Santa Monica, CA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Santa Monica actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Santa Monica, CA, the comfort score comes out to 95/100, very mild year-round: Many months fall in a comfortable temperature range with limited snow or seasonal extremes. Only 12 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Santa Monica's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Santa Monica run from 56°F in Jan up to 66°F in Aug, a 10.2°F seasonal swing, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
Santa Monica, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 50°F | 3.08in | 0in |
| Feb | 62°F | 50°F | 3.1in | 0in |
| Mar | 62°F | 52°F | 1.74in | 0in |
| Apr | 63°F | 53°F | 0.57in | 0in |
| May | 63°F | 56°F | 0.23in | 0in |
| Jun | 66°F | 59°F | 0.05in | 0in |
| Jul | 69°F | 62°F | 0.03in | 0in |
| Aug | 70°F | 62°F | 0.01in | 0in |
| Sep | 70°F | 61°F | 0.03in | 0in |
| Oct | 68°F | 59°F | 0.49in | 0in |
| Nov | 67°F | 54°F | 0.81in | 0in |
| Dec | 63°F | 50°F | 2.03in | 0in |
Every month in Santa Monica falls in this site's mild range, so there's no season to specifically plan around; pack for mild weather year-round.
How wet Santa Monica actually gets
Over a typical year, Santa Monica sees about 12.17in of precipitation a year across roughly 34 days with measurable rain or snow, with 0in of snow a year.
Santa Monica against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Santa Monica comes in at 8; within CA alone it ranks 8 of 429. Population is about 90,729.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Santa Monica Pier, CA US, the NOAA station 0.2 miles from Santa Monica, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated