El Segundo, CA Climate


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El Segundo, CA is situated in the mild climate of the Los Angeles Basin. Temperatures range from an average low of 49°F in January to a high of 75°F in August. Rainfall is light throughout the year, with an average of around 15 inches per year. The ocean breezes from nearby Santa Monica and El Porto beaches help to keep temperatures cool during the summertime. Spring and fall months are pleasant, with sunny days and cool nights. Winters are usually mild and sunny, with occasional rain or hail storms.

El Segundo, California gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

El Segundo averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 278 sunny days per year in El Segundo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Segundo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 32 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 49
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for El Segundo is 9.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

9.9 Summer - 8.7 Winter
September, August and July are the most pleasant months in El Segundo, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEl Segundo, CaliforniaUnited States
  13.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  31.8 days106.2 days
  278 days205 days
  76.0°85.8°
  48.5°21.7°
  9.37
  6.24.3
  115 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for El Segundo with an average high temperature of 77.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In El Segundo, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for El Segundo are August, September and July.
In El Segundo, there are 4.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for El Segundo with an average of 48.2°. This is one of the warmest places in California.
In El Segundo, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in California.
In El Segundo, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.
Humidity in El Segundo is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.
February is the wettest month in El Segundo with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 61% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.5 inches in El Segundo means that it is drier than most places in California.
February is the rainiest month in El Segundo with 6.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 31.8 rainy days annually in El Segundo, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 53% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 3% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in El Segundo, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in El Segundo.
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Lived in the South Bay my whole 62 year life .Manhattan Beach ,Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach but the best of all has been El Segundo for the small town beach atmosphere  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have worked in El Segundo for 35 years, and lived here for 16. We moved here to find a friendly small-town atmosphere with good schools, and we have not been  More

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