Weather and Air Quality Almost Heaven

Summer: Average high temperature, 75 degrees, ranging from the low 70s on the coast to the high 70s several miles inland. Average overnight low, 62 degrees.

Winter: Average high temperature, 65 degrees, although winter days in the 70s are common. Average overnight low, 51 degrees.

Rainfall: Nearly all of the rain that falls in this area is in the months from November through April, an average over the last 10 years of only 17 inches per year. The heaviest rainfall years total about 33 inches.

This subtropical, coastal-desert climate -- a "Mediterranean climate" -- is blessed with generally low humidity in the summer, and a low population of annoying insects.

Detail climate data can be found here.

Air Quality:The South Coast Air Quality Management District will tell you that Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades have the best air quality in Los Angeles area. SC AQMD Public Information 909-396-2000.

Gardening: The Sunset Western Garden Book places Pacific Palisades in a zone described as "one of the most favored gardening climates in North America for the growing of subtropical plants."