Los Angeles, United States
- Population: 3,898,747 (City of Los Angeles, 2020 census)
- Warmest month: August, daily high 28.9 °C (84.0 °F), 1991-2020
- Coldest month: December, daily low 9.0 °C (48.2 °F), 1991-2020
- Wettest month: February, rain 92.5 mm (3.64 in), 1991-2020
- Most daylight: June, 14 h 25 min (15th of each month, 2026)
Warmest, coldest, wettest, most and least daylight: the highest or lowest of the 12 monthly values. Figures in brackets are converted: °F = °C × 9 ÷ 5 + 32, to 1 decimal; inches = mm ÷ 25.4, to 2 decimals.
Last updated : first sourced version.
Facts
| Fact | Value and source |
|---|---|
| Country | United States Source: GeoNames dump, checked |
| Population | 3,898,747 (City of Los Angeles, 2020 census) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, checked |
| Area | 1,216 km² (City of Los Angeles, land, 2020) Converted from 469.49 square miles. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, checked |
| Coordinates | 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W rounded to four decimal places Source: Wikidata Query Service, checked |
| Time zone | America/Los_Angeles Source: GeoNames dump, checked |
| Languages | English (official) Named official by Executive Order 14224 (1 March 2025), a presidential order, not an Act of Congress. Source: Executive Order 14224 (Federal Register), checked |
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) list dated 17 September 2026 Source: ISO 4217 list one (SIX Group), checked |
Climate by month
| Month | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm | Sunshine, hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.0 | 9.4 | 83.6 | no data |
| Feb | 20.0 | 10.0 | 92.5 | no data |
| Mar | 21.1 | 11.3 | 56.6 | no data |
| Apr | 22.4 | 12.7 | 17.5 | no data |
| May | 23.2 | 14.5 | 8.1 | no data |
| Jun | 25.1 | 16.3 | 2.3 | no data |
| Jul | 27.8 | 18.2 | 0.5 | no data |
| Aug | 28.9 | 18.6 | 0.0 | no data |
| Sep | 28.3 | 17.9 | 3.3 | no data |
| Oct | 25.9 | 15.5 | 14.7 | no data |
| Nov | 22.7 | 11.7 | 19.8 | no data |
| Dec | 19.7 | 9.0 | 63.0 | no data |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, NOAA. Checked .
High: mean daily maximum temperature. Low: mean daily minimum temperature. Rain: mean monthly precipitation total.
Notes. High: changed: source gives °F; converted to °C, rounded to 0.1. Low: changed: source gives °F; converted to °C, rounded to 0.1. Rain: changed: source gives inches; converted to mm (x 25.4), rounded to 0.1. Sunshine: the NOAA U.S. monthly normals have no sunshine measure.
Daylight by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 06:58 | 17:07 | 10 h 09 min |
| Feb | 06:38 | 17:37 | 11 h 00 min |
| Mar | 07:03 | 19:01 | 11 h 58 min |
| Apr | 06:22 | 19:25 | 13 h 03 min |
| May | 05:51 | 19:48 | 13 h 57 min |
| Jun | 05:41 | 20:06 | 14 h 25 min |
| Jul | 05:53 | 20:05 | 14 h 12 min |
| Aug | 06:15 | 19:40 | 13 h 25 min |
| Sep | 06:36 | 18:59 | 12 h 23 min |
| Oct | 06:58 | 18:19 | 11 h 20 min |
| Nov | 06:26 | 16:49 | 10 h 23 min |
| Dec | 06:51 | 16:45 | 9 h 54 min |
Sunrise and sunset computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator equations, to the minute, for the 15th of each month, 2026. Day length in hours and minutes. How we compute this
Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Airports
| IATA code | Airport | Type | Distance, km |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | large airport | 19 |
| BUR | Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport | large airport | 20 |
Source: OurAirports airports.csv, checked .
Public holidays
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year’s Day Source |
| Monday | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Source |
| Monday | Washington’s Birthday Source |
| Tuesday | Farmworkers Day (California state holiday) |
| Monday | Memorial Day Source |
| Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day (Federal holiday. California state offices stay open) Source |
| Friday | Independence Day (Federal holiday, observed for Saturday 4 July) Source |
| Saturday | Independence Day (Federal offices take the Friday before instead) |
| Monday | Labor Day Source |
| Monday | Columbus Day (Federal holiday. California state offices stay open) Source |
| Wednesday | Veterans Day Source |
| Thursday | Thanksgiving Day Source |
| Friday | Day after Thanksgiving (California state holiday) |
| Friday | Christmas Day Source |
Typed from the official list and re-checked, .
2027: no data. Federal list exists; California state days not confirmed. Official list
Source: Official public holiday list (sos.ca.gov), checked ; holidays Python library, checked . Library: holidays 0.105.
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Sources
- Wikidata Query Service, Wikimedia Foundation. Attribution: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0. Checked .
- GeoNames dump (cities15000, countryInfo), GeoNames. Attribution: GeoNames, https://www.geonames.org/. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Checked .
- OurAirports airports.csv, OurAirports (David Megginson). Attribution: OurAirports. Licence: Public domain. Checked .
- U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: Palecki, Michael; Durre, Imke; Applequist, Scott; Arguez, Anthony; Lawrimore, Jay (2021). U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/wck8-er13. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
- holidays Python library, run locally, Vacanza team. Attribution: holidays library, Vacanza team. Licence: MIT. Checked .
Official sources
- Executive Order 14224 (Federal Register). Checked .
- ISO 4217 list one (SIX Group). Checked .
- Official public holiday list (sos.ca.gov). Checked .
- U.S. Census Bureau. Also: www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt. Checked .
Cite this page: City by Month. "Los Angeles, United States: facts and climate by month". https://citybymonth.com/cities/united-states/los-angeles/. Last updated 2 October 2026.