Weather in Santa Monica

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:10 am (PDT)

Now · partly cloudy 66 °F

Feels like: 67 °F
Low / high: 64 / 69 °F
Rain: 27% · 0.03 in
Wind: 4 mph NNE

↘ 29.90 inHg · falling

Today in Santa Monica: overcast, 64 °F to 69 °F, with a 27% chance of rain (0.03 in) and a light breeze from the north-northeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 63 °F to 68 °F and a 31% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 71 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Santa Monica Muni (KSMO), 2.5 mi away · 20 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature64 °F

WindCalm

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

69° 64°
Today
68° 63°
Fri 30
67° 62°
Sat 31
69° 62°
Sun 1
71° 59°
Mon 2
71° 60°
Tue 3
71° 60°
Wed 4
70° 60°
Thu 5
70° 60°
Fri 6
71° 61°
Sat 7
70° 58°
Sun 8
75° 57°
Mon 9
74° 58°
Tue 10
71° 58°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	64 / 69 °F	27% · 0.03 in	10 mph SW	2.4 ft	12:35 am · 11:21 am	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light drizzle	63 / 68 °F	31% · 0.11 in	10 mph S	2.9 ft	1:55 am · 12:18 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Drizzle	62 / 67 °F	68% · 0.12 in	11 mph SSE	2.9 ft	3:33 am · 1:30 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Drizzle	62 / 69 °F	74% · 0.28 in	16 mph NW	6.2 ft	3:54 am · 2:01 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Mainly clear	59 / 71 °F	2%	11 mph NNW	5.1 ft	4:45 am · 3:35 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Clear sky	60 / 71 °F	3%	11 mph WNW	2.9 ft	5:23 am · 4:53 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Clear sky	60 / 71 °F	4%	9 mph WNW	2.4 ft	5:57 am · 5:58 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	60 / 70 °F	7%	9 mph WNW	2.9 ft	6:27 am · 6:55 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	60 / 70 °F	9%	14 mph NW	4.5 ft	6:55 am · 7:44 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Mainly clear	61 / 71 °F	7%	14 mph NW	4.2 ft	7:22 am · 8:28 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	58 / 70 °F	1%	11 mph NW	2.7 ft	7:48 am · 9:11 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	57 / 75 °F	2%	6 mph W	1.9 ft	8:14 am · 9:55 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	58 / 74 °F	5%	6 mph WSW	2.2 ft	8:40 am · 10:42 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Partly cloudy	58 / 71 °F	11%	6 mph WSW	2.6 ft	9:08 am · 11:35 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 9:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 11:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	66°	66°	64°	68°	68°	69°	67°	67°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	3%	2%	0%	9%	1%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	1 NNW	4 N	5 NNE	4 NE	10 S	8 SW	7 SW	6 WSW
Humidity	73%	71%	72%	69%	79%	72%	72%	84%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	NBM

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	73°	73°	67°	70°	72°	79°	73°
AIFS	71°	70°	67°	68°	71°	75°	70°
GFS	69°	68°	70°	71°	75°	76°	75°
ICON	71°	71°	67°	72°	74°	76°	73°
HRRR	69°	67°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	69°	68°	67°	69°	71°	71°	71°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.01 in	0.15 in	0.22 in	0	0	0
AIFS	0.07 in	0.07 in	0.45 in	0.73 in	0	0	0.05 in
GFS	0	0.04 in	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0.00 in	0.54 in	2.89 in	0.02 in	0	0
HRRR	0	0.06 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.04 in	0.11 in	0.12 in	0.28 in	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	719	719	411	616	417	310	515
AIFS	6	6	3	6	5	5	6
GFS	87	79	97	1212	88	66	99
ICON	816	614	715	1338	715	614	614
HRRR	1011	912	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1114	1013	1112	1618	1113	1113	914
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	2%	28%	71%	61%	0%	6%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	42%	27%	24%	0%	3%	0%
NBM (NOAA)	27%	31%	68%	74%	2%	3%	4%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	3%	1%	3%	0%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −2.2 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.8 °F	Above +74%	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal −0.4 °F	Above +68%	69° / 47°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	67° / 44°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.2 °F	Normal	65° / 42°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +2.5 °F	Above +82%
December	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +1.8 °F	Well above +117%
February	Normal −0.4 °F	Well above +103%
March	Normal +0.2 °F	Above +94%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Santa Monica climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Santa Monica is from July to September: highs of 74 °F to 77 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

67° 50°

JanJ
65° 49°

FebF
66° 50°

MarM
68° 52°

AprA
69° 55°

MayM
70° 57°

JunJ
74° 60°

JulJ
76° 62°

AugA
77° 62°

SepS
75° 58°

OctO
71° 53°

NovN
67° 50°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	67°	50°	2.56 in	6	5.5	59°	2.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	65°	49°	2.58 in	6	5.6	59°	2.7 ft
MarchMar	66°	50°	1.76 in	5	7.5	59°	2.9 ft
AprilApr	68°	52°	0.85 in	2	8.8	59°	3.1 ft
MayMay	69°	55°	0.13 in	1	8.7	62°	3.0 ft
JuneJun	70°	57°	0.05 in	0	9.1	65°	2.6 ft
JulyJul	74°	60°	0.01 in	0	9.4	67°	2.5 ft
AugustAug	76°	62°	0.02 in	0	9.8	68°	2.4 ft
SeptemberSep	77°	62°	0.07 in	0	8.5	68°	2.5 ft
OctoberOct	75°	58°	0.39 in	2	7.0	66°	2.4 ft
NovemberNov	71°	53°	1.12 in	3	6.7	63°	2.3 ft
DecemberDec	67°	50°	1.96 in	5	5.4	60°	2.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	59°	2.5 ft
Feb	59°	2.7 ft
Mar	59°	2.9 ft
Apr	59°	3.1 ft
May	62°	3.0 ft
Jun	65°	2.6 ft
Jul	67°	2.5 ft
Aug	68°	2.4 ft
Sep	68°	2.5 ft
Oct	66°	2.4 ft
Nov	63°	2.3 ft
Dec	60°	2.5 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 11.49 in of rain on about 29 days and about 2,800 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now66 °Ffeels like 67 °F

Tomorrow63 / 68 °F

It's 66 °F now (feels like 67 °F). Today, 64 °F to 69 °F; tomorrow, 63 °F to 68 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 27% 0.03 in
Fri 30 31% 0.11 in
Sat 31 68% 0.12 in
Sun 1 74% 0.28 in
Mon 2 2%
Tue 3 3%
Wed 4 4%

Today the chance of rain reaches 27%, with 0.03 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 31% and 0.11 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.47 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity73%

Dew point58 °F

Humidity is 73% now and the dew point is 58 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now13 migood

Clouds78%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak3low

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 3 · Sun 1: 5

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.94

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 78

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	59 / 77 °F	0	6 mph ESE
Tue 27	Overcast	58 / 78 °F	0	5 mph SE
Mon 26	Partly cloudy	59 / 80 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sun 25	Overcast	60 / 79 °F	0	5 mph NW
Sat 24	Overcast	54 / 77 °F	0	5 mph WSW
Fri 23	Light drizzle	59 / 71 °F	0.08 in	4 mph ENE
Thu 22	Light rain	58 / 68 °F	0.51 in	5 mph ESE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Rain	63 / 73 °F	0.87 in	8 mph N
Tue 20	Overcast	63 / 84 °F	0	5 mph S
Mon 19	Clear sky	65 / 86 °F	0	6 mph SW
Sun 18	Clear sky	68 / 90 °F	0	7 mph ESE
Sat 17	Overcast	72 / 94 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Fri 16	Clear sky	69 / 98 °F	0	6 mph NE
Thu 15	Clear sky	58 / 93 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Wed 14	Clear sky	54 / 84 °F	0	7 mph W
Tue 13	Clear sky	53 / 78 °F	0	6 mph W
Mon 12	Light drizzle	60 / 69 °F	0.12 in	7 mph SW
Sun 11	Light rain	65 / 71 °F	0.46 in	7 mph S
Sat 10	Light drizzle	67 / 81 °F	0.05 in	6 mph SE
Fri 9	Clear sky	67 / 89 °F	0	7 mph SW
Thu 8	Clear sky	70 / 92 °F	0	9 mph SW
Wed 7	Clear sky	74 / 97 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Tue 6	Clear sky	78 / 102 °F	0	7 mph WSW
Mon 5	Clear sky	78 / 104 °F	0	6 mph WNW
Sun 4	Clear sky	77 / 103 °F	0	8 mph SSE
Sat 3	Clear sky	76 / 104 °F	0	9 mph W
Fri 2	Overcast	64 / 103 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Thu 1	Mainly clear	65 / 88 °F	0	7 mph SW
Wed 30	Overcast	67 / 87 °F	0	6 mph SSE
Tue 29	Clear sky	64 / 87 °F	0	10 mph SSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Santa MonicaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Santa Monica?

Overcast, from 64 °F to 69 °F, with a light breeze from the north-northeast (4 mph) and a 27% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Santa Monica?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 31% (0.11 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 59 °F and a high of 71 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.90 inHg and falling: −0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Santa Monica?

The best time to visit Santa Monica is from July to September: highs of 74 °F to 77 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Santa Monica in October?

In October, Santa Monica normally sees highs of 75 °F and lows of 58 °F, with about 2 rainy days (0.39 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 66 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Santa Monica?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 77 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 49 °F. The wettest is February (2.58 in) and the driest, July.

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Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 14 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:10 am (local time).

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