Los Angeles June — Venice Beach boardwalk under summer overcast skies

Los Angeles · United States

June

June Gloom peaks and summer crowds arrive — warm inland, overcast coast.

Worth considering

#12 of 12 months

There are better months for Los Angeles — see the full ranking below.

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Climate

High

25.1°C

Low

16.3°C

Rain

3mm

Sun

9hrs/day

30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5

How June scores in Los Angeles

Weather
Good
Value
Average
Crowds
Average
Events
Good
Atmosphere
Good

What you gain in June

  • Summer concert season begins at the Hollywood Bowl — the 17,000-seat outdoor amphitheatre runs its most prestigious programming from June through September. Seeing the LA Philharmonic under the stars with the Hollywood Hills as backdrop is a bucket-list experience; tickets range from $1 (terrace bench) to $500 (box seats).
  • Pool culture is in full swing. Rooftop pools at The Dream Hotel, 1 Hotel West Hollywood, and Hotel Ziggy are running summer programming. Beach-adjacent accommodation in Malibu and Santa Monica hits peak demand and atmosphere simultaneously.
  • Pride Month (Los Angeles Pride in mid-June, approximately 100,000 attendees) takes over West Hollywood with parades, events, and a month-long cultural programme across the city.

What you sacrifice

  • June Gloom is at its most persistent this month. The coast — Santa Monica, Venice, Manhattan Beach — can sit under cloud until 1pm on the worst days. If you're paying for Westside beach accommodation expecting sunshine from 8am, June will disappoint. Silver Lake and Pasadena, 20 miles east, are reliably sunny by 9am.
  • Summer prices are firmly in effect. Mid-range Santa Monica hotels run $320–$450/night; luxury properties like Shutters on the Beach and Hotel Casa Del Mar approach $700–$900. Traffic on the 405 and PCH is at its most congested — drive times can double on Friday afternoons.

How June compares to April (best month)

FactorJuneApril
Weather
6
9
Value
4
6
Crowds
4
6

June in other destinations

Lisbon (23.8°C)Barcelona (25°C)Tokyo (26.8°C)Bali (30.1°C)Santorini (23.4°C)Paris (21.7°C)New York (25.1°C)Marrakech (31.3°C)Amsterdam (19.3°C)Maldives (30.8°C)Rome (26.2°C)Bangkok (32.2°C)Istanbul (24.7°C)Vienna (23.1°C)Seoul (26°C)Dubrovnik (25.1°C)Rio de Janeiro (25.3°C)Kyoto (28.4°C)Phuket (32°C)Cape Town (17.2°C)Prague (24°C)Amalfi Coast (28°C)Mexico City (24°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (26°C)London (21°C)Sydney (17°C)Iceland (13°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (40°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (34°C)Chiang Mai (32°C)Miami (32.2°C)Florence (28.4°C)Queenstown (8°C)Madrid (27.4°C)Porto (24°C)Edinburgh (17°C)Copenhagen (19°C)Budapest (26°C)Kraków (23°C)Tbilisi (28°C)Palawan (31°C)Hanoi (32°C)Osaka (29°C)Goa (31°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (15°C)Mykonos (27°C)Zanzibar (27°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (26°C)Cancun (32°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (30°C)Seville (32°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (32°C)Havana (31°C)Split (27°C)Taipei (33°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (28°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (30°C)Cappadocia (28°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (22°C)Seychelles (27°C)Nepal (28°C)Jordan (33°C)Azores (24°C)Bora Bora (27°C)Cairo (37.8°C)Kenya (24.5°C)Jaipur (38.8°C)Las Vegas (39.6°C)San Francisco (17.8°C)Madeira (25.5°C)Vancouver (20.9°C)Muscat (41.8°C)Lima (17.8°C)Cinque Terre (25°C)Kotor (27°C)Tel Aviv (29°C)Santiago (13°C)Bogotá (19°C)Bruges (20.7°C)Penang (32.8°C)Lombok (30.8°C)Cape Verde (28.3°C)Fez (33.5°C)Kerala (30°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (30°C)Oslo (22°C)Auckland (14°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Los Angeles, not across destinations. Methodology →