Fall Weather in Manhattan Beach United StatesDaily high temperatures decrease by 7°F, from 74°F to 66°F, rarely falling below 60°F or exceeding 82°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 12°F, from 65°F to 53°F, rarely falling below 48°F or exceeding 69°F. For reference, on August 25, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Manhattan Beach typically range from 65°F to 74°F, while on December 27, the coldest day of the year, they range from 50°F to 64°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average fall temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Sauzal, Spain (5,772 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Manhattan Beach (view comparison). CloudsThe fall in Manhattan Beach experiences very rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 9% to 35%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 9% on September 6. The clearest day of the fall is September 6, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 91% of the time. For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 42%, while on September 6, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 91%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Manhattan Beach, the chance of a wet day over the course of the fall is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 0% and ending it at 12%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 21% on February 20, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 1. RainfallTo show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the fall in Manhattan Beach is rapidly increasing, starting the season at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.2 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the season at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.6 inches. SunOver the course of the fall in Manhattan Beach, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 2 hours, 46 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 51 seconds, and weekly decrease of 12 minutes, 56 seconds. The shortest day of the fall is November 30, with 10 hours, 4 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 1, with 12 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the fall in Manhattan Beach is 7:14 AM on November 2 and the earliest sunrise is 59 minutes earlier at 6:15 AM on November 3. The latest sunset is 7:18 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 hours, 34 minutes earlier at 4:44 PM on November 30. Daylight saving time (DST) starts at 1:00 AM on November 3, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour later. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets 14 hours, 25 minutes later, at 8:07 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:55 AM and sets 9 hours, 54 minutes later, at 4:49 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the fall of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon. HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Manhattan Beach is rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling from 13% to 0% over the course of the season. For reference, on August 29, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 14% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Manhattan Beach is rapidly increasing during the fall, increasing from 5.3 miles per hour to 8.3 miles per hour over the course of the season. For reference, on December 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.8 miles per hour, while on August 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.2 miles per hour. The wind direction in Manhattan Beach during the fall is predominantly out of the west from September 1 to November 6 and the north from November 6 to November 30. Water TemperatureManhattan Beach is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water. The average surface water temperature in Manhattan Beach is decreasing during the fall, falling by 7°F, from 68°F to 61°F, over the course of the season. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures in Manhattan Beach are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Manhattan Beach are very rapidly increasing during the fall, increasing by 1,345°F, from 2,954°F to 4,298°F, over the course of the season. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Manhattan Beach is very rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling by 3.7 kWh, from 6.9 kWh to 3.3 kWh, over the course of the season. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Manhattan Beach are 33.885 deg latitude, -118.411 deg longitude, and 72 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Manhattan Beach contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 236 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 62 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,345 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (9,377 feet). The area within 2 miles of Manhattan Beach is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and water (45%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (53%) and water (44%), and within 50 miles by water (46%) and shrubs (23%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Manhattan Beach, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Los Angeles International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Manhattan Beach. At a distance of 6 kilometers from Manhattan Beach, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Manhattan Beach according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. 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