Also see:
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Downtown Los Angeles
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Los Angeles International Airport
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Burbank
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Lancaster
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Long Beach
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Palmdale
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Pasadena
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Sandberg
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Catalina Island
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Clarita
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Fe Dam (San Gabriel Valley)
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Monica
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Westwood, Los Angeles
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Whittier
Why our “Rainfall Season” is different than that of the National Weather Service
Quantity is measured in inches. T = Trace amount.
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg.* | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.48 | 1.60 | 2.32 | 3.64 | 3.67 | 2.62 | 1.02 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 15.91 |
| 2020-2021 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1.67 | 2.39 | 0.00 | 1.31 | --- | --- | --- | 5.38 (1) |
| 2019-2020 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.04 | 5.38 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 6.06 | 3.38 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 17.48 |
| 2018-2019 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 1.24 | 2.59 | 6.58 | 5.77 | 2.45 | 0.01 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 19.88 |
| 2017-2018 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.02 | T | 2.06 | 0.10 | 3.78 | 0.02 | T | 0.00 | 6.07 |
| 2016-2017 | 0.00 | 0.00 | T | 0.28 | 0.97 | 3.49 | 7.00 | 6.19 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 18.28 |
| 2015-2016 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.59 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.61 | 3.42 | 0.60 | 1.64 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 8.37 |
| 2014-2015 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 3.85 | 1.60 | 0.40 | 1.02 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 8.22 |
| 2013-2014 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.36 | 0.34 | T | 3.40 | 1.11 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.52 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 2012-2013 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 1.17 | 2.06 | 1.92 | 0.48 | 1.07 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 7.71 |
| 2011-2012 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 1.74 | 1.20 | 1.09 | 0.03 | 2.89 | 1.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.37 |
| 2010-2011 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.63 | 0.83 | 6.37 | 0.87 | 2.42 | 6.21 | 0.01 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 18.84 |
| 2009-2010 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 7.23 | 4.18 | 0.54 | 1.25 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 17.63 |
| 2008-2009 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.68 | 2.38 | 0.48 | 6.06 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 11.14 |
| 2007-2008 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.08 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 0.96 | 10.38 | 2.15 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 15.85 |
| 2006-2007 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 1.88 | 0.02 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.04 |
| 2005-2006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1.61 | 0.44 | 0.72 | 2.96 | 3.08 | 3.77 | 2.48 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 16.16 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 2004-2005 | 0.00 | 0.00 | T | 5.42 | 0.27 | 8.44 | 11.53 | 13.19 | 1.38 | 0.87 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 41.37 |
| 2003-2004 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 1.47 | 0.48 | 4.69 | 0.52 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.60 |
| 2002-2003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 2.20 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 7.78 | 2.66 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 19.57 |
| 2001-2002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 1.74 | 2.12 | 0.72 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 5.09 |
| 2000-2001 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 6.61 | 9.80 | 3.44 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.94 |
| 1999-2000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.26 | 1.16 | 6.36 | 1.99 | 2.70 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 13.02 |
| 1998-1999 | 0.00 | T | 0.06 | 0.02 | 1.37 | 0.38 | 1.37 | 0.38 | 1.96 | 2.64 | 0.01 | 0.67 | 8.86 |
| 1997-1998 | T | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 3.13 | 5.66 | 3.09 | 18.02 | 3.87 | 1.88 | 4.06 | 0.12 | 40.19 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 1996-1997 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.27 | 1.61 | 5.62 | 4.59 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.36 |
| 1995-1996 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 1.47 | 1.84 | 4.13 | 2.64 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.62 |
| 1994-1995 | 0.00 | T | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.83 | 1.12 | 16.80 | 1.59 | 7.43 | 0.88 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 30.04 |
| 1993-1994 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 0.69 | 1.18 | 0.46 | 4.63 | 1.82 | 1.28 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 10.90 |
| 1992-1993 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---(2) | 0.00 | 7.74 | 12.61 | 9.78 | 4.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 34.84 |
| 1991-1992 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 5.76 | 2.61 | 17.27 | 8.52 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 34.97 |
| 1990-1991 | 0.00 | 0.09 | T | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.06 | 1.72 | 3.58 | 8.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | T | 13.88 |
| 1989-1990 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.68 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 2.51 | 2.71 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 7.95 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 1988-1989 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 4.35 | 0.32 | 2.22 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | T | 8.51 |
| 1987-1988 | 0.00 | T | 0.01 | 5.93 | 1.19 | 4.03 | 2.50 | 2.23 | 0.20 | 4.60 | 0.00 | T | 20.69 |
| 1986-1987 | T | 0.00 | 0.60 | 1.11 | 1.34 | 0.33 | 1.36 | 0.69 | 1.29 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.77 |
| 1985-1986 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 4.88 | 0.98 | 3.07 | 5.93 | 5.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.48 |
| 1984-1985 | T | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 2.30 | 6.13 | 0.83 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | T | 11.87 |
| 1983-1984 | 0.00 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 2.21 | 2.56 | 3.46 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 11.31 |
| 1982-1983 | 0.00 | T | 0.70 | 0.34 | 6.55 | 1.16 | 7.30 | 4.81 | 12.39 | 3.26 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 36.54 |
| 1981-1982 | 0.00 | 0.00 | T | 0.54 | 2.56 | 0.63 | 3.06 | 0.62 | 5.65 | 2.19 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 15.45 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 1980-1981 | T | T | T | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.14 | 2.29 | 2.07 | 5.03 | 0.50 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 11.06 |
| 1979-1980 | 0.00 | T | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.72 | 0.87 | 7.45 | 14.38 | 3.77 | 0.42 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 28.15 |
| 1978-1979 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.69 | 0.03 | 2.22 | 1.25 | 10.49 | 3.07 | 5.23 | 0.00 | T | 0.00 | 22.99 |
| 1977-1978 | T | 2.49 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 3.97 | 9.04 | 9.65 | 12.18 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.95 |
| 1976-1977 | T | 0.12 | 2.26 | 0.80 | 0.39 | 0.70 | 3.42 | 0.22 | 2.09 | T | 3.37 | 0.00 | 13.37 |
| 1975-1976 | 0.00 | 0.00 | T | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 4.05 | 1.12 | 0.61 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 6.48 |
| 1974-1975 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.02 | 4.28 | 0.05 | 3.03 | 5.33 | 1.71 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 15.21 |
| 1973-1974 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 10.09 | 0.11 | 3.35 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 15.81 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 1972-1973 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 2.94 | 0.99 | 3.88 | 9.22 | 2.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.64 |
| 1971-1972 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.25 | 0.19 | 6.84 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.06 | T | 8.81 |
| 1970-1971 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 8.28 | 6.09 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 0.35 | 0.78 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 17.50 |
| 1969-1970 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.97 | 0.02 | 2.04 | 3.57 | 4.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.69 |
| 1968-1969 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.59 | 1.90 | 16.20 | 9.34 | 0.71 | 0.56 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 30.39 |
| 1967-1968 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 7.91 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 0.75 | 3.62 | 0.50 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 15.31 |
| 1966-1967 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 4.09 | 3.08 | 3.32 | 0.02 | 2.24 | 3.17 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 16.28 |
| 1965-1966 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 12.60 | 6.14 | 1.24 | 1.36 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 22.12 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 1964-1965 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.44 | 2.08 | 2.14 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 2.08 | 6.76 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 14.25 |
| 1963-1964 | 0.00 | T | 0.53 | 0.40 | 3.11 | 0.01 | 1.93 | 0.00 | 1.65 | 1.45 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 9.30 |
| 1962-1963 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | T | 0.01 | 0.53 | 4.10 | 2.83 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 9.05 |
| 1961-1962 | 0.00 | 0.51 | T | 0.00 | 3.14 | 1.62 | 2.15 | 12.26 | 0.86 | T | 0.15 | 0.00 | 20.69 |
| 1960-1961 | 0.00 | 0.00 | T | 0.00 | 3.27 | 0.09 | 1.97 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.01 | T | 6.01 |
| 1959-1960 | 0.00 | T | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 1.66 | 3.83 | 2.31 | 0.27 | 1.47 | 0.00 | T | 9.61 |
| 1958-1959 | 0.00 | T | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.01 | T | 3.25 | 3.92 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.68 |
| 1957-1958 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.74 | 0.50 | 6.60 | 1.62 | 7.34 | 4.50 | 4.18 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 26.49 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 1956-1957 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 5.79 | 2.08 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.13 | T | 10.45 |
| 1955-1956 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | T | 1.05 | 1.93 | 6.74 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 2.62 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 14.26 |
| 1954-1955 | T | T | T | 0.00 | 1.68 | 0.99 | 4.70 | 0.76 | 0.38 | 2.83 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 12.08 |
| 1953-1954 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 0.11 | 4.45 | 2.87 | 3.37 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 12.14 |
| 1952-1953 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 3.74 | 4.14 | 0.92 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 1.11 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 10.49 |
| 1951-1952 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 1.02 | 4.18 | 11.15 | 0.40 | 8.75 | 1.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.43 |
| 1950-1951 | T | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 1.31 | 0.09 | 2.56 | 1.22 | 0.72 | 1.31 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 7.68 |
| 1949-1950 | 0.00 | T | 0.00 | T | 0.63 | 2.54 | 2.46 | 1.68 | 0.45 | 0.94 | T | T | 8.70 |
* Monthly and season average since 1949.
† Complete data are not yet available for this month. An update will be made upon release of all data for the month.
(1) Seasonal rainfall through latest full month.
Source: Western Regional Climate Center
