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San Francisco vs Los Angeles: Weather & Climate Compared

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

San Francisco vs Los Angeles weather right now

🇺🇸 San Francisco weather

64°
Clear
Feels like 62° · 20:49 local time

🇺🇸 Los Angeles weather

91°
Clear
Feels like 89° · 22:52 local time

At this moment, Los Angeles is the warmer of the two by 27°F (15°C).

The short answer

Los Angeles takes the temperature crown. Averaged over all twelve months it runs 65°F (18°C), about 7.9°F (4.4°C) above San Francisco's 57°F (14°C).

Head to head

  • Sunshine: Los Angeles collects 10.5 hours of daily sun across the year; San Francisco manages 10.4.
  • Rain: the rain gauge favors Los Angeles: 37 wet days a year to San Francisco's 56.
  • Peak heat: San Francisco tops out in September (70°F (21°C) highs); Los Angeles peaks in August (90°F (32°C)).
  • Coldest nights: winter bottoms out at 46°F (8°C) in San Francisco (December) and 46°F (8°C) in Los Angeles (January).

San Francisco vs Los Angeles month by month

Average highs and lows plus rainy days, from 2015–2024 weather data.
MonthSan Francisco high / low Los Angeles high / low San Francisco rain daysLos Angeles rain days
January 57° / 46° 66° / 46° 10 6
February 59° / 46° 69° / 47° 8 5
March 59° / 48° 70° / 49° 10 8
April 61° / 50° 76° / 53° 5 2
May 63° / 52° 76° / 55° 2 3
June 67° / 55° 83° / 60° 0 1
July 67° / 56° 88° / 64° 0 1
August 68° / 58° 90° / 65° 0 1
September 70° / 58° 88° / 64° 1 1
October 69° / 55° 83° / 59° 3 2
November 62° / 50° 75° / 52° 7 2
December 56° / 46° 67° / 47° 10 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. Come July the difference peaks near 22°F (12°C); by January San Francisco almost catches up.

Sunshine, daylight and rain chance

Daily sunshine hours, daylight on the 15th of each month, and the chance that a given day is wet.
Month San Francisco sunLos Angeles sun San Francisco daylightLos Angeles daylight San Francisco wet-day chanceLos Angeles wet-day chance
January 7.0 h8.3 h 9.8 h10.1 h 34%19%
February 8.9 h9.0 h 10.7 h10.9 h 27%18%
March 9.4 h10.2 h 11.8 h11.9 h 32%26%
April 11.4 h11.1 h 13.1 h13.0 h 15%8%
May 12.7 h11.4 h 14.2 h13.9 h 8%9%
June 13.3 h12.3 h 14.8 h14.4 h 1%2%
July 13.1 h13.1 h 14.5 h14.2 h 1%2%
August 12.3 h12.2 h 13.6 h13.4 h 1%3%
September 11.4 h11.0 h 12.4 h12.3 h 3%4%
October 9.8 h10.1 h 11.1 h11.3 h 9%7%
November 8.5 h9.3 h 10.1 h10.3 h 22%8%
December 6.7 h8.2 h 9.6 h9.9 h 32%15%

Seasons compared

Three-month averages. Months are named rather than seasons because the southern hemisphere has its summer in December - February.
MonthsSan Francisco high / lowLos Angeles high / low San Francisco rain daysLos Angeles rain days San Francisco sunLos Angeles sun
December - February 57° / 46° 67° / 47° 2816 7.5 h8.5 h
March - May 61° / 50° 74° / 52° 1713 11.2 h10.9 h
June - August 67° / 56° 87° / 63° 12 12.9 h12.5 h
September - November 67° / 54° 82° / 58° 106 9.9 h10.1 h

Best months for sightseeing

Counting months with average highs between 64°F and 82°F (18-28°C) and fewer than 12 wet days:

  • San Francisco: June, July, August, September, October (5 months)
  • Los Angeles: January, February, March, April, May, November, December (7 months)

Records, distance and time difference

  • San Francisco records (2015-2024): high of 101° in September, low of 33° in December.
  • Los Angeles records (2015-2024): high of 114° in September, low of 32° in January.
  • Distance: San Francisco and Los Angeles are about 347 miles (559 km) apart as the crow flies.
  • Time difference: the two cities share the same local time right now.

San Francisco vs Los Angeles: quick answers

Is San Francisco warmer than Los Angeles?
No - Los Angeles is warmer on annual average by about 7.9°F (4.4°C). The month-by-month table shows where the gap widens.
Which city is sunnier, San Francisco or Los Angeles?
Los Angeles takes it: 10.5 sun hours a day averaged across the year, versus 10.4 for San Francisco.
Which city gets more rain?
San Francisco - roughly 56 days with measurable precipitation a year, compared with 37 in Los Angeles.
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