Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Central, LA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Central sits right in the swing of spring, with an average high of 76° and low of 55° across 96 years of records. Temperatures have swung wildly on this date — from a frigid 33° in 1987 to a toasty 89° as recently as 2023. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain, but snow is off the table entirely.
Central plays for keeps when the weather turns extreme — the all-time high hit 106° in August 2023, while January 2025 delivered a brutal 7° low and 7.6 inches of snow in back-to-back days. The wettest single day on record dumped nearly 12 inches of rain on April 14, 1967, a reminder that spring here can get serious fast.
Summers in Central are long and intense, with highs hovering around 92° from late June through August and the wettest stretch landing in mid-July. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable windows, with April averaging 79° and October at 81°. If you're avoiding heat, January and February — with highs in the low-to-mid 60s — are your coolest options, though an occasional hard freeze is always on the table.