Los Feliz Weather and Climate

Quick Answer: Los Feliz has a Mediterranean climate: dry summers, mild wet winters and modest swings in temperature. NOAA's 30-year normals for the nearest official station show average highs from 67 degrees in December to 84 in August, and about 14 inches of rain a year, most of it December through March. The numbers and the seasonal explanations below come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

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• The numbers, month by month
• Where the numbers come from
• The seasons
• Good to know
• FAQ

The numbers, month by month

NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit, rainfall in inches.

The twelve monthly rainfall normals add up to 14.25 inches a year. December through March account for 11.64 of those inches, which is about four of every five.

Where the numbers come from

• Station: LOS ANGELES DWTN USC CAMPUS, CA US. NOAA station ID USW00093134. Latitude 34.0511, longitude -118.2353, elevation about 230 feet.
• Dataset: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Monthly Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020.
• Source link: NOAA NCEI monthly normals for USW00093134 and the U.S. Climate Normals home.

Downtown Los Angeles is the closest official NOAA station to Los Feliz with a full 30-year record. Los Feliz itself climbs from the flats near Sunset to the hills against Griffith Park, so your own street will run a little warmer or cooler than the table, and a hillside home will see more of the wind and fog described below.

The seasons

Winter rains. The National Weather Service classifies Los Angeles as Mediterranean under the Köppen system. It describes that climate type as "characterized by pronounced seasonal changes in rainfall" with "a dry summer and a rainy winter" and "relatively modest transitions in temperature." NOAA's Climate.gov puts it more plainly: "hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters." The normals bear that out. February is the wettest month at 3.64 inches, and July and August together average two hundredths of an inch.

June Gloom. The gray mornings of late spring come from the marine layer. The National Weather Service explains that marine layer clouds are "low altitude stratus clouds that form over the adjacent ocean waters" and are then carried inland by the wind. A layer of warm sinking air from the Pacific High sits on top of cool ocean air, forming an inversion that acts as a lid, and the clouds spread under it overnight. Per the NWS, the most likely time of year for these clouds to form is April to August, and local winds are most likely to bring the stratus over coastal land in May and June. The table shows the effect: June's average high is only 77 degrees even though the sun is at its highest.

Santa Ana winds. The NWS glossary defines a Santa Ana wind as "a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions." They form when high pressure over the desert Southwest pushes air west toward low pressure off the California coast, and the air warms as it is compressed on the way down the mountains. The NWS says they are most common in the cooler months, September through May, and Climate.gov describes December and January as the peak of the season. NWS notes the dryness and speed of these winds raise wildfire risk, which is why Griffith Park bans smoking, open fires and drones year round.

Summer. August is the warmest month, with an average high of 84 and an average low of 65. September runs nearly as warm at 83. Rain in those two months is close to zero.

Good to know

• Layers, most of the year. The normals show a 20-degree spread between the daily high and low in every month. A cool morning and a warm afternoon is the pattern, not the exception.
• Rain arrives in bursts. With 14 inches a year concentrated in four months, a single winter storm can carry a large share of the season's total. NWS Los Angeles issues the local watches and warnings at weather.gov/lox.
• Wind advisories matter in the hills. Santa Ana events are the ones to watch from September through May. NWS Los Angeles posts the forecasts.
• The normals are averages. A 30-year normal smooths out wet years and dry ones. Any single year can land well above or below the table.

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FAQ

What is the hottest month in Los Feliz?
August, with a NOAA normal high of 84.0 degrees at the downtown Los Angeles station. September is close behind at 83.0.

When does it rain in Los Feliz?
Mostly December through March. Those four months carry about 11.6 of the 14.25 inches in an average year. Summer months average almost none.

What is June Gloom?
A stretch of gray mornings caused by the marine layer, low stratus clouds that form over the cool ocean and drift inland under an inversion. The NWS says the clouds are most likely from April to August, with May and June the most likely months for the stratus to reach land.

What are Santa Ana winds?
Strong, dry and warm winds that blow from the inland deserts toward the coast. The NWS says they are most common from September through May, and NOAA's Climate.gov puts the peak in December and January.

What this means for a home here

Dry summers and 14 inches of winter rain shape the neighborhood's homes: covered patios, gardens that lean on native and drought-tolerant plants, and the 1920s Spanish and Mediterranean revivals that were built for exactly this climate. Our Los Feliz neighborhood guides cover each part of the neighborhood, and our historic homes guide covers those revival houses one by one.

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