Los Angeles, California, United States climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Los Angeles, California, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 87°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 46°F.
Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Los Angeles, California, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Notable weather in Los Angeles
In January 2025, wind-driven wildfires, chiefly the Palisades and Eaton fires, swept through Los Angeles, destroying thousands of structures in one of the most destructive fire disasters in California's history. Read more →
Los Angeles average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Los Angeles, California, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F | 46°F | 0.10 in |
| February | 65°F | 46°F | 0.10 in |
| March | 68°F | 48°F | 0.10 in |
| April | 71°F | 50°F | 0.00 in |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 0.00 in |
| June | 81°F | 58°F | 0.00 in |
| July | 86°F | 64°F | 0.00 in |
| August | 87°F | 65°F | 0.00 in |
| September | 84°F | 63°F | 0.00 in |
| October | 80°F | 58°F | 0.00 in |
| November | 71°F | 51°F | 0.00 in |
| December | 64°F | 46°F | 0.10 in |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 108°F on 2018-07-06
- Coldest day on record: 27°F on 1990-12-23
Percentiles compare each day to Los Angeles, California, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →