Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Monica features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2900 mm (114.2 inches) and receives 291 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Monica enjoys an average of 3411 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Monica are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Monica experiences 329 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean minimum | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Minimum | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
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Santa Monica usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 357 mm (14.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Monica are April, August and September. On average, 161 mm (6.3 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) | 312 (12.3) | 264 (10.4) | 202 (7.9) | 137 (5.4) | 187 (7.4) | 210 (8.3) | 216 (8.5) | 178 (7.0) | 167 (6.6) | 269 (10.6) | 282 (11.1) | 477 (18.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 30 |
The sunniest months in Santa Monica are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Monica: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226 | 262 | 309 | 306 | 322 | 299 | 288 | 295 | 285 | 279 | 272 | 261 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 36m | 11h 47m | 12h 3m | 12h 20m | 12h 33m | 12h 40m | 12h 37m | 12h 25m | 12h 9m | 11h 53m | 11h 39m | 11h 32m |
Santa Monica experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. 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) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |