier 15 † | 2.85 | 3.11 | 1.74 | 0.59 | 0.3 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 1.86 | 11.95 |
| Woodland Hills 16 | 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 |
* The 30-year period of 1991-2020 is currently used by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) to establish "normals" (averages). Normals are updated every ten years.
† Because NCEI had not calculated normals for this station (due to only a few years of available data), normals here are actually those for the nearest weather station, located at Fullerton Municipal Airport (5 miles away, southeast).
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 1 | 1.0 inches, Jan. 30, 1966 | 2.5 inches, Jan. 19, 1949 | 4.7 inches, Jan. 1949 |
| Lancaster 2 | Trace, Apr. 9, 1999 | 12.0 inches, Dec. 18, 1984 | 23.9 inches, Jan. 1979 |
| Long Beach 3 | Trace, Feb. 25, 1996 | Trace, Feb. 25, 1996 | Trace, Feb. 1996 |
| Los Angeles Airport 5 | Trace, Mar. 27, 1991 | Trace, Mar. 27, 1991 | Trace, Mar. 1991 |
| Los Angeles Downtown 4 | 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 6 | Trace, Jan. 31, 2016 | 14.3 inches, Jan. 4, 1974 | 24.9 inches, Jan. 1949 |
| Pasadena 7 | Trace, Jan. 28, 1979 | 3.0 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 | 3.0 inches, Jan. 1949 |
| San Gabriel Valley 8 | 1.2 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 | 1.2 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 | 1.2 inches, Jan. 1949 |
| Sandberg 9 | 3.0 inches, Mar. 27, 1979 | 20.8 inches, Jan. 7, 1974 | 55.1 inches, Jan. 1974 |
| Santa Clarita 11 | 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 |
| UCLA 13 | Trace, Mar. 8, 2013 | Trace, Mar. 8, 2013 | Trace, Mar. 2013 |
| Van Nuys 14 | Trace, Jan. 22, 1962 | 2.4 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 | 4.7 inches, Jan. 1949 |
| Woodland Hills 16 | 0.5 inches, Feb. 8, 1989 | 0.5 inches, Feb. 8, 1989 | 0.5 inches, Feb. 1989 |
1) Burbank (Hollywood Burbank Airport). Regular data recording began 12/1/1935.
2) Lancaster (William J Fox Airfield). Regular data recording began 4/16/1974.
3) Long Beach (Daugherty Field). Regular data recording began 1/1/1949.
4) Los Angeles International Airport. Regular data recording began 1/1/1936.
5) Downtown L.A. (USC Campus). Regular data recording began 7/1/1877.
6) Palmdale (Palmdale Regional Airport). Regular data recording began 1/2/1934.
7) Pasadena. Regular data recording began 1/1/1889.
8) San Gabriel Valley (San Gabriel Fire Dept.). Regular data recording began 5/1/1939.
9) Sandberg. Regular data began 1/1/1948.
10) Santa Catalina Island (Catalina Airport). Regular data recording began 1/1/1948.
11) Santa Clarita (Newhall). Regular data recording began 8/10/1996.
12) Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport). Regular data recording began 7/31/2000.
13) UCLA Campus. Regular data recording began 3/1/1933.
14) Van Nuys (Van Nuys Airport). Regular data recording began 4/1/1998.
15) Whittier (Whittier Hills, except for rainfall data, which, due to lacking sufficient rainfall data, is for Fullerton Municipal Airport, nearest weather station).
16) Woodland Hills (Pierce College). Regular data recording began 7/1/1949.
Sources: Western Regional Climate Center and National Centers For Environmental Information
