Weather in California

Calculated from weather data of Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) between 2021 and 2025.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	66.0	66.0	64.0	62.0	68.0	67.0
February	65.0	65.0	61.0	63.0	70.0	65.0
March	65.0		63.0	61.0	69.0	64.0
April	68.0		65.0	65.0	70.0	67.0
May	68.0		65.0	65.0	69.0	67.0
June	71.0		71.0	68.0	73.0	70.0
July	75.0		73.0	74.0	74.0	73.0
August	76.0		76.0	75.0	77.0	74.0
September	77.0		75.0	74.0	82.0	74.0
October	75.0		72.0	74.0	74.0	73.0
November	71.0		69.0	73.0	69.0	71.0
December	66.0		64.0	68.0	62.0	61.0
Average	70.0	65.0	68.0	69.0	72.0	69.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	50.0	48	50	49	51	49
February	51.0	51	51	48	51	50
March	52.0		52	50	53	49
April	56.0		53	53	57	55
May	58.0		57	57	58	58
June	61.0		61	59	63	61
July	65.0		63	63	64	64
August	66.0		65	65	67	65
September	66.0		64	65	69	63
October	61.0		60	60	63	59
November	55.0		53	55	52	57
December	51.0		51	53	49	50
Average	57.0	49.0	57.0	57.0	59.0	57.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
86 °F or warmer	0	4	1	10	7
77 °F or warmer	2	23	33	62	38
68 °F or warmer	18	168	179	228	183
32 °F or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	5.4	1	5	14	1	2
February	7.2	11	17	11	1	0
March	6.5		6	17	2	2
April	1.1		2	1	0	0
May	1.3		0	3	0	1
June	0.8		1	2	1	0
July	0.1		0	0	0	1
August	0.7		0	4	1	1
September	0.4		1	2	1	0
October	0.4		0	0	1	2
November	1.5		0	1	3	0
December	4.2		1	5	6	14
Average	2.7	5.9	2.4	4.7	1.2	1.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	7.5	7	8	9	6	7
February	8.6	8	8	9	8	8
March	9.8		10	10	10	10
April	9.8		10	9	10	9
May	9.5		9	9	10	9
June	8.8		8	9	9	9
July	9.1		9	9	9	9
August	9.3		9	9	10	9
September	8.8		9	8	9	9
October	8.4		8	9	8	9
November	7.7		8	7	8	7
December	6.9		6	7	8	8
Average	8.7	7.9	8.5	8.7	8.9	8.8

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	W	W	SW	W	SW
February	SW	SW	SW	W	W
March		SW	SW	W	W
April		SW	W	W	W
May		W	SW	W	W
June		W	SW	W	W
July		W	W	W	W
August		W	W	W	W
September		W	SW	W	W
October		W	SW	W	W
November		W	W	W	W
December		W	W	W	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

California weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in California?

The warmest month is September with an average temperature of 77 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in California?

The coldest month is February with an average daytime temperature of 65 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in California?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 7.3 %.

Which month is the driest in California?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 0.1 %.