Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Monica features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1019 mm (40.1 inches) and receives 110 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Monica enjoys an average of 3612 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 2 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Monica are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Monica experiences 328 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 | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Average high | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average low | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
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Santa Monica usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 225 mm (8.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Monica are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 51 (2.0) | 199 (7.9) | 157 (6.2) | 207 (8.1) | 270 (10.6) | 108 (4.2) | 12 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Santa Monica are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Monica: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244 | 279 | 321 | 321 | 330 | 296 | 326 | 311 | 288 | 301 | 294 | 298 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 9m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 59m | 13h 12m | 13h 5m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 41m | 11h 15m | 11h 2m |
Santa Monica experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, 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 9. 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) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |