Los Angeles climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Los Angeles?

Los Angeles has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 439 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Los Angeles?

The hottest day measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Los Angeles?

The coldest day measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, at -18.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Los Angeles?

Yes. Los Angeles gets on average 5.3 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Los Angeles warmed?

Yes: Los Angeles warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Los Angeles?

The wettest day measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2023, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Los Angeles?

The windiest day measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1992, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Los Angeles?

The warmest month in Los Angeles is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles receives on average 439 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Los Angeles (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 439 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Los Angeles averages 33 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.

Los Angeles has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 46 to 21 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -18.8 °C (on 24 January 1940).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Los AngelesMadrid

coords: 40.36°, -3.70°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

14.8°C

Average daily high

20.3°C

Average daily low

9.5°C

Annual rainfall

439mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

60%

Average peak wind

14.3km/h

Seasonal range

21.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

33 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

73 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

74 d/yr

Annual snowfall

5.3 cm

Average feels-like high

18.5 °C

Average feels-like low

7.3 °C

Average peak gust

31.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

24 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

41.9 °C

13 August 2021

Coldest day

-18.8 °C

24 January 1940

Wettest day

54 mm

3 September 2023

Windiest day

47.1 km/h

30 March 1992

Strongest gust

113.8 km/h

20 December 2019

Hottest feels-like

42.7 °C

24 July 1995

Coldest feels-like

-23.5 °C

24 January 1940

Snowiest day

18.8 cm

9 January 2021

Sunniest day

14.7 h

27 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.5 °C16 August 2025	-5.3 °C15 January 2025	16.2 °C	592 mm	101	22
2024	40.5 °C24 July 2024	-2.5 °C8 January 2024	16.3 °C	479 mm	88	13
2023	40.3 °C17 July 2023	-4.4 °C28 February 2023	16.4 °C	429 mm	84	40
2022	41.2 °C14 July 2022	-3.9 °C19 January 2022	16.8 °C	464 mm	90	23
2021	41.9 °C13 August 2021	-7.1 °C13 January 2021	15.5 °C	419 mm	79	22
2020	40.4 °C27 July 2020	-3.8 °C27 December 2020	15.9 °C	430 mm	88	16
2019	41.0 °C28 June 2019	-4.7 °C6 January 2019	16.2 °C	357 mm	85	28
2018	41.2 °C3 August 2018	-3.9 °C24 February 2018	15.6 °C	503 mm	93	22
2017	40.5 °C17 June 2017	-4.1 °C6 December 2017	16.6 °C	303 mm	95	34
2016	39.7 °C6 September 2016	-3.9 °C17 February 2016	15.9 °C	513 mm	93	11
2015	40.5 °C6 July 2015	-4.5 °C1 January 2015	16.2 °C	266 mm	89	28
2014	38.7 °C2 September 2014	-4.2 °C31 December 2014	16.1 °C	445 mm	72	14
2013	38.1 °C8 July 2013	-4.4 °C2 December 2013	14.9 °C	404 mm	90	35
2012	40.6 °C10 August 2012	-5.2 °C11 February 2012	15.3 °C	331 mm	102	48
2011	39.3 °C20 August 2011	-3.6 °C25 January 2011	15.9 °C	405 mm	90	24
2010	37.8 °C11 July 2010	-5.4 °C17 December 2010	14.9 °C	542 mm	84	33
2009	38.0 °C26 July 2009	-5.8 °C12 January 2009	16.0 °C	322 mm	94	22
2008	38.9 °C4 August 2008	-3.8 °C1 January 2008	14.8 °C	417 mm	67	20
2007	39.3 °C4 August 2007	-5.5 °C17 November 2007	14.7 °C	378 mm	60	30
2006	38.6 °C10 July 2006	-3.8 °C30 January 2006	16.1 °C	478 mm	93	33
2005	39.7 °C7 August 2005	-7.2 °C28 January 2005	15.2 °C	247 mm	90	64
2004	39.3 °C24 July 2004	-4.6 °C2 March 2004	15.0 °C	413 mm	91	21
2003	40.7 °C1 August 2003	-4.9 °C14 January 2003	15.9 °C	561 mm	89	23
2002	37.9 °C28 July 2002	-1.4 °C20 February 2002	15.6 °C	478 mm	77	6
2001	39.1 °C24 June 2001	-7.3 °C16 December 2001	15.7 °C	355 mm	88	23
2000	38.9 °C31 July 2000	-3.8 °C22 January 2000	15.5 °C	435 mm	84	26
1999	39.0 °C1 July 1999	-5.2 °C1 February 1999	15.4 °C	355 mm	79	34
1998	39.3 °C10 August 1998	-4.4 °C22 November 1998	15.5 °C	380 mm	78	24
1997	37.6 °C2 August 1997	-2.9 °C7 January 1997	16.1 °C	628 mm	51	6
1996	37.6 °C19 July 1996	-2.8 °C28 December 1996	15.3 °C	570 mm	76	12
1995	41.8 °C24 July 1995	-3.3 °C15 January 1995	16.5 °C	284 mm	71	14
1994	40.1 °C30 June 1994	-4.6 °C26 December 1994	15.8 °C	240 mm	89	27
1993	40.0 °C28 July 1993	-3.9 °C25 February 1993	14.1 °C	393 mm	62	44
1992	37.7 °C7 August 1992	-5.4 °C19 January 1992	14.6 °C	344 mm	69	39
1991	40.4 °C6 August 1991	-4.7 °C15 January 1991	14.8 °C	388 mm	84	30
1990	38.5 °C20 July 1990	-5.9 °C16 December 1990	15.5 °C	321 mm	85	24
1989	39.0 °C31 July 1989	-5.4 °C2 January 1989	15.9 °C	651 mm	76	22
1988	38.6 °C28 July 1988	-4.0 °C16 December 1988	14.8 °C	432 mm	66	35
1987	41.0 °C12 August 1987	-4.3 °C5 January 1987	15.3 °C	553 mm	81	34
1986	38.6 °C8 July 1986	-4.2 °C10 February 1986	14.7 °C	406 mm	86	36
1985	39.3 °C25 July 1985	-6.4 °C9 January 1985	15.3 °C	355 mm	87	41
1984	39.4 °C23 July 1984	-4.2 °C16 February 1984	14.1 °C	473 mm	71	47
1983	38.4 °C13 July 1983	-7.8 °C14 February 1983	15.1 °C	317 mm	84	46
1982	37.7 °C1 July 1982	-1.8 °C29 January 1982	15.0 °C	414 mm	72	13
1981	39.8 °C29 July 1981	-5.2 °C2 February 1981	15.1 °C	407 mm	77	43
1980	39.0 °C22 August 1980	-4.8 °C7 December 1980	14.5 °C	328 mm	82	37
1979	39.5 °C28 July 1979	-3.1 °C22 December 1979	14.5 °C	507 mm	66	30
1978	41.5 °C16 July 1978	-2.9 °C12 February 1978	15.1 °C	413 mm	73	11
1977	35.9 °C19 July 1977	-2.8 °C31 March 1977	14.5 °C	531 mm	44	13
1976	38.9 °C5 August 1976	-3.5 °C26 January 1976	14.1 °C	487 mm	58	37
1975	37.5 °C30 July 1975	-4.2 °C7 January 1975	14.0 °C	490 mm	56	25
1974	38.1 °C16 August 1974	-3.7 °C22 December 1974	14.1 °C	388 mm	67	33
1973	38.7 °C9 August 1973	-4.2 °C9 January 1973	14.1 °C	401 mm	68	47
1972	35.4 °C14 July 1972	-3.5 °C4 January 1972	13.7 °C	786 mm	57	20
1971	37.7 °C30 July 1971	-7.1 °C3 January 1971	13.6 °C	653 mm	50	46
1970	37.1 °C11 July 1970	-5.3 °C24 December 1970	14.7 °C	385 mm	84	35
1969	38.6 °C21 July 1969	-4.3 °C13 December 1969	13.7 °C	594 mm	57	36
1968	38.0 °C27 July 1968	-4.7 °C23 January 1968	14.5 °C	427 mm	62	32
1967	39.1 °C19 July 1967	-7.0 °C12 January 1967	14.1 °C	468 mm	59	38
1966	38.5 °C12 July 1966	-2.8 °C25 December 1966	14.0 °C	510 mm	60	35
1965	37.5 °C5 August 1965	-4.3 °C24 November 1965	13.9 °C	543 mm	64	52
1964	35.5 °C6 August 1964	-4.1 °C31 December 1964	14.2 °C	335 mm	77	46
1963	34.9 °C23 July 1963	-10.3 °C5 February 1963	13.5 °C	652 mm	43	40
1962	36.1 °C13 August 1962	-5.2 °C26 December 1962	14.1 °C	503 mm	81	44
1961	35.4 °C8 July 1961	-4.2 °C21 December 1961	15.3 °C	436 mm	72	15
1960	36.3 °C21 June 1960	-2.9 °C11 January 1960	14.2 °C	607 mm	61	20
1959	37.2 °C7 July 1959	-1.9 °C5 January 1959	14.3 °C	507 mm	42	9
1958	38.2 °C30 July 1958	-3.8 °C24 January 1958	14.5 °C	475 mm	41	26
1957	36.4 °C1 August 1957	-4.1 °C17 January 1957	13.7 °C	408 mm	54	53
1956	34.6 °C6 July 1956	-7.6 °C12 February 1956	12.7 °C	452 mm	37	63
1955	35.6 °C8 July 1955	-4.0 °C8 March 1955	15.2 °C	438 mm	63	27
1954	38.2 °C26 July 1954	-5.3 °C1 February 1954	14.4 °C	256 mm	73	46
1953	36.9 °C8 August 1953	-4.7 °C21 January 1953	14.2 °C	337 mm	78	66
1952	37.4 °C13 August 1952	-15.8 °C28 January 1952	13.6 °C	379 mm	50	58
1951	38.0 °C28 July 1951	-2.3 °C27 January 1951	13.5 °C	574 mm	58	26
1950	38.8 °C29 June 1950	-3.8 °C8 December 1950	14.7 °C	304 mm	79	47
1949	37.5 °C4 July 1949	-4.2 °C12 January 1949	14.4 °C	402 mm	61	43
1948	36.5 °C26 July 1948	-5.7 °C22 February 1948	14.3 °C	460 mm	56	20
1947	37.1 °C27 July 1947	-10.1 °C31 January 1947	14.7 °C	510 mm	69	36
1946	37.6 °C12 July 1946	-10.2 °C22 January 1946	13.5 °C	521 mm	66	56
1945	38.5 °C22 July 1945	-6.9 °C17 January 1945	15.5 °C	278 mm	90	43
1944	38.3 °C31 July 1944	-6.6 °C25 February 1944	13.9 °C	281 mm	61	79
1943	36.4 °C30 July 1943	-3.4 °C23 November 1943	14.4 °C	374 mm	85	47
1942	37.5 °C29 July 1942	-5.5 °C12 January 1942	14.0 °C	495 mm	76	51
1941	38.1 °C24 July 1941	-12.1 °C12 January 1941	13.6 °C	426 mm	75	54
1940	37.1 °C11 August 1940	-18.8 °C24 January 1940	13.3 °C	537 mm	51	52

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.0 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

101 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

22 d/yr

-11

Annual rainfall

592 mm

+153 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.7 °C	+1.9 °C	50 mm	+9 mm
Feb	14.8 °C	+2.7 °C	17 mm	-22 mm
Mar	13.4 °C	-2.1 °C	193 mm	+147 mm
Apr	19.2 °C	+0.9 °C	83 mm	+35 mm
May	23.6 °C	+0.9 °C	67 mm	+26 mm
Jun	33.8 °C	+5.3 °C	16 mm	-6 mm
Jul	34.3 °C	+1.3 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
Aug	35.2 °C	+2.9 °C	4 mm	-6 mm
Sep	28.6 °C	+1.4 °C	6 mm	-22 mm
Oct	23.5 °C	+3.1 °C	34 mm	-19 mm
Nov	14.5 °C	+0.5 °C	62 mm	+8 mm
Dec	10.8 °C	+0.6 °C	60 mm	+11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.5 °C

16 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-5.3 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

24.5 mm

3 Apr 2025

Windiest day

34.3 km/h

27 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

78.5 km/h

15 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

16 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.9 °C

15 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.7 h

27 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Los Angeles?

Los Angeles has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 439 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Los Angeles?

The hottest day measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Los Angeles?

The coldest day measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, at -18.8 °C.

Does it snow in Los Angeles?

Yes. Los Angeles gets on average 5.3 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.

Has the climate of Los Angeles warmed?

Yes: Los Angeles warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Los Angeles?

The wettest day measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2023, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Los Angeles?

The windiest day measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1992, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Los Angeles?

The warmest month in Los Angeles is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles receives on average 439 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Los Angeles?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Los Angeles between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2021, with 18.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Los Angeles?

Yes: Los Angeles has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Los Angeles?

In Los Angeles, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 24 July 1995, and the lowest was -23.5 °C on 24 January 1940.

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