Los Ángeles in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Los Ángeles sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 614 mm of rain over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Los Ángeles's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Los Ángeles's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Rainfall
- 614 mm
- 43 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Los Ángeles in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Los Ángeles reaches about 13°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Los Ángeles weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° / 12° | 15 | 2 | 14.3 | 8.6 |
| Feb | 26° / 12° | 25 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 8.6 |
| Mar | 23° / 10° | 34 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 8.4 |
| Apr | 19° / 8° | 85 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 6.6 |
| May | 15° / 6° | 178 | 11 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Jun | 12° / 5° | 252 | 15.5 | 9.5 | 2.8 |
| Jul | 12° / 4° | 193 | 14 | 9.7 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 13° / 5° | 169 | 13 | 10.6 | 3.6 |
| Sep | 16° / 6° | 94 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 18° / 7° | 71 | 8.1 | 13 | 6.3 |
| Nov | 21° / 9° | 40 | 5.2 | 14 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 24° / 11° | 30 | 3.9 | 14.5 | 8.5 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Los Ángeles gets around 614 mm of rain over 43 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 13 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early June to 11 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.2 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Los Ángeles
In winter, Los Ángeles overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Los Ángeles's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Los Ángeles?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Los Ángeles.
What to pack for Los Ángeles in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Los Ángeles sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 43 days see rain.
UV index in Los Ángeles in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Los Ángeles peaks around January 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 2 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Low |
| Jul | 2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Air quality in Los Ángeles in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Los Ángeles is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Los Ángeles's WHO annual average of 22.5 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 13 | 38 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
| Level | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Moderate |
| Feb | 38 | Poor |
| Mar | 31 | Moderate |
| Apr | 39 | Poor |
| May | 37 | Poor |
| Jun | 16 | Moderate |
| Jul | 15 | Moderate |
| Aug | 18 | Moderate |
| Sep | 18 | Moderate |
| Oct | 18 | Moderate |
| Nov | 13 | Moderate |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Where is Los Ángeles?
Los Ángeles sits at 37.5°S, 72.4°W, 141 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Nacimiento, 28 km away.
Topography around Los Ángeles
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Los Ángeles.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Ángeles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,178 m.
The land around Los Ángeles is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.
Chile travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F / L
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 48% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $17,995
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.3 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 98%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 6.3
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 14.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 517
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Los Ángeles (-37.4697°, -72.3537°, elevation 141 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.