ita , ▁Rol ling ▁Hills ▁Est ates ▁and ▁Pal os ▁Ver des ▁Est ates ▁on ▁the ▁south ; ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁and ▁city ▁of ▁Red ondo ▁Beach ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁Dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Tor rance ▁Beach ▁lies ▁between ▁Red ondo ▁Beach ▁and ▁Mal aga ▁C ove ▁on ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Bay . ▁The ▁southern most ▁stretch ▁of ▁Tor rance ▁Beach , ▁on ▁a ▁c ove ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Pal os ▁Ver des ▁pen ins ula , ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁loc als ▁as ▁Rat ▁Beach ▁( Right ▁After ▁Tor rance ). ▁ ▁An ▁urban ▁wet lands , ▁the ▁Mad ron a ▁Marsh , ▁is ▁a ▁nature ▁preserve ▁on ▁land ▁once ▁set ▁for ▁oil ▁production ▁and ▁saved ▁from ▁development , ▁with ▁rest oration ▁projects ▁en han cing ▁the ▁vital ▁habitat ▁for ▁birds , ▁wild life , ▁and ▁native ▁plants . ▁A ▁Nature ▁center ▁provides ▁activities , ▁information , ▁and ▁classes ▁for ▁school ▁children ▁and ▁visitors ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Tor rance ▁has ▁a ▁Mediter rane an ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen : ▁C sb ). ▁ ▁The ▁ra iny ▁season ▁is ▁November ▁through ▁March , ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁adjacent ▁table . ▁ ▁Sum mers ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁warm ▁and ▁hum id ▁due ▁to ▁Tor rance ' s ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁coast . ▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁typical ▁of ▁a ▁micro cl imate . ▁As