Climate · United States

Rancho Palos Verdes

Warm and dry from July to September; mild and mostly dry from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years33.7°N30 m above the sea
  1. Jan68°20°47°8°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb68°20°48°9°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar69°21°50°10°Rain on about one day a week.
  4. Apr72°22°52°11°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May74°23°56°13°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun78°26°59°15°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul82°28°62°17°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug84°29°63°17°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep83°28°63°17°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct80°27°60°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov74°23°53°12°Rain on about one day a week.
  12. Dec68°20°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 warm season runs from July to September, with highs near 83°F and nights near 63°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 68°F. What rain there is falls from December to March, on about one day a week. May to October 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 warm season runs from July to September, with highs near 28°C and nights near 17°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 20°C. What rain there is falls from December to March, on about one day a week. May to October 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 Rancho Palos Verdes sits

America/Los Angeles

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Latitude
33.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
30 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Los Angeles36 km north

The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Palos Verdes, 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 68°F in December and January to 84°F in August.Highs from 20°C in December and January to 29°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (19% of days), driest in June and July (1%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in September (11% cover), cloudiest in January (44%).

Daylight

From 9h 57m in December to 14h 21m 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

Rancho Palos Verdes, 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°68°20°
1 day44%10h 11m
FebruaryWetter
48°9°68°20°
1 day42%10h 55m
MarchWetter
50°10°69°21°
1 day41%11h 55m
AprilAt its best
52°11°72°22°
1 day33%13h 00m
MayAt its best
56°13°74°23°
no days29%13h 54m
JuneAt its best
59°15°78°26°
no days19%14h 21m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
62°17°82°28°
no days16%14h 09m
AugustWarm season
63°17°84°29°
no days15%13h 21m
SeptemberWarm season
63°17°83°28°
no days11%12h 19m
OctoberAt its best
60°16°80°27°
no days21%11h 15m
NovemberAt its best
53°12°74°23°
1 day32%10h 22m
DecemberWetter
47°8°68°20°
1 day43%9h 57m

When is the best time to visit Rancho Palos Verdes?


The best months are April to July, or October to November: highs near 77°F, nights near 57°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are April to July, or October to November: highs near 25°C, nights near 14°C, and rain on fewer than 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

August, with highs near 84°F and lows near 63°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 68°F.August, with highs near 29°C and lows near 17°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 20°C.

When does it rain most in Rancho Palos Verdes?

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

How long are the days in Rancho Palos Verdes?

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

When are the skies clearest in Rancho Palos Verdes?

September, when cloud covers about 11% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 44%.

Places with a year like Rancho Palos Verdes's

by their highs, lows and wet days

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

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 9 km north-east of Rancho Palos Verdes. 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.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. 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.