Torrance, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from REDONDO BEACH, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Torrance has an annual average temperature of 62.5°F with about 13.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 76.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 46.8°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.69 in) and August the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
8 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
13.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,308
Cooling need
408

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

312 of 366 (85.2%) of Torrance'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.

2010s
226
2020s
140

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 66.6°F 47.3°F 57.0°F 2.97 in
February 65.9°F 47.5°F 56.7°F 3.69 in
March 66.0°F 49.9°F 58.0°F 2.24 in
April 67.5°F 51.6°F 59.6°F 0.62 in
May 69.5°F 55.7°F 62.6°F 0.32 in
June 72.1°F 58.4°F 65.3°F 0.09 in
July 75.6°F 62.4°F 69.0°F 0.05 in
August 76.5°F 62.9°F 69.7°F 0.01 in
September 76.1°F 61.8°F 69.0°F 0.12 in
October 74.0°F 57.1°F 65.6°F 0.52 in
November 70.6°F 51.1°F 60.9°F 0.77 in
December 66.4°F 46.8°F 56.6°F 2.36 in

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