<P> The Climate of Los Angeles is a year - round mild - to - hot and mostly dry climate for the Los Angeles metropolitan area in California . The climate is classified as a Mediterranean climate, which is a type of dry subtropical climate . It is characterized by seasonal changes in rainfall--with a dry summer and a winter rainy season--but relatively modest transitions in temperature . Under the modified Köppen climate classification, the coastal areas are classified as Csb, and the inland areas as Csa . </P> <P> The Los Angeles area contains microclimates, where daytime temperatures can vary as much as 36 ° F (20 ° C) between inland areas such as the San Fernando Valley or San Gabriel Valley, and the coastal Los Angeles Basin . </P>

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