Getty Center, California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Getty Center's normal year runs from 51°F December nights to 82°F September afternoons, with 18.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.9°C, December lows of 10°C, September highs of 28°C, 461 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGetty Center
- Station IDUSC00043392
- Location34.09°N 118.48°W
- Elevation1,117 ft (341 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Getty Center is 76°F and the normal low 58°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Getty Center.
- Jan 66° 52°
- Feb 66° 50°
- Mar 68° 51°
- Apr 70° 52°
- May 73° 54°
- Jun 75° 57°
- Jul 80° 60°
- Aug 83° 62°
- Sep 82° 63°
- Oct 77° 59°
- Nov 72° 56°
- Dec 65° 51°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Getty Center each month?
September is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 51°F. The most precipitation falls in February (4.83 in), the least in August (0.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66°F | 52°F | 59.4°F | 4.56 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 66°F | 50°F | 58.1°F | 4.83 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 51°F | 59.2°F | 2.66 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 52°F | 60.9°F | 0.74 | 3 | 1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 73°F | 54°F | 63.4°F | 0.45 | 2 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 57°F | 65.8°F | 0.16 | 1 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 80°F | 60°F | 69.8°F | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 83°F | 62°F | 72.2°F | 0.00 | <1 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 82°F | 63°F | 72.5°F | 0.13 | <1 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 59°F | 67.7°F | 0.74 | 3 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 72°F | 56°F | 63.8°F | 0.76 | 4 | 1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 65°F | 51°F | 57.9°F | 3.09 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 55°F | 64.2°F | 18.15 | 38 | 25 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 11°C | 15.2°C | 116 mm |
| February | 19°C | 10°C | 14.5°C | 123 mm |
| March | 20°C | 10°C | 15.1°C | 68 mm |
| April | 21°C | 11°C | 16.1°C | 19 mm |
| May | 23°C | 12°C | 17.4°C | 11 mm |
| June | 24°C | 14°C | 18.8°C | 4 mm |
| July | 27°C | 15°C | 21.0°C | 1 mm |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 0 mm |
| September | 28°C | 17°C | 22.5°C | 3 mm |
| October | 25°C | 15°C | 19.8°C | 19 mm |
| November | 22°C | 13°C | 17.7°C | 19 mm |
| December | 18°C | 10°C | 14.4°C | 78 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00043392; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Getty Center?
Every month's normal high in Getty Center falls between 65°F and 85°F.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00043392.
How hot and how cold does it get at Getty Center?
In a normal year in Getty Center, 25 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), nights almost never fall to freezing and 38 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 25a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 38a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00043392.
How sunny is it at Getty Center?
Over a year 90% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Getty Center, 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (97%) and February the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.2 |
| February | 82% | 4.0 |
| March | 85% | 5.4 |
| April | 87% | 6.7 |
| May | 89% | 7.5 |
| June | 93% | 8.1 |
| July | 95% | 7.9 |
| August | 97% | 7.5 |
| September | 95% | 6.3 |
| October | 91% | 4.8 |
| November | 88% | 3.6 |
| December | 83% | 2.9 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Getty Center record?
A normal year at Getty Center brings 1,344 heating degree days, 75% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,070 cooling degree days, 18% more than the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,229 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 211 | 35 |
| February | 218 | 24 |
| March | 208 | 30 |
| April | 160 | 37 |
| May | 100 | 49 |
| June | 35 | 59 |
| July | 6 | 154 |
| August | 2 | 224 |
| September | 8 | 233 |
| October | 48 | 134 |
| November | 111 | 75 |
| December | 238 | 19 |
| Year (annual) | 1,344 | 1,070 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00043392. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Getty Center's climate compare?
Getty Center is warmer than 167 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 125. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.2°F is warmer than 86%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Getty Center is Csa: temperate, dry-summer, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Getty Center's climate
What is the coldest month at Getty Center?
December, with a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 51°F. The warmest is September (82°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow at Getty Center?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Getty Center?
February, with 4.83 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Getty Center in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Getty Center in zone 10b in ZIP code 90049, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- U C L A, CA2 miles from this station, 64.3°F a year
- Santa Monica, CA5 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Santa Monica Pier, CA6 miles from this station, 60.5°F a year
- Culver City, CA7 miles from this station, 63.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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