Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Malibu, CA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Malibu is a comfortable transitional day, with average highs of 76° and lows dipping to 44° overnight. There's a slim 13% chance of rain, though the range of what's possible is wild — this date has seen everything from a scorching 96° in 1989 to a freezing 32° in 1998.
Malibu plays for keeps on the extremes: the all-time high hit a brutal 120° on September 6, 2020, while the coldest ever recorded was 18° in February 1989 — the same month that produced the only measurable snowfall on record, a half-inch on the 8th. The wettest single day dumped 6.57 inches back in November 1970.
Malibu runs warm nearly year-round, with average highs peaking around 96°–97° in late July and early August and only dipping to the upper 60s in January. If you're avoiding heat, stick to winter months; if you're avoiding rain, skip February, which is the wettest stretch of the year averaging over an inch in a single week.