Annual mean 16°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind W
Warmest
22.1 °C
Coldest
14.6 °C
Wettest
8%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Santa Monica over the whole year is 16°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C. Santa Monica has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 0% in June, the driest month, to 6% in February, the wettest. Winds in Santa Monica are highest in March, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Santa Monica come in November, when the sky is typically 23% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
Month by month Santa Monica climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
16°C
12°C
15°C
6%
29%
2.6 m/s
54
1
91
February
15°C
12°C
15°C
6%
31%
2.7 m/s
50
4
87
March
15°C
12°C
14°C
6%
36%
2.8 m/s
51
2
91
April
16°C
14°C
16°C
2%
35%
2.6 m/s
67
5
90
May
16°C
15°C
17°C
1%
50%
2.6 m/s
84
5
92
June
18°C
17°C
21°C
0%
48%
2.7 m/s
93
14
80
July
20°C
19°C
23°C
0%
31%
2.8 m/s
85
35
54
August
21°C
19°C
25°C
0%
27%
2.7 m/s
80
47
41
September
21°C
19°C
24°C
0%
31%
2.5 m/s
81
41
48
October
20°C
17°C
22°C
1%
28%
2.5 m/s
88
27
65
November
18°C
14°C
18°C
2%
23%
2.4 m/s
84
9
85
December
16°C
12°C
15°C
5%
27%
2.7 m/s
63
1
91
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Santa Monica weather by season
Year round, Santa Monica has days of about 15°C at their warmest in March, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 12°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Santa Monica weather in winterDecember to February
High 16°CLow 12°CRain 6%
Winter in Santa Monica has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Monica weather in springMarch to May
High 16°CLow 14°CRain 3%
Spring in Santa Monica has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Monica weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 18°CRain 0%
Summer in Santa Monica has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 0% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Monica weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 17°CRain 1%
Autumn in Santa Monica has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 1% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Monica?
Santa Monica has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 0% in June, the driest month, to 6% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Santa Monica windiest?
Winds in Santa Monica are highest in March, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Santa Monica year round?
The average temperature in Santa Monica over the whole year is 16°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C.