Laguna Beach, California climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Laguna Beach's normal year runs from 44°F December nights to 81°F August afternoons, with 12.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.3°C, December lows of 7°C, August highs of 27°C, 322 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLaguna Beach
- Station IDUSC00044647
- Location33.55°N 117.78°W
- Elevation44 ft (13 m)
- Population22,564
On October 23, the normal high in Laguna Beach is 76°F and the normal low 54°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 7%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Laguna Beach.
- Jan 68° 44°
- Feb 68° 45°
- Mar 69° 48°
- Apr 73° 50°
- May 75° 55°
- Jun 76° 58°
- Jul 80° 60°
- Aug 81° 61°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 77° 55°
- Nov 72° 49°
- Dec 67° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Laguna Beach each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 44°F. The most precipitation falls in February (3.39 in), the least in August (0.02 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 44°F | 56.3°F | 2.78 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 68°F | 45°F | 56.3°F | 3.39 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 48°F | 58.6°F | 1.62 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 73°F | 50°F | 61.3°F | 0.80 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 64.5°F | 0.20 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 76°F | 58°F | 66.9°F | 0.11 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 80°F | 60°F | 69.8°F | 0.11 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 81°F | 61°F | 71.2°F | 0.02 | <1 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 59°F | 69.7°F | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 55°F | 66.2°F | 0.49 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 72°F | 49°F | 60.3°F | 1.13 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 67°F | 44°F | 55.6°F | 1.87 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 52°F | 63.1°F | 12.68 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 7°C | 13.5°C | 71 mm |
| February | 20°C | 7°C | 13.5°C | 86 mm |
| March | 21°C | 9°C | 14.8°C | 41 mm |
| April | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 20 mm |
| May | 24°C | 13°C | 18.1°C | 5 mm |
| June | 24°C | 14°C | 19.4°C | 3 mm |
| July | 26°C | 16°C | 21.0°C | 3 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.8°C | 1 mm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 4 mm |
| October | 25°C | 13°C | 19.0°C | 12 mm |
| November | 22°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 29 mm |
| December | 20°C | 7°C | 13.1°C | 47 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00044647; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Laguna Beach?
Every month's normal high in Laguna Beach 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 USC00044647.
When is the last frost in Laguna Beach?
A night at 32°F or colder comes in only 20% of years in Laguna Beach (NOAA). NOAA's median date of the last spring frost is January 6 and of the first autumn frost January 2.
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 365 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Laguna Beach in zone 10b in ZIP code 92651.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in California · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00044647; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Laguna Beach?
In a normal year in Laguna Beach, 4 days a year reach 90°F, 1 night falls to 32°F or colder and 31 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 31a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1928) is 104°F, on September 23, 1939; the lowest is 21°F, on January 5, 1949.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1998, with 27.77 in; the snowiest season is 1948–49, with 1.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00044647; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00044647. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Laguna Beach?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Laguna Beach, 5.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (92%) and February the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.3 |
| February | 83% | 4.1 |
| March | 85% | 5.4 |
| April | 86% | 6.5 |
| May | 83% | 6.9 |
| June | 85% | 7.3 |
| July | 89% | 7.4 |
| August | 92% | 7.0 |
| September | 91% | 6.0 |
| October | 88% | 4.6 |
| November | 87% | 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 much heating and cooling does Laguna Beach need?
A normal year in Laguna Beach brings 1,377 heating degree days, 74% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 682 cooling degree days, 25% fewer than the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,786 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 271 | 2 |
| February | 246 | 2 |
| March | 202 | 4 |
| April | 122 | 11 |
| May | 49 | 33 |
| June | 12 | 68 |
| July | 1 | 150 |
| August | 0 | 193 |
| September | 3 | 145 |
| October | 28 | 63 |
| November | 150 | 11 |
| December | 293 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 1,377 | 682 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00044647. 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 Laguna Beach's climate compare?
Laguna Beach is warmer than 151 of the other 218 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 73. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.1°F is warmer than 83%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Laguna Beach is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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.
Which places near Laguna Beach share this climate record?
11 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Mission Viejo, CAalso near: Tustin (9 mi, 64.8°F a year); Irvine (9 mi, 66.7°F a year)91,601 people · 8 mi NE
- Laguna Niguel, CAalso near: Newport Beach (12 mi, 62.8°F a year); Tustin (12 mi, 64.8°F a year)64,185 people · 5 mi E
- San Clemente, CAalso near: Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station (18 mi, 62.3°F a year); Newport Beach (19 mi, 62.8°F a year)62,627 people · 12 mi SE
- Aliso Viejo, CAalso near: Tustin (9 mi, 64.8°F a year); Newport Beach (9 mi, 62.8°F a year)50,457 people · 4 mi NE
- San Juan Capistrano, CA35,469 people · 8 mi SE
- Dana Point, CA32,585 people · 7 mi SE
- Laguna Hills, CA30,378 people · 6 mi NE
- Ladera Ranch, CA23,609 people · 8 mi E
- Laguna Woods, CA17,058 people · 5 mi NE
- Rancho Mission Viejo, CA11,355 people · 13 mi E
- Las Flores, CA6,007 people · 9 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Laguna Beach's climate
What is the coldest month in Laguna Beach?
December, with a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 44°F. The warmest is August (81°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Laguna Beach?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Laguna Beach?
February, with 3.39 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Laguna Beach in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Laguna Beach in zone 10b in ZIP code 92651.
Nearby and next
- Laguna Beach in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Newport Beach, CA7 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Santa Ana, CA11 miles from this station, 64.9°F a year
- Tustin, CA11 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Irvine, CA12 miles from this station, 66.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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