Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Monica features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2247 mm (88.5 inches) and receives 188 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Monica enjoys an average of 3545 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 59 minutes to 13 hours 14 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Monica are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 14 °C (56 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Monica experiences 59 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average high | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average low | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Mean minimum | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Minimum | 1°C (34°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
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Santa Monica usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 424 mm (16.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Monica are January, February and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 35 (1.4) | 57 (2.2) | 226 (8.9) | 456 (18.0) | 340 (13.4) | 422 (16.6) | 395 (15.5) | 228 (9.0) | 58 (2.3) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Santa Monica are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Monica: January, February and September receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 242 | 278 | 320 | 322 | 335 | 293 | 307 | 294 | 275 | 290 | 287 | 296 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 7m | 11h 31m | 12h 2m | 12h 34m | 13h 1m | 13h 14m | 13h 7m | 12h 43m | 12h 12m | 11h 40m | 11h 13m | 10h 59m |
Santa Monica experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Monica UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 |