Los Angeles

City in United States: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Los Angeles with Mount Baldy

Los Angeles with Mount Baldy: Alek Leckszas, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Los Angeles is a city in United States, in California. About 3.8 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of United States in our atlas.

It lies at 34.05° N, 118.24° W, about 89 m (292 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Los_Angeles time zone.

Location

Red dot: Los Angeles. Green dots: other major cities of United States. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Los Angeles has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 7°C (44°F). Around 332 mm (13 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.

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Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of FameMore than 2,700 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood SignSign reading "HOLLYWOOD" located in Los Angeles, California, United States
U.S. Bank Tower
U.S. Bank TowerSkyscraper in Los Angeles, United States
La Brea Tar Pits
La Brea Tar PitsProtected area
Dodger Stadium
Dodger StadiumBaseball park in Los Angeles, US
Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles City Hall1928 building housing the government of the city of Los Angeles, California
Aon Center
Aon CenterSkyscraper in Los Angeles, California, USA
Wilshire Grand Center
Wilshire Grand Center335-meter (1,099 ft) skyscraper in Los Angeles

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in United StatesNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Los Angeles with Mount Baldy: Alek Leckszas, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Stan Freberg Walk of fame: BenSherman, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Hollywood Sign (Zuschnitt): Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Citibank Center, US Bank Tower and The Gas Company Tower (cropped): Selvingarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • USA tar bubble la brea CA: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Dodger Stadium: Frederick Dennstedt from los angeles, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Los Angeles City Hall (color) edit1: Brion VIBBER, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Aon Center LA: Geographer at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Wilshire Grand: Fredchang931124, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)