Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Nature Reserve · Los Angeles County

Area 618 km²

Time zone America/Los_Angeles

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Climate & when to visit

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Typical weather in January

Great

18°–19° · varies by region
7° at night
5–6 rainy days · varies by region
20 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
15°C · too cold to swim
UV index 3 · moderate

Typical weather in February

Great

18°–20° · varies by region
8° at night
5–7 rainy days · varies by region
18 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
14°C · too cold to swim
UV index 4 · moderate

Typical weather in March

Great

19°–22° · varies by region
9° at night
5–6 rainy days · varies by region
22 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
14°C · too cold to swim
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in April

Great

21°–25° · varies by region
11° at night
2–3 rainy days · varies by region
23 sunny days
11 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
15°C · too cold to swim
UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in May

Great

22°–29° · varies by region
13° at night
1–2 rainy days · varies by region
24 sunny days
12 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
16°C · too cold to swim
UV index 8 · very high

Typical weather in June

Great

24°–34° · varies by region
15° at night
0 rainy days
25 sunny days
13 hours of sunshine per day
Comfortable humidity
Calm winds
18°C · too cold to swim
UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in July

Great

27°–37° · varies by region
18° at night
0–1 rainy days · varies by region
27 sunny days
13 hours of sunshine per day
Comfortable humidity
Calm winds
20°C · cool for a dip
UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in August

Great

28°–37° · varies by region
19° at night
0–1 rainy days · varies by region
29 sunny days
12 hours of sunshine per day
Humid air
Calm winds
20°C · cool for a dip
UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in September

Great

27°–35° · varies by region
18° at night
1 rainy day
27 sunny days
11 hours of sunshine per day
Comfortable humidity
Calm winds
20°C · cool for a dip
UV index 8 · very high

Typical weather in October

Great

25°–29° · varies by region
14° at night
2 rainy days
26 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
19°C · cool for a dip
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in November

Great

21°–24° · varies by region
10° at night
2–4 rainy days · varies by region
23 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
17°C · too cold to swim
UV index 4 · moderate

Typical weather in December

Great

18°–19° · varies by region
7° at night
4–6 rainy days · varies by region
19 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
15°C · too cold to swim
UV index 2 · low

This destination spans several climate zones, so these figures are a range across the region rather than exact values. Climate data: NASA POWER + Copernicus ERA5-Land and ERA5; NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

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Climate & when to visit

Typical weather in January

Typical weather in February

Typical weather in March

Typical weather in April

Typical weather in May

Typical weather in June

Typical weather in July

Typical weather in August

Typical weather in September

Typical weather in October

Typical weather in November

Typical weather in December

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