San Diego vs Los Angeles: Weather & Climate Compared

🇺🇸 San Diego, United States · 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States
Warmer overall
Los Angeles
Sunnier
Los Angeles
More rainy days
San Diego

San Diego vs Los Angeles weather right now

🇺🇸 San Diego

74°
Partly cloudy
Feels like 78° · 09:56 local time

🇺🇸 Los Angeles

75°
Partly cloudy
Feels like 78° · 10:00 local time

At this moment, Los Angeles is the warmer of the two by 1°F (1°C).

The short answer

Los Angeles takes the temperature crown. Averaged over all twelve months it runs 65°F (18°C), about 1.8°F (1.0°C) above San Diego's 63°F (17°C).

Head to head

  • Sunshine: Los Angeles collects 10.5 hours of daily sun across the year; San Diego manages 10.4.
  • Rain: the rain gauge favors Los Angeles: 37 wet days a year to San Diego's 39.
  • Peak heat: San Diego tops out in August (78°F (26°C) highs); Los Angeles peaks in August (90°F (32°C)).
  • Coldest nights: winter bottoms out at 48°F (9°C) in San Diego (January) and 46°F (8°C) in Los Angeles (January).

San Diego vs Los Angeles month by month

Average highs and lows plus rainy days, from 2015–2024 weather data.
MonthSan Diego high / low Los Angeles high / low San Diego rain daysLos Angeles rain days
January 64° / 48° 66° / 46° 6 6
February 65° / 48° 69° / 47° 5 5
March 65° / 51° 70° / 49° 8 8
April 68° / 54° 76° / 53° 3 2
May 68° / 57° 76° / 55° 3 3
June 72° / 61° 83° / 60° 0 1
July 76° / 65° 88° / 64° 0 1
August 78° / 66° 90° / 65° 0 1
September 78° / 65° 88° / 64° 1 1
October 76° / 60° 83° / 59° 2 2
November 70° / 53° 75° / 52° 4 2
December 64° / 48° 67° / 47° 5 5

Who's warmer, month by month?

There is no seasonal flip here: Los Angeles holds the temperature lead in all twelve months of the year. The gap is widest in July, when Los Angeles's afternoons run about 12°F (7°C) ahead, and narrowest in January, when the two nearly meet.

San Diego vs Los Angeles: quick answers

Is San Diego warmer than Los Angeles?
No - Los Angeles is warmer on annual average by about 1.8°F (1.0°C). The month-by-month table shows where the gap widens.
Which city is sunnier, San Diego or Los Angeles?
Los Angeles takes it: 10.5 sun hours a day averaged across the year, versus 10.4 for San Diego.
Which city gets more rain?
San Diego - roughly 39 days with measurable precipitation a year, compared with 37 in Los Angeles.
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