Los Angeles
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Los Angeles clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2026-03-03.

This page is a summary of past forecasts. Even though it's based only on forecasts, some people use these pages as clue to a site's climate. But climate data based on actual observation should be preferred (if you can find it!).

Cloud, Transparency and Seeing forecasts are summarized individually. But because good observing conditions require a combination of minimum cloud cover, transparency and seeing, the individual forecast summaries can be difficult to interpret. The observing conditions section counts the combinations of conditions needed for common types of astronomical observation.

Observing Conditions

The following tables count the occurrence of the combinations of forecast and darkness conditions needed for different observations. Conditions are rated by by what percentage of the hours the observation would likely be attempted are usable.

Observation Type	Minimum conditions for hour to be usable				Out of hours
	Clear of Clouds	Transparency	Seeing	Sky Brightness
Planetary:	50%	(no limit)	Average	(no limit)	Nighttime Hours
Deep Sky:	70%	Average	(no limit)	5.9	Nighttime Hours
CCD Imaging:	70%	Below Average	Poor	(no limit)	Nighttime Hours

Percentages are of nighttime hours per month, or per year, when a particular observing conditions was met. Deep Sky percentages never exceed 50% because the moon is up half the time. Deep sky percentages are much lower for charts at high latitudes because of fewer dark hours in the summer.

Overall

By Month

Individual Forecasts

The length of each colored bar in the "occurrence of each Forecast" column is proportional to the number of times the chart forecast that color. The percentages are of the total number of hours per month, or per year, with a particular forecast. The colors as the same as those used in clear sky charts.

Note: Transparency probabilities are only counted for those hours that have 30% or less cloud cover. Seeing probabilities are only counted for those hours that have 80% or less cloud cover. If that's too tricky, try Observing Conditions instead.

Overall

		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
Cloud Cover	Day	5% 4 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 6% 67%	139866
	Night	5% 5% 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 6% 62%	138829
Transparency	Day	20% 3 6% 17% 27% 27%	134956
	Night	24% 4 8% 17% 25% 23%	134712
Seeing	Day	7% 8% 26% 35% 17% 7%	17385
	Night	7% 3 11% 35% 35% 9%	27302

By Month

Percentage Cloud Cover SW (2006-)
Color Meanings: Overcast 90% covered 80% covered 70% covered 60% covered 50% covered 40% covered 30% covered 20% covered 10% covered Clear
Month	Days in Month		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
January	1st to 10th	Day	10% 3 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 5% 64%	4722
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 6% 71%	5296
	21st to end	Day	9% 4 2 5% 4 4 3 3 5% 7% 54%	6500
February	1st to 10th	Day	9% 5% 2 4 3 2 2 2 4 6% 61%	2100
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 3 1 4 3 2 3 3 6% 7% 58%	2050
	21st to end	Day	7% 4 1 4 3 2 3 2 5% 8% 60%	1730
March	1st to 10th	Day	10% 5% 2 4 4 4 4 3 6% 7% 52%	4539
	11th to 20th	Day	9% 4 1 4 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 57%	4701
	21st to end	Day	9% 5% 1 4 3 4 4 3 5% 8% 54%	5969
April	1st to 10th	Day	6% 4 1 3 3 2 3 3 5% 7% 62%	2400
	11th to 20th	Day	4 4 1 5% 2 2 3 2 4 6% 65%	2369
	21st to end	Day	4 4 1 4 3 2 3 3 5% 6% 67%	2400
May	1st to 10th	Day	3 6% 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 5% 65%	5562
	11th to 20th	Day	3 8% 3 6% 4 3 3 2 3 5% 61%	5841
	21st to end	Day	3 5% 3 6% 3 4 3 2 4 5% 63%	6423
June	1st to 10th	Day	5% 7% 2 4 3 3 2 2 4 7% 61%	2621
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 5% 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 6% 71%	2800
	21st to end	Day	2 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 4 4 74%	2800
July	1st to 10th	Day	1 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 79%	6319
	11th to 20th	Day	1 4 2 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 71%	6259
	21st to end	Day	1 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 5% 78%	5936
August	1st to 10th	Day	1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 5% 81%	5346
	11th to 20th	Day	1 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 82%	5364
	21st to end	Day	1 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 79%	5984
September	1st to 10th	Day	3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 5% 78%	2400
	11th to 20th	Day	2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 5% 77%	2258
	21st to end	Day	2 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 75%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Day	2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 77%	3600
	11th to 20th	Day	3 4 1 4 1 2 2 1 3 6% 73%	3359
	21st to end	Day	3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 5% 6% 69%	3500
November	1st to 10th	Day	2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 6% 72%	1854
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 3 1 4 2 2 2 2 4 5% 68%	1890
	21st to end	Day	5% 3 1 4 3 3 3 4 4 7% 63%	1890
December	1st to 10th	Day	4 2 1 4 3 3 4 3 5% 7% 64%	3040
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 4 2 4 3 3 5% 4 6% 8% 52%	3499
	21st to end	Day	10% 5% 2 5% 5% 4 4 3 6% 8% 47%	4345
January	1st to 10th	Night	11% 5% 2 4 2 2 3 2 3 4 61%	8172
	11th to 20th	Night	4 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 6% 69%	7642
	21st to end	Night	10% 6% 2 5% 4 4 4 3 5% 5% 53%	7747
February	1st to 10th	Night	9% 5% 2 5% 4 3 3 2 4 5% 60%	2520
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 5% 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 6% 59%	2458
	21st to end	Night	10% 4 1 4 3 2 4 3 5% 5% 60%	2076
March	1st to 10th	Night	10% 5% 2 5% 3 3 3 3 5% 8% 53%	5400
	11th to 20th	Night	7% 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 6% 7% 56%	5293
	21st to end	Night	10% 6% 2 4 4 5% 3 3 5% 6% 53%	5006
April	1st to 10th	Night	6% 6% 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 5% 61%	2000
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 6% 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 5% 64%	1979
	21st to end	Night	4 7% 2 4 3 3 3 2 5% 6% 62%	2000
May	1st to 10th	Night	4 12% 2 5% 3 3 3 2 4 5% 57%	4427
	11th to 20th	Night	2 9% 4 5% 4 4 2 3 4 6% 57%	4074
	21st to end	Night	3 8% 2 4 2 4 2 2 3 5% 66%	4474
June	1st to 10th	Night	4 8% 2 5% 3 2 4 3 5% 7% 59%	1771
	11th to 20th	Night	3 7% 1 3 2 2 2 3 4 5% 68%	1600
	21st to end	Night	3 7% 2 3 3 3 2 3 5% 6% 64%	1600
July	1st to 10th	Night	1 4 3 5% 2 3 3 2 3 4 72%	3640
	11th to 20th	Night	1 5% 3 5% 3 3 4 2 4 5% 66%	3686
	21st to end	Night	1 4 2 5% 3 3 3 2 3 4 69%	4928
August	1st to 10th	Night	1 2 2 4 2 3 4 2 3 6% 71%	4486
	11th to 20th	Night	1 7% 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 4 70%	4506
	21st to end	Night	1 2 2 5% 3 3 3 2 4 5% 70%	5015
September	1st to 10th	Night	5% 4 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 6% 69%	2000
	11th to 20th	Night	3 5% 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 4 74%	2140
	21st to end	Night	2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 4 5% 71%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Night	2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 73%	3600
	11th to 20th	Night	3 10% 3 4 2 3 2 2 4 6% 61%	3794
	21st to end	Night	2 3 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 5% 74%	4306
November	1st to 10th	Night	3 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 4 5% 69%	2665
	11th to 20th	Night	4 3 2 4 3 3 2 2 3 5% 68%	2730
	21st to end	Night	5% 3 2 4 3 3 3 4 5% 7% 60%	2730
December	1st to 10th	Night	4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 6% 64%	4370
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 5% 1 4 3 4 4 4 6% 7% 53%	4941
	21st to end	Night	10% 6% 2 5% 4 4 5% 4 6% 9% 45%	6853

Transparency (when cloud cover <= 30%)
Color Meanings: Too cloudy to forecast Poor Below Average Average Above average Transparent
Month	Days in Month		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
January	1st to 10th	Day	24% 2 7% 16% 27% 24%	4723
	11th to 20th	Day	16% 3 8% 13% 18% 42%	5296
	21st to end	Day	29% 4 4 16% 21% 26%	6500
February	1st to 10th	Day	27% 3 5% 14% 25% 25%	2100
	11th to 20th	Day	24% 5% 6% 19% 24% 22%	2060
	21st to end	Day	23% 4 7% 21% 24% 20%	1730
March	1st to 10th	Day	29% 5% 8% 19% 23% 16%	4539
	11th to 20th	Day	25% 5% 10% 28% 19% 12%	4701
	21st to end	Day	27% 4 12% 29% 18% 9%	5969
April	1st to 10th	Day	21% 5% 11% 24% 25% 14%	2400
	11th to 20th	Day	20% 4 7% 23% 28% 17%	2372
	21st to end	Day	19% 4 8% 28% 30% 12%	2400
May	1st to 10th	Day	23% 4 8% 20% 31% 16%	5562
	11th to 20th	Day	27% 3 7% 20% 35% 8%	5844
	21st to end	Day	24% 3 7% 25% 32% 9%	6424
June	1st to 10th	Day	26% 3 9% 21% 29% 12%	2621
	11th to 20th	Day	18% 2 6% 15% 32% 27%	2800
	21st to end	Day	18% 3 4 9% 30% 37%	2800
July	1st to 10th	Day	11% 4 2 6% 18% 59%	6251
	11th to 20th	Day	19% 2 3 10% 36% 30%	6184
	21st to end	Day	10% 5% 4 15% 36% 30%	5765
August	1st to 10th	Day	11% 2 2 16% 38% 32%	3890
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 2 2 12% 31% 45%	3880
	21st to end	Day	12% 3 2 8% 30% 46%	4311
September	1st to 10th	Day	13% 2 3 10% 34% 38%	2400
	11th to 20th	Day	14% 2 4 12% 34% 33%	2258
	21st to end	Day	14% 2 4 16% 32% 32%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Day	12% 4 3 11% 19% 51%	3600
	11th to 20th	Day	16% 3 3 16% 34% 28%	3359
	21st to end	Day	17% 3 3 10% 29% 38%	3500
November	1st to 10th	Day	15% 3 7% 16% 26% 34%	1854
	11th to 20th	Day	20% 3 6% 16% 19% 37%	1890
	21st to end	Day	22% 4 8% 12% 23% 30%	1890
December	1st to 10th	Day	21% 4 5% 17% 22% 32%	3040
	11th to 20th	Day	28% 4 8% 15% 27% 18%	3498
	21st to end	Day	33% 4 11% 24% 19% 9%	4345
January	1st to 10th	Night	28% 3 6% 14% 28% 21%	8172
	11th to 20th	Night	18% 4 7% 14% 17% 40%	7642
	21st to end	Night	32% 5% 4 14% 20% 24%	7747
February	1st to 10th	Night	29% 2 7% 14% 22% 26%	2520
	11th to 20th	Night	29% 3 7% 18% 21% 22%	2459
	21st to end	Night	28% 3 7% 17% 23% 22%	2076
March	1st to 10th	Night	28% 5% 9% 20% 25% 12%	5400
	11th to 20th	Night	27% 5% 13% 26% 15% 12%	5293
	21st to end	Night	29% 5% 17% 23% 19% 6%	5006
April	1st to 10th	Night	28% 4 11% 24% 21% 13%	2000
	11th to 20th	Night	23% 5% 8% 23% 25% 16%	1979
	21st to end	Night	26% 4 12% 25% 24% 10%	2000
May	1st to 10th	Night	29% 4 11% 21% 28% 6%	4424
	11th to 20th	Night	29% 3 13% 25% 26% 5%	4075
	21st to end	Night	21% 4 11% 32% 25% 7%	4474
June	1st to 10th	Night	27% 6% 14% 21% 23% 9%	1771
	11th to 20th	Night	20% 3 10% 17% 33% 17%	1600
	21st to end	Night	24% 2 8% 10% 28% 28%	1600
July	1st to 10th	Night	17% 2 3 11% 18% 50%	3600
	11th to 20th	Night	19% 3 5% 13% 37% 22%	3638
	21st to end	Night	19% 2 5% 22% 31% 20%	4787
August	1st to 10th	Night	15% 2 5% 19% 36% 23%	3256
	11th to 20th	Night	15% 2 4 15% 32% 32%	3256
	21st to end	Night	17% 3 4 9% 35% 32%	3608
September	1st to 10th	Night	19% 3 7% 9% 30% 32%	2000
	11th to 20th	Night	17% 2 5% 13% 32% 30%	2140
	21st to end	Night	18% 3 5% 16% 32% 26%	2200
October	1st to 10th	Night	15% 6% 4 11% 22% 43%	3600
	11th to 20th	Night	25% 3 4 14% 29% 25%	3794
	21st to end	Night	15% 2 4 10% 31% 37%	4306
November	1st to 10th	Night	18% 4 7% 16% 21% 33%	2665
	11th to 20th	Night	21% 3 7% 13% 21% 36%	2730
	21st to end	Night	24% 4 8% 16% 19% 29%	2730
December	1st to 10th	Night	23% 3 6% 13% 25% 30%	4370
	11th to 20th	Night	31% 3 9% 14% 25% 19%	4941
	21st to end	Night	34% 6% 13% 23% 15% 9%	6853

Seeing (when cloud cover <= 80%)
Color Meanings: Too cloudy to forecast Bad 1/5 Poor 2/5 Average 3/5 Good 4/5 Excellent 5/5
Month	Days in Month		Occurrence of each Forecast	Data Points
January	1st to 10th	Day	16% 6% 23% 33% 20% 3	220
	11th to 20th	Day	10% 8% 27% 35% 15% 4	404
	21st to end	Day	9% 11% 30% 33% 13% 3	594
February	1st to 10th	Day	13% 10% 29% 29% 15% 5%	540
	11th to 20th	Day	13% 14% 33% 24% 12% 3	535
	21st to end	Day	9% 14% 34% 30% 10% 3	446
March	1st to 10th	Day	13% 19% 33% 24% 10% 2	509
	11th to 20th	Day	11% 16% 35% 24% 12% 2	500
	21st to end	Day	11% 19% 34% 24% 10% 3	550
April	1st to 10th	Day	10% 13% 35% 23% 13% 6%	500
	11th to 20th	Day	8% 18% 37% 23% 10% 4	492
	21st to end	Day	5% 16% 33% 27% 13% 5%	500
May	1st to 10th	Day	8% 14% 35% 28% 12% 3	503
	11th to 20th	Day	6% 13% 32% 33% 12% 4	528
	21st to end	Day	8% 10% 34% 32% 13% 3	573
June	1st to 10th	Day	6% 7% 27% 38% 16% 5%	530
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 5% 29% 37% 16% 7%	530
	21st to end	Day	4 3 23% 43% 18% 9%	530
July	1st to 10th	Day	3 1 17% 45% 24% 11%	526
	11th to 20th	Day	2 1 9% 49% 24% 14%	524
	21st to end	Day	2 1 15% 46% 24% 13%	575
August	1st to 10th	Day	2 1 16% 49% 20% 11%	527
	11th to 20th	Day	3 1 13% 50% 23% 11%	517
	21st to end	Day	2 2 19% 45% 21% 11%	583
September	1st to 10th	Day	5% 1 26% 40% 17% 11%	530
	11th to 20th	Day	3 4 32% 35% 18% 7%	530
	21st to end	Day	1 7% 30% 37% 18% 7%	530
October	1st to 10th	Day	4 9% 26% 32% 22% 7%	530
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 6% 31% 33% 17% 8%	530
	21st to end	Day	5% 9% 26% 31% 22% 9%	549
November	1st to 10th	Day	4 5% 15% 34% 31% 11%	330
	11th to 20th	Day	9% 4 20% 36% 22% 8%	330
	21st to end	Day	6% 5% 18% 35% 30% 7%	330
December	1st to 10th	Day	8% 2 21% 36% 26% 7%	330
	11th to 20th	Day	5% 7% 15% 37% 26% 10%	330
	21st to end	Day	15% 9% 23% 33% 18% 2	300
January	1st to 10th	Night	12% 3 14% 42% 23% 6%	840
	11th to 20th	Night	8% 3 14% 43% 28% 5%	840
	21st to end	Night	12% 3 15% 40% 25% 4	924
February	1st to 10th	Night	11% 3 13% 40% 27% 6%	840
	11th to 20th	Night	10% 5% 17% 39% 24% 6%	824
	21st to end	Night	10% 5% 17% 44% 22% 3	692
March	1st to 10th	Night	9% 4 20% 44% 19% 4	808
	11th to 20th	Night	9% 4 16% 38% 26% 7%	800
	21st to end	Night	9% 5% 18% 42% 22% 4	880
April	1st to 10th	Night	9% 5% 16% 39% 27% 4	800
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 6% 16% 38% 30% 4	791
	21st to end	Night	4 5% 17% 37% 29% 8%	800
May	1st to 10th	Night	7% 4 14% 39% 32% 5%	745
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 4 17% 36% 35% 4	591
	21st to end	Night	5% 3 18% 39% 31% 4	650
June	1st to 10th	Night	4 3 15% 35% 38% 5%	571
	11th to 20th	Night	4 2 5% 30% 51% 9%	400
	21st to end	Night	6% 2 4 26% 54% 9%	400
July	1st to 10th	Night	4 1 4 11% 66% 15%	390
	11th to 20th	Night	1 1 1 10% 66% 20%	408
	21st to end	Night	4 1 5% 21% 50% 20%	856
August	1st to 10th	Night	3 1 4 25% 51% 16%	796
	11th to 20th	Night	4 2 5% 18% 52% 20%	792
	21st to end	Night	3 1 3 22% 52% 19%	880
September	1st to 10th	Night	7% 1 4 24% 48% 16%	800
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 2 5% 32% 46% 12%	800
	21st to end	Night	3 2 6% 31% 49% 9%	800
October	1st to 10th	Night	3 2 7% 37% 45% 7%	800
	11th to 20th	Night	6% 3 9% 33% 40% 9%	800
	21st to end	Night	4 2 10% 35% 38% 12%	880
November	1st to 10th	Night	4 2 10% 35% 37% 11%	820
	11th to 20th	Night	5% 3 8% 39% 35% 10%	840
	21st to end	Night	6% 2 12% 43% 30% 7%	840
December	1st to 10th	Night	7% 3 13% 42% 29% 6%	840
	11th to 20th	Night	12% 4 12% 42% 27% 4	840
	21st to end	Night	11% 5% 16% 40% 22% 5%	924

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