South Gate, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LOS ANGELES DWTN USC CAMPUS, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
South Gate has an annual average temperature of 65.8°F with about 14.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 84.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 48.2°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.64 in) and August the driest (0.00 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →36 of 366 (9.8%) of South Gate'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.
| 1900s | 8 | |
| 1910s | 10 | |
| 1920s | 17 | |
| 1930s | 27 | |
| 1940s | 11 | |
| 1950s | 28 | |
| 1960s | 28 | |
| 1970s | 52 | |
| 1980s | 56 | |
| 1990s | 48 | |
| 2000s | 30 | |
| 2010s | 31 | |
| 2020s | 20 |
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 | 68.0°F | 48.9°F | 58.4°F | 3.29 in | — | 6 |
| February | 68.0°F | 50.0°F | 59.0°F | 3.64 in | — | 6 |
| March | 69.9°F | 52.4°F | 61.1°F | 2.23 in | — | 5 |
| April | 72.4°F | 54.8°F | 63.6°F | 0.69 in | — | 3 |
| May | 73.7°F | 58.1°F | 65.9°F | 0.32 in | — | 2 |
| June | 77.2°F | 61.4°F | 69.3°F | 0.09 in | — | 1 |
| July | 82.0°F | 64.7°F | 73.3°F | 0.02 in | — | 0 |
| August | 84.0°F | 65.4°F | 74.7°F | 0.00 in | — | 0 |
| September | 83.0°F | 64.2°F | 73.6°F | 0.13 in | — | 0 |
| October | 78.6°F | 59.9°F | 69.3°F | 0.58 in | — | 2 |
| November | 72.9°F | 53.1°F | 63.0°F | 0.78 in | — | 3 |
| December | 67.4°F | 48.2°F | 57.8°F | 2.48 in | — | 6 |
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