Santa Monica, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANTA MONICA PIER, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Santa Monica has an annual average temperature of 60.5°F with about 12.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 70.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 49.5°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.10 in) and August the driest (0.01 in).
Best time to visit Santa Monica
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Santa Monica'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.
| 1930s | 28 | |
| 1940s | 75 | |
| 1950s | 67 | |
| 1960s | 44 | |
| 1970s | 52 | |
| 1980s | 47 | |
| 1990s | 24 | |
| 2000s | 29 |
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 | 62.0°F | 49.6°F | 55.8°F | 3.08 in | — | 7 |
| February | 62.2°F | 49.7°F | 56.0°F | 3.10 in | — | 7 |
| March | 61.8°F | 51.8°F | 56.8°F | 1.74 in | — | 5 |
| April | 63.4°F | 53.2°F | 58.3°F | 0.57 in | — | 2 |
| May | 63.4°F | 55.8°F | 59.6°F | 0.23 in | — | 1 |
| June | 66.3°F | 59.2°F | 62.7°F | 0.05 in | — | 1 |
| July | 69.4°F | 61.5°F | 65.4°F | 0.03 in | — | 1 |
| August | 69.7°F | 62.3°F | 66.0°F | 0.01 in | — | 0 |
| September | 70.0°F | 60.9°F | 65.5°F | 0.03 in | — | 0 |
| October | 67.5°F | 58.5°F | 63.0°F | 0.49 in | — | 2 |
| November | 66.9°F | 53.6°F | 60.3°F | 0.81 in | — | 2 |
| December | 63.4°F | 49.5°F | 56.5°F | 2.03 in | — | 5 |
Climate twins of Santa Monica
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