San Fernando Valley
Valley Los Angeles valley region with residential and studios
A broad Los Angeles basin of suburbs and studio lots-home to film and TV facilities, shopping centres and nearby hiking in the Santa Susana foothills. Visitors explore studio tours, local diners and music history sites.
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley region in northern Los Angeles County, California, often referred to simply as “the Valley.” It includes many residential and commercial districts and is bounded by mountain ranges on three sides.
- Size and geography: A broad urban valley roughly 260 square miles in area within Los Angeles County, bounded by the Santa Monica, San Gabriel and Simi/Santa Susana ranges and containing both neighborhoods of Los Angeles and several independent cities.
How to Get to San Fernando Valley #
The San Fernando Valley is the northern valley portion of Los Angeles and is reached by multiple freeways: I‑405, US‑101, I‑5 and SR‑134 provide direct access from other parts of the Los Angeles area. Travel times vary with traffic; local transit (Metro buses and Metrolink commuter rail connections) and surface streets connect the Valley to downtown Los Angeles and surrounding neighborhoods.
Tips for Visiting San Fernando Valley #
- Avoid rush-hour traffic by planning drives in the San Fernando Valley for mid-morning or early afternoon; peak inbound/outbound commute times on the freeways can add large delays between neighborhoods.
- Use the Metro G (Orange) Line bus-rapid-transit and Metro rail connections (e.g., Red Line to North Hollywood) to cross parts of the Valley without driving into heavy traffic or hunting for parking in busy centers.
- Explore neighborhood pockets (e.g., Burbank, Toluca Lake, and Sherman Oaks) outside major corridors - many visitors miss the Valley's small, diverse dining scenes and local parks if they only pass through on the freeways.
Best Time to Visit San Fernando Valley #
For comfortable temperatures and clearer air, aim for spring or autumn; summers are hot inland and winters are mild with some rain.
Weather & Climate near San Fernando Valley #
San Fernando Valley's climate is classified as Hot-Summer Mediterranean - Hot-Summer Mediterranean climate with warm summers (peaking in August) and cool winters (coldest in January). Temperatures range from 7°C to 31°C. Semi-arid with limited rainfall with a pronounced dry season.
January
January is the coolest month with highs of 20°C and lows of 7°C. Regular rainfall (88 mm).
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February
February is cool with highs of 20°C and lows of 8°C. The wettest month with 92 mm of rain.
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March
March is cool with highs of 21°C and lows of 9°C. Moderate rainfall (71 mm).
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April
April is cool with highs of 23°C and lows of 10°C. Light rainfall and mostly sunny skies.
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May
May is mild with highs of 24°C and lows of 12°C. Almost no rain and mostly sunny skies.
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June
June is mild with highs of 27°C and lows of 15°C. Almost no rain and clear sunny skies.
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July
July is mild with highs of 30°C and lows of 16°C. The driest month with just 1 mm and clear sunny skies.
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August
August is the warmest month with highs of 31°C and lows of 17°C. Almost no rain and clear sunny skies.
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September
September is mild with highs of 30°C and lows of 16°C. Almost no rain and clear sunny skies.
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October
October is mild with highs of 27°C and lows of 13°C. Almost no rain and mostly sunny skies.
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November
November is cool with highs of 23°C and lows of 9°C. Moderate rainfall (45 mm) and mostly sunny skies.
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December
December is cool with highs of 20°C and lows of 7°C. Moderate rainfall (54 mm).
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