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California Weather

Right now in California
64°F
Partly Cloudy

Observed at Los Angeles (the largest city by population in California, used as a state-wide proxy). For per-city forecasts, see the city grid below.

Climate at a glance

California covers two distinct climate zones across 1,598 cities and towns. Predominantly hot-summer Mediterranean (98% of cities), with hot desert pockets (2%).

The state spans roughly 9.4° of latitude (32.6° N to 42.0° N), from Imperial Beach in the south to New Pine Creek in the north. Los Angeles is the largest city by population.

ZoneCities%
hot-summer Mediterranean1,57498.5%
hot desert241.5%

Microseason · July 1–5 · California Mediterranean

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

Inland temperatures exceed 95°F regularly; fire danger reaches moderate to high across most of the region.

Read this microseason across nine climate regions → · See all 72 microseasons

Microseason content for California is drawn from the California Mediterranean corpus (98% of the state's cities sit in this region).

Live wind & temperature across California

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All cities in California

1,598 cities & towns