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Malibu

Hot and dry from July to September; warm and mostly dry from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years34.0°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan71°22°47°8°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb71°22°47°8°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar72°22°48°9°Rain on about one day a week.
  4. Apr76°24°51°11°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May79°26°55°13°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun84°29°59°15°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul89°32°64°18°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug91°33°65°18°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep89°32°64°18°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct85°29°59°15°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov78°26°53°12°Rain on about one day a week.
  12. Dec71°22°47°8°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from July to September, with highs near 90°F and nights near 65°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 71°F. What rain there is falls from December to March, on about one day a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The hot season runs from July to September, with highs near 32°C and nights near 18°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 22°C. What rain there is falls from December to March, on about one day a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Malibu sits

America/Los Angeles
this place
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Latitude
34.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Los Angeles41 km east

The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Malibu, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 71°F in December and January to 91°F in August.Highs from 22°C in December and January to 33°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (21% of days), driest in July and August (1%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in September (11% cover), cloudiest in January (46%).

Daylight

From 9h 55m in December to 14h 23m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Malibu, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
47°8°71°22°
1 day46%10h 10m
FebruaryWetter
47°8°71°22°
1 day44%10h 55m
MarchWetter
48°9°72°22°
1 day43%11h 55m
AprilAt its best
51°11°76°24°
1 day34%13h 00m
MayAt its best
55°13°79°26°
no days28%13h 55m
June
59°15°84°29°
no days18%14h 23m
JulyHot season
64°18°89°32°
no days16%14h 10m
AugustHot season
65°18°91°33°
no days15%13h 22m
SeptemberHot season
64°18°89°32°
no days11%12h 19m
October
59°15°85°29°
no days20%11h 14m
NovemberAt its best
53°12°78°26°
1 day33%10h 21m
DecemberWetter
47°8°71°22°
1 day44%9h 55m

When is the best time to visit Malibu?

The best months are April to May, or November: highs near 78°F, nights near 53°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are April to May, or November: highs near 26°C, nights near 12°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Malibu?

August, with highs near 91°F and lows near 65°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 71°F.August, with highs near 33°C and lows near 18°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 22°C.

When does it rain most in Malibu?

February, with rain on about one day a week. July and August are the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Malibu?

From about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Malibu?

September, when cloud covers about 11% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 46%.

Places with a year like Malibu's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Malibu's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Malibu's summer.

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 11 km north-east of Malibu. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (229 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (229 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.