▁in ▁the ▁summer , ▁as ▁they ▁receive ▁a ▁near - constant ▁sea ▁b ree ze . ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁and ▁its ▁en vir ons ▁may ▁be ▁ ▁cool er ▁than ▁areas ▁only ▁ ▁further ▁in land . ▁Under ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁L AX ▁has ▁a ▁semi - ar id ▁climate ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁mod est ▁winter ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁m ild ▁mean ▁temper atures . ▁For ▁month ly ▁statistics , ▁see ▁Cl imate ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles # Tem per atures ▁and ▁seasons ▁ ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁has ▁mean ▁temper atures ▁low ▁enough ▁for ▁its ▁precip itation ▁numbers ▁to ▁still ▁retain ▁a ▁cool - sum mer ▁Mediter rane an ▁climate ▁( C sb ). ▁ ▁C ul ver ▁City , ▁In gle wood ▁and ▁Pal ms ▁Area ▁C ul ver ▁City , ▁In gle wood , ▁ ▁Pal ms , ▁and ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁are ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁in land ▁from ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁and ▁the ▁beach , ▁but ▁reach ▁temper atures ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁degrees ▁( F ) ▁war mer ▁on ▁average ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁C ul ver ▁City ▁has ▁a ▁semi - ar id ▁climate ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁significantly ▁moder ated ▁by ▁the ▁Pacific ▁trade ▁wind s ▁keeping ▁aver ages ▁m ild ▁compared ▁to ▁areas ▁farther ▁in land . ▁ ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁bas in ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁has ▁a ▁coast ally - infl uen ced ▁climate