Los Angeles has around 32 fewer freezing nights a year.
Los Angeles sees rain or snow on roughly 126 fewer days each year. Los Angeles enjoys about 153 more sunny days a year than Des Moines.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Des Moines | Metric | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
| 147 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 300 days |
| 52 in | Precipitationper year | 13 in |
| 155 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 30 days |
| 6 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 4 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 7 days |
| 32 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 0 days |
| 79% | Humidityaverage relative | 65% |
| 54 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 64 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines high | 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Los Angeles high | 67 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
| Des Moines low | 37 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Los Angeles low | 48 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 47 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 6.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
| Los Angeles | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | 20 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Des Moines vs another city
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- Des Moines vs Kent, WA
- Des Moines vs Federal Way, WA
- Des Moines vs Burien, WA
- Des Moines vs New York, NY
- Des Moines vs Chicago, IL
- Des Moines vs Houston, TX
- Des Moines vs Phoenix, AZ
- Des Moines vs Philadelphia, PA
Los Angeles vs another city
- Los Angeles vs Culver City, CA
- Los Angeles vs Ladera Heights, CA
- Los Angeles vs Marina del Rey, CA
- Los Angeles vs View Park-Windsor Hills, CA
- Los Angeles vs Beverly Hills, CA
- Los Angeles vs Santa Monica, CA
- Los Angeles vs New York, NY
- Los Angeles vs Chicago, IL
- Los Angeles vs Houston, TX
- Los Angeles vs Phoenix, AZ
- Los Angeles vs Philadelphia, PA
- Los Angeles vs San Antonio, TX
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).