Also see:
Monthly Precipitation for Downtown Los Angeles
Monthly Precipitation for Los Angeles International Airport
Monthly Precipitation for Burbank
Monthly Precipitation for Lancaster
Monthly Precipitation for Long Beach
Monthly Precipitation for Palmdale
Monthly Precipitation for Pasadena
Monthly Precipitation for Sandberg
Monthly Precipitation for Santa Catalina Island
Monthly Precipitation for Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Monthly Precipitation for Westwood, Los Angeles
Why our “Rainfall Season” is different than that of the National Weather Service
Quantity is measured in inches
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Avg.* | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.52 | 1.60 | 2.28 | 3.70 | 3.72 | 2.57 | 0.98 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 15.52 |
| 2019-2020 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.00 (1) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Season Total |
| 1949-1950 | 0.00 | T | 0.00 | T | 0.63 | 2.54 | 2.46 | 1.68 | 0.45 | 0.94 | T | T | 8.70 |
* Season average from 1949 as calculated by Western Regional Climate Center.
(1) Seasonal rainfall through latest full month.
(2) Compelete data are not yet available for this month. Data are preliminary and subject to revision.
Source: Western Regional Climate Center
