Redondo Beach climate — normals and trends
Redondo Beach (United States) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 298 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Redondo Beach averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.
Redondo Beach has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 26 September 1963) and the coldest 2.5 °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
Redondo BeachCalifornia
- coords
- 33.85°, -118.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
298mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
29 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
32.9 °C
26 September 1963
Coldest day
2.5 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
89 mm
10 January 1995
Windiest day
59.1 km/h
30 November 1982
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
15 April 1976
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
4 September 2022
Coldest feels-like
-3.8 °C
14 December 1967
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
8 February 1989
Sunniest day
14.0 h
5 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 | 16.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 16.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 46 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 19.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 19.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 29 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 110 mm | +82 mm |
| Dec | 18.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 67 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Redondo Beach?
Redondo Beach has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 298 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Redondo Beach?
The hottest day measured in Redondo Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1963, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Redondo Beach?
The coldest day measured in Redondo Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at 2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Redondo Beach?
Almost never: Redondo Beach sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Redondo Beach warmed?
Yes: Redondo Beach warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Redondo Beach?
The wettest day measured in Redondo Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1995, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Redondo Beach?
The windiest day measured in Redondo Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1982, with winds reaching 59.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Redondo Beach?
The warmest month in Redondo Beach is August (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Redondo Beach?
Redondo Beach receives on average 298 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Redondo Beach?
Redondo 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 Redondo Beach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Redondo Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1989, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Redondo Beach?
Yes: Redondo Beach has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Redondo Beach?
In Redondo Beach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 4 September 2022, and the lowest was -3.8 °C on 14 December 1967.
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