Rolling Hills Estates, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rolling Hills Estates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——77°61°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——77°59°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——74°60°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——76°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——78°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——75°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——74°67°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 12 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 11.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Rolling Hills Estates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rolling Hills Estates
- Sun77°61°0%
- Mon77°59°0%
- Tue74°60°0%
- Wed76°66°0%
- Thu78°67°0%
- Fri75°67°0%
- Sat74°67°1%
- Sun78°68°2%
- Mon77°68°6%
- Tue82°70°6%
- Wed81°71°2%
- Thu81°73°6%
- Fri80°72°10%
- Sat79°71°6%
- Sun81°70°6%
- Mon81°70°7%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
Microseason · July 1–5
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Inland temperatures exceed 95°F regularly; fire danger reaches moderate to high across most of the region.
Day 186 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | — |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
Rolling Hills Estates's warmest month is August (~73°F mean) and its coldest is January (~54°F). Rainfall peaks in February (2.3 inches) and bottoms out in August (0.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 2.2″ | 9 |
| February | 55° | 2.3″ | 8 |
| March | 57° | 1.8″ | 9 |
| April | 61° | 0.8″ | 7 |
| May | 64° | 0.2″ | 4 |
| June | 67° | 0.0″ | 2 |
| July | 72° | 0.1″ | 1 |
| August | 73° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| September | 71° | 0.0″ | 1 |
| October | 67° | 0.3″ | 3 |
| November | 60° | 1.0″ | 6 |
| December | 54° | 1.7″ | 7 |
Regional context
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Rolling Hills Estates runs from a 54°F January mean to 72°F in July, a 18°F seasonal spread, with near 10.6 inches of precipitation across about 57 wet days.
Cool-season fronts carry Rolling Hills Estates's rain: February logs 2.3 inches on 7.6 days, against August's 0.0 inches on 0.2 — winter does the heavy lifting in Rolling Hills Estates. It is a winter-storm rhythm Rolling Hills Estates shares with places like Rolling Hills, CA, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA and Lomita, CA.
Hard freezes are rare in Rolling Hills Estates: the coldest month averages 54°F, so Rolling Hills Estates's growing window runs most of the year. August is the hottest stretch near 73°F, pushing cool-season crops to the milder shoulder months. Within Rolling Hills Estates, low or inland lots lose 3-5°F overnight versus Rolling Hills Estates's coastal ground.
Similar climates: Rolling Hills, CA, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Lomita, CA, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, Torrance, CA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Rolling Hills Estates?
- Frost typically leaves Rolling Hills Estates by mid-March and returns to Rolling Hills Estates near mid-December.
- What is the rainy season in Rolling Hills Estates?
- Rolling Hills Estates sees its heaviest rain in February (around 2.3 inches), part of roughly 11 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Rolling Hills Estates?
- August is Rolling Hills Estates's warmest month, averaging about 73°F.
- What is the coldest month in Rolling Hills Estates?
- Rolling Hills Estates bottoms out in January, with a mean near 54°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Rolling Hills Estates?
- Time tomatoes in Rolling Hills Estates for two weeks after mid-March; peas and greens start at Rolling Hills Estates's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Rolling Hills Estates get?
- Expect roughly 57 wet days a year in Rolling Hills Estates.
- What hardiness zone is Rolling Hills Estates?
- Rolling Hills Estates's USDA zone comes from its January mean (54°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Rolling Hills Estates?
- Rolling Hills Estates's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Rolling Hills Estates?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Rolling Hills Estates in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Rolling Hills Estates?
- Current conditions for Rolling Hills Estates and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Rolling Hills Estates forecast updated?
- The Rolling Hills Estates forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Rolling Hills Estates?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Rolling Hills Estates are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Rolling Hills Estates?
- The next few days in Rolling Hills Estates's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Climate
Rolling Hills Estates's hot-summer Mediterranean climate in California pairs 54°F Januarys with 72°F Julys, 18°F apart across the seasons.
Across the year, Rolling Hills Estates collects about 11 inches of precipitation over roughly 57 days with measurable rain or snow.
At 33.8°N, Rolling Hills Estates's 18°F summer-to-winter swing sets when Rolling Hills Estates's gardens wake and when frost returns.
ZIP codes in Rolling Hills Estates
- 90274