Manhattan Beach climate — normals and trends
Manhattan Beach (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 346 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 August (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Manhattan Beach averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
Manhattan Beach has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 6 July 2018) and the coldest -1.5 °C (on 22 December 1990).
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
Manhattan BeachCalifornia
- coords
- 33.88°, -118.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
346mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
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
38.2 °C
6 July 2018
Coldest day
-1.5 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
104 mm
9 January 2005
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
30 November 1982
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
29 January 1983
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
4 September 1988
Coldest feels-like
-6.0 °C
4 January 1949
Snowiest day
1.5 cm
29 January 1957
Sunniest day
14.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | -60 mm |
| Feb | 18.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 75 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 44 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 8 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 11 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 44 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 20.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 127 mm | +95 mm |
| Dec | 19.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 106 mm | +53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manhattan Beach?
Manhattan Beach has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 346 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manhattan Beach?
The hottest day measured in Manhattan Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2018, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manhattan Beach?
The coldest day measured in Manhattan Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at -1.5 °C.
Does it snow in Manhattan Beach?
Almost never: Manhattan Beach sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Manhattan Beach warmed?
Yes: Manhattan Beach warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manhattan Beach?
The wettest day measured in Manhattan Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2005, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manhattan Beach?
The windiest day measured in Manhattan Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1982, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manhattan Beach?
The warmest month in Manhattan Beach is August (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Manhattan Beach?
Manhattan Beach receives on average 346 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manhattan Beach?
Manhattan Beach gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Manhattan Beach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Manhattan Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1957, with 1.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Manhattan Beach?
Yes: Manhattan Beach has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manhattan Beach?
In Manhattan Beach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 4 September 1988, and the lowest was -6.0 °C on 4 January 1949.
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