, ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁cool ▁as ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁or ▁the ▁West side , ▁or ▁the ▁South ▁Bay ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁Long ▁Beach ▁s its ▁on ▁a ▁south - f acing ▁section ▁of ▁coast , ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁receive ▁as ▁much ▁sea ▁b ree ze ▁cool ing ▁from ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁w ester ly / s outh - w ester ly ▁wind s ▁( as ▁these ▁wind s ▁may ▁pass ▁over ▁the ▁Pal os ▁Ver des ▁Pen ins ula , ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁and ▁the ▁tw in ▁ports ▁first ). ▁Long ▁Beach ' s ▁high ▁temperature ▁can ▁comp ete ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Loc ations ▁further ▁north ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁which ▁st ret ches ▁over ▁ ▁north ward ▁from ▁the ▁water , ▁can ▁be ▁consider ably ▁war mer ▁than ▁Long ▁Beach ' s ▁coast ▁and ▁air port ▁weather ▁station . ▁ ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley ▁The ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁significantly ▁higher ▁temper atures ▁than ▁the ▁coast al ▁bas in . ▁Can oga ▁Park ▁and ▁Wood land ▁Hills , ▁in ▁the ▁south - west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁valley , ▁typically ▁record ▁the ▁highest ▁temper atures . ▁The ▁all - time ▁high ▁of ▁ ▁nearly ▁riv als ▁the ▁record ▁high ▁temper atures ▁of ▁Phoenix , ▁Arizona ▁() ▁and ▁Pal m ▁Spr ings ▁( ). ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Bur bank , ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Valley , ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁significantly ▁hot ter ▁than ▁dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles ,