California: Weather, Best time to go, Where to go?

Best time to go to United States?

When is the best time to go to California?

When is the best time to go to California? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

• In California, the weather is good everywhere in June and September
• The weather is good all year in Los Angeles
• On average, the warmest months in Los Angeles are July, August and September, and the coldest months are January, February and December
• The rainiest months in this city are January, February and December
• The cities with the best climate are Los Angeles , Palm Springs, San Diego, Joshua Tree National Park, Malibu, Newport Beach, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Lompoc, Oxnard, San Clemente, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Temecula, Topanga, Carlsbad, Chula Vista and Huntington Beach, with good weather at least 11 months a year
• The best months for swimming in Los Angeles are June, July, August, September, October and November

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in California for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

Month	Average temp.	Rainfall	Our opinion	View Details
JanuaryJan.	-1°C to 17°C	83mm	very bad to good*	California in january
FebruaryFeb.	-1°C to 17°C	80mm	very bad to good*	California in february
MarchMar.	2°C to 20°C	66mm	very bad to perfect*	California in march
AprilApr.	4°C to 24°C	34mm	very bad to perfect*	California in april
MayMay	8°C to 28°C	19mm	very bad to perfect*	California in may
JuneJun.	14°C to 33°C	9mm	good to perfect*	California in june
JulyJul.	18°C to 36°C	9mm	tolerable to perfect*	California in july
AugustAug.	18°C to 35°C	7mm	tolerable to perfect*	California in august
SeptemberSep.	16°C to 31°C	6mm	good to perfect*	California in september
OctoberOct.	10°C to 25°C	27mm	tolerable to perfect*	California in october
NovemberNov.	3°C to 20°C	39mm	very bad to perfect*	California in november
DecemberDec.	-2°C to 17°C	92mm	very bad to good*	California in december

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When to go to California by city

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Climate and Weather in California

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Temperatures and rainfall in California

On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of California and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Los Angeles , Palm Springs, San Diego, San Francisco and Yosemite National Park, as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities..

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Where to go in California?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Los Angeles	21°C	21°C	22°C	23°C	24°C	26°C	30°C	31°C	30°C	27°C	24°C	20°C
Palm Springs	19°C	20°C	24°C	27°C	30°C	38°C	39°C	39°C	35°C	29°C	23°C	17°C
San Diego	20°C	19°C	20°C	21°C	22°C	24°C	27°C	28°C	28°C	26°C	23°C	19°C
San Francisco	16°C	16°C	17°C	18°C	19°C	21°C	23°C	23°C	24°C	22°C	19°C	15°C
Yosemite National Park	4°C	4°C	5°C	8°C	12°C	19°C	24°C	23°C	20°C	14°C	8°C	4°C
Death Valley National Park	17°C	20°C	25°C	29°C	33°C	41°C	43°C	42°C	38°C	30°C	22°C	16°C
Joshua Tree National Park	20°C	22°C	26°C	29°C	33°C	39°C	41°C	40°C	37°C	31°C	24°C	19°C
Malibu	20°C	19°C	21°C	22°C	23°C	27°C	30°C	31°C	30°C	27°C	23°C	19°C
Moss Beach	16°C	16°C	16°C	16°C	17°C	19°C	21°C	21°C	22°C	21°C	18°C	15°C
Napa Valley	16°C	17°C	19°C	21°C	25°C	29°C	32°C	32°C	31°C	26°C	19°C	14°C
Newport Beach	20°C	20°C	21°C	21°C	22°C	24°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	26°C	23°C	20°C
Sacramento	15°C	17°C	19°C	22°C	27°C	33°C	37°C	36°C	33°C	27°C	19°C	14°C
San Bernardino	19°C	20°C	22°C	24°C	26°C	31°C	35°C	35°C	33°C	28°C	23°C	18°C
Santa Barbara	19°C	18°C	20°C	21°C	22°C	24°C	28°C	27°C	26°C	24°C	21°C	18°C
Santa Monica	20°C	20°C	21°C	21°C	22°C	24°C	28°C	29°C	28°C	26°C	23°C	20°C
Hollywood	21°C	21°C	22°C	23°C	24°C	26°C	30°C	31°C	29°C	27°C	24°C	20°C
Lake Tahoe	4°C	5°C	7°C	10°C	15°C	22°C	27°C	26°C	22°C	15°C	8°C	3°C
Lompoc	19°C	18°C	19°C	19°C	21°C	22°C	25°C	26°C	25°C	24°C	21°C	18°C
Lone Pine	11°C	12°C	16°C	20°C	24°C	31°C	34°C	33°C	30°C	22°C	15°C	10°C
Mammoth Lakes	3°C	3°C	5°C	9°C	13°C	21°C	25°C	24°C	21°C	14°C	6°C	1°C

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good weather

tolerable weather

bad weather

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Map of California

Click over cities for information about the weather.

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About California

What can I do in California?

Beaches / swimming

Nature and countryside

Culture and heritage

Sports

Family travel

Crafts / shopping

Gastronomy

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