Los Angeles, California Weather
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Los Angeles weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:54 AM PDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear later——73°60°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear——72°55°-1°
- WednesdaySep 23Foggy——86°69°+14°
- ThursdaySep 24Foggy——87°70°+1°
- FridaySep 25Foggy——89°70°+2°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——88°73°-1°
- SundaySep 27Partly Cloudy——86°72°-2°
Air quality now AQI 67 · Moderate
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.5 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.5 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:13 PM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Los Angeles at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 67°F (high 73°F, low 60°F), 3°F below the 70°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: None — no 32°F night in 1991–2020 (NOAA station 7 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash; harvest lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Los Angeles
- Mon73°60°1%
- Tue72°55°0%
- Wed86°69°0%
- Thu87°70°1%
- Fri89°70°1%
- Sat88°73°1%
- Sun86°72°1%
- Mon91°72°2%
- Tue94°76°5%
- Wed99°80°9%
- Thu101°85°3%
- Fri100°86°3%
- Sat97°83°6%
- Sun96°84°5%
- Mon95°80°0%
- Tue91°79°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Los Angeles
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Los Angeles — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Year-round growing
As of September 21, sowing here runs through the year. Freezes are uncommon, so there is no frost date to plan around; heat and rainfall set the calendar instead. This city's planting calendar for September: plant lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, and squash; harvest lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Los Angeles
Los Angeles sits in Los Angeles County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 26m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 53m — a swing of +4h 33m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Los Angeles is the state’s largest city. The nearest town Los Angeles tracks is Glendale, roughly 10 miles to the ENE.
Air quality in Los Angeles
Air quality in Los Angeles’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 67). See the full air-quality history for Los Angeles.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, winter squash |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, winter squash |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, beans, summer squash |
| June | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
A year in weather
Los Angeles peaks at about 71°F in August and bottoms near 59°F in February; February brings the heaviest rain (4.7 inches) and August the least (0.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 4.1″ | 5 |
| February | 59° | 4.7″ | 5 |
| March | 60° | 2.7″ | 4 |
| April | 62° | 0.8″ | 2 |
| May | 63° | 0.4″ | 1 |
| June | 66° | 0.1″ | 0 |
| July | 70° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| August | 71° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| September | 71° | 0.1″ | 0 |
| October | 68° | 0.7″ | 1 |
| November | 64° | 1.0″ | 2 |
| December | 59° | 2.9″ | 3 |
Regional context
Similar climates Beverly Hills, CA, West Hollywood, CA, Burbank, CA
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Los Angeles sees 60°F Januarys and 70°F Julys, a 10°F range, plus around 17.7 inches of precipitation across 22 days.
Los Angeles's moisture rides winter storm tracks: February brings 4.7 inches over 5.0 wet days, while August sees only 0.0 inches across 0.0 days in the dry warm season. That cool-season-wet pattern aligns Los Angeles with places like Beverly Hills, CA, West Hollywood, CA and Burbank, CA.
Freezes are uncommon in Los Angeles, where the coldest month averages 59°F; cool-season crops grow fall through spring. Summer heat in August (about 71°F) is the binding constraint, not cold. Los Angeles's open lawns chill fastest on clear nights.
Similar climates: Beverly Hills, CA, West Hollywood, CA, Burbank, CA, Culver City, CA, Santa Monica, CA.
Naturalist notes
Coast live oaks begin dropping their acorns in late September, carpeting sidewalks and parks throughout the city.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles essentially never freezes: the nearest NOAA station logged no 32°F night in any 1991–2020 year, and Los Angeles's coldest month averages 59°F.
- What is the rainy season in Los Angeles?
- Rainfall in Los Angeles peaks in February near 4.7 inches, out of about 18 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles peaks in August, when the mean runs near 71°F.
- What is the coldest month in Los Angeles?
- February is Los Angeles's coldest month, averaging about 59°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles has no frost date to wait for, so sowing runs year-round; lettuce and greens do best when Los Angeles's coldest month settles near 59°F.
- How many rainy days does Los Angeles get?
- Los Angeles records around 22 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Los Angeles?
- Since February in Los Angeles averages 59°F, Los Angeles's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Los Angeles?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Los Angeles in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Los Angeles?
- Current conditions for Los Angeles and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Los Angeles forecast updated?
- The Los Angeles forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Los Angeles are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Los Angeles?
- The next few days in Los Angeles's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Los Angeles sits at 34.1°N; its climate zone is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen approximation).
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