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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

Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Burbank1 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
Hawthorne2 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
Lancaster3 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
Long Beach4 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 Airport5 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 Downtown6 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
Palmdale7 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
Pasadena8 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 Valley9 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
Sandberg10 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 Island11 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 Clarita12 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
Station Avg. Temp. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Santa Monica13 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
Van Nuys14 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
Westwood15 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
Whittier16 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 Hills17 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).


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

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Burbank1 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
Hawthorne2 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
Lancaster3 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 Beach4 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 Airport5 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 Downtown6 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
Palmdale7 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
Pasadena8 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 Valley9 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
Sandberg10 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
Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Santa Catalina Island11 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 Clarita12 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 Monica13 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
Van Nuys14 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
Westwood15 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
Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Whittier16 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 Hills17 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).


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
Burbank1 1.0 inches, Jan. 30, 1966 2.5 inches, Jan. 19, 1949 4.7 inches, Jan. 1949
Lancaster3 Trace, Apr. 9, 1999 12.0 inches, Dec. 18, 1984 23.9 inches, Jan. 1979
Long Beach4 Trace, Feb. 25, 1996 Trace, Feb. 25, 1996 Trace, Feb. 1996
Los Angeles Airport5 Trace, Mar. 27, 1991 Trace, Mar. 27, 1991 Trace, Mar. 1991
Los Angeles Downtown6 Trace, Jan. 22, 1962 2.0 inches, Jan. 15, 1932 2.0 inches, Jan. 1932
Station Last Recorded Snowfall Single Day Record Record Month
Palmdale7 Trace, Jan. 31, 2016 14.3 inches, Jan. 4, 1974 24.9 inches, Jan. 1949
Pasadena8 Trace, Jan. 28, 1979 3.0 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 3.0 inches, Jan. 1949
San Gabriel Valley9 1.2 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 1.2 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 1.2 inches, Jan. 1949
Sandberg10 3.0 inches, Mar. 27, 1979 20.8 inches, Jan. 7, 1974 55.1 inches, Jan. 1974
Santa Clarita12 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 Nuys14 Trace, Jan. 22, 1962 2.4 inches, Jan. 11, 1949 4.7 inches, Jan. 1949
Westwood15 Trace, Mar. 8, 2013 Trace, Mar. 8, 2013 Trace, Mar. 2013
Woodland Hills17 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) Hawthorne (Hawthorne Municipal Airport). Regular data recording began 12/1/1998.
3) Lancaster (William J Fox Airfield). Regular data recording began 4/16/1974.
4) Long Beach (Daugherty Field). Regular data recording began 1/1/1949.
5) Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles. Regular data recording began 1/1/1936.
6) Downtown L.A. (USC Campus). Regular data recording began 7/1/1877.
7) Palmdale (Palmdale Regional Airport). Regular data recording began 1/2/1934.
8) Pasadena. Regular data recording began 1/1/1889.
9) San Gabriel Valley (San Gabriel Fire Dept.). Regular data recording began 5/1/1939.
10) Sandberg. Regular data began 1/1/1948.
11) Santa Catalina Island (Catalina Airport). Regular data recording began 1/1/1948.
12) Santa Clarita (Newhall). Regular data recording began 8/10/1996.
13) Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport). Regular data recording began 7/31/2000.
14) Van Nuys, Los Angeles (Van Nuys Airport). Regular data recording began 4/1/1998.
15) Westwood, Los Angeles (UCLA Campus). Regular data recording began 3/1/1933.
16) Whittier (Whittier Hills, except for rainfall data, which, due to lacking sufficient rainfall data, is for Fullerton Municipal Airport, nearest weather station).
17) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles (Pierce College). Regular data recording began 7/1/1949.

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