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Santa Monica, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 92,472.

Flood zone: it depends on the exact parcel

There is no such thing as a flood zone for a whole city. Two houses on the same street can sit in different zones, and it is the single fact here that changes most over a short distance. So this page does not guess one.

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Earthquake hazard very-high

Design category D

Very high seismic hazard — at or near a major active fault. Very strong ground shaking is likely and the most stringent seismic-design provisions apply. A site-specific ground-motion study is typically required. The ASCE 7 Seismic Design Category here is D. (Short-period design value Ss ≈ 1.933 g — the standard headline measure of ground-shaking hazard.)

USGS Seismic Design Web Services (ASCE 7), assuming Site Class D — stiff or unknown soil. Real soil conditions can move the category either way.

Typical weather

70° in September, 49.5° in December

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Any individual year can differ substantially.

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan62°49.6°3.08"0"
Feb62.2°49.7°3.1"0"
Mar61.8°51.8°1.74"0"
Apr63.4°53.2°0.57"0"
May63.4°55.8°0.23"0"
Jun66.3°59.2°0.05"0"
Jul69.4°61.5°0.03"0"
Aug69.7°62.3°0.01"0"
Sep70°60.9°0.03"0"
Oct67.5°58.5°0.49"0"
Nov66.9°53.6°0.81"0"
Dec63.4°49.5°2.03"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station SANTA MONICA PIER, CA US, 2 mi away.

Growing season zone 11a

329 frost-free days

Last spring frost around n/a, first fall frost around n/a. Roughly half of years see frost outside that window.

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 frost normals.

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