El Segundo, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LOS ANGELES INTL AP, CA US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

El Segundo has an annual average temperature of 63.6°F with about 12.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 76.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 49.1°F). February is typically the wettest month (2.99 in) and August the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
10 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
13.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,065
Cooling need
567

Best time to visit El Segundo

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of El Segundo's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
15
1950s
59
1960s
31
1970s
57
1980s
55
1990s
27
2000s
44
2010s
47
2020s
31

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 66.3°F 49.4°F 57.9°F 2.86 in 6
February 65.6°F 50.1°F 57.9°F 2.99 in 6
March 66.1°F 52.2°F 59.1°F 1.73 in 6
April 68.1°F 54.2°F 61.1°F 0.60 in 3
May 69.5°F 57.6°F 63.6°F 0.28 in 2
June 72.0°F 60.9°F 66.4°F 0.08 in 1
July 75.1°F 64.0°F 69.6°F 0.04 in 1
August 76.7°F 64.8°F 70.7°F 0.00 in 0
September 76.5°F 63.7°F 70.1°F 0.11 in 1
October 74.4°F 59.8°F 67.1°F 0.49 in 2
November 70.9°F 53.7°F 62.3°F 0.82 in 3
December 66.1°F 49.1°F 57.6°F 2.23 in 5

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