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Best time to visit Los Angeles

November is the best time to visit Los Angeles for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from August to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 96/100
A beach holiday October sea 19 °C
The least cloud August 19 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth August 32 °C
Cooler weather December 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 96 23 °C 2 69
2 April 95 24 °C 3 62
3 May 94 25 °C 1 73
4 March 93 21 °C 5 49
5 October 89 28 °C 2 84
6 January 89 19 °C 5 42
7 December 89 19 °C 5 45
8 February 88 20 °C 6 41
9 June 87 28 °C 0 80
10 September 78 31 °C 1 80
11 July 78 31 °C 0 79
12 August 74 32 °C 0 77

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 19 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from August to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 15 °C 19 °C 47 % 42
February 15 °C 20 °C 48 % 41
March 15 °C 21 °C 47 % 49
April 15 °C 24 °C 39 % 62
May 17 °C 25 °C 38 % 73
June 18 °C 28 °C 28 % 80
July 20 °C 31 °C 23 % 79
August 20 °C 32 °C 19 % 77
September 20 °C 31 °C 22 % 80
October 19 °C 28 °C 29 % 84
November 17 °C 23 °C 36 % 69
December 16 °C 19 °C 43 % 45

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 32 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 19.4 °C 81 mm 47 %
February 19.7 °C 85 mm 48 %
March 21.3 °C 56 mm 47 %
April 23.7 °C 21 mm 39 %
May 25.5 °C 8 mm 38 %
June 28.3 °C 2 mm 28 %
July 31.3 °C 2 mm 23 %
August 32.5 °C under 1 mm 19 %
September 31.3 °C 3 mm 22 %
October 27.6 °C 16 mm 29 %
November 23.2 °C 20 mm 36 %
December 19.1 °C 52 mm 43 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.