Malibu weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Malibu, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at WOODLAND HILLS PIERCE COLLEGE, 24 km from Malibu; records cover 1949–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 16.4 in417 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 24
- First fall freeze
- Dec 5
- Heating degree days
- 1,335
- Cooling degree days
- 1,818
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 30°−1° (heating, 99%) and 108°42° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Malibu in January
Highs average 70°21° and lows 43°6°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1975)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 272
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Malibu in February
Highs average 70°21° and lows 44°6°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 238
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Malibu in March
Highs average 74°23° and lows 46°8°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2026)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 178
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Malibu in April
Highs average 78°26° and lows 48°9°, with 0.8 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1989)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 111
- Cooling degree days
- 53
Malibu in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 53°11°, with 0.36 in9.1 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1984)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 48
- Cooling degree days
- 119
Malibu in June
Highs average 89°31° and lows 57°14°, with 0.06 in1.5 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1961)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 238
Malibu in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 61°16°, with 0.04 in1 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 119°48° (2006)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 401
Malibu in August
Highs average 97°36° and lows 61°16°, with 0 in0 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1985)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 437
Malibu in September
Highs average 94°34° and lows 59°15°, with 0.09 in2.3 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 120°49° (2020)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 338
Malibu in OctoberThis month
Highs average 85°30° and lows 53°12°, with 0.56 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 113°45° (2024)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 156
Malibu in November
Highs average 76°25° and lows 46°8°, with 0.83 in21 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2006)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 148
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Malibu in December
Highs average 69°21° and lows 42°6°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1958)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 300
- Cooling degree days
- 4