Best Month to Visit Los Angeles
Editor's seasonal guidance
Best: Year-round, especially March-May and September-November
Mediterranean with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters
Los Angeles enjoys sunshine most of the year. The marine layer can bring morning fog to coastal areas. Rainfall is concentrated in winter months. Heat waves can affect inland areas in summer.
- Typically sunnier
- July, August, September
- Typically wetter
- January, February, December
Qualitative editorial guidance, not measured climate normals. This site does not currently publish monthly temperature or rainfall averages because it has no verified climate dataset.
Daylight through the year in Los Angeles
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length calculated for Los Angeles's own coordinates (34.05° N, 118.24° W) on the 15th of each month. These are solar geometry, not climate averages.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 6 min | 35° | 54 min |
| February | 10 h 54 min | 43° | 50 min |
| March | 11 h 54 min | 53° | 48 min |
| April | 13 h 0 min | 65° | 49 min |
| May | 13 h 54 min | 75° | 52 min |
| June | 14 h 24 min | 79° | 55 min |
| July | 14 h 12 min | 77° | 54 min |
| August | 13 h 24 min | 70° | 50 min |
| September | 12 h 18 min | 58° | 48 min |
| October | 11 h 18 min | 46° | 49 min |
| November | 10 h 18 min | 37° | 53 min |
| December | 9 h 54 min | 33° | 55 min |
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