Compton
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About
Compton is a city located in the Gateway Cities region of southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county, and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporate. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 95,740. It is known as the "Hub City" due to its geographic centrality in Los Angeles County, though it is actually near the southern end of the county. Neighborhoods in Compton include Sunny Cove, Leland, downtown Compton, and Richland Farms.
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Why visit
Visit Compton for museums, galleries, and collections, landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. In Compton, the strongest material is where museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, or nearby landscapes explain the surrounding region. A good itinerary should stay selective. The strongest plan in Compton usually starts with one main stop and treats the surrounding streets as part of the visit. That gives Compton room to show itself without turning the day into unrelated stops. When Compton opens onto beaches, hills, rivers, gardens, or nearby towns, add them only when they sharpen the trip.
When to avoid
Do not visit Compton expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. Do the practical reading of Compton first: hours, routes, weather, crowds, and how far the neighborhoods really sit from one another. Use Compton with realistic movement plans, especially where car dependence or heat can take over. A practical route in Compton may need rideshares or a car if transit does not connect the useful stops.
Summer (Jun–Sep)
The warmer period in Compton generally falls in June through August. Warm months usually allow long walks, but exposed streets and open sites can still be tiring in the afternoon. Longer days in Compton help, but they do not make scattered plans better. For Compton, put outdoor sites at the cooler edges and let interiors keep the route readable.
Winter (Dec–Mar)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Compton. Use Compton in winter with daylight and cold treated as real limits. The practical issue in Compton is whether weather and daylight shorten the useful day. Use this period in Compton for close looking indoors, then add outdoor sections when weather and daylight cooperate. Outdoor time in Compton should stay flexible; check hours and spend on a ride when weather, darkness, or distance would otherwise dominate the plan.
The next week in Compton
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
23° / 15°
UV Very high
Sat
Overcast
23° / 16°
UV Very high
Sun
Overcast
23° / 14°
UV Very high
Mon
Overcast
26° / 17°
UV Very high
Tue
Overcast
26° / 18°
UV Very high
Wed
Overcast
27° / 19°
UV High
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
35° / 6°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.9h
05:52 – 19:45local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Compton
7 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) at 11 km.
Getting around Compton
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
AmtrakLA MetroMetrolinkTorrance TransitLA Go BusCompton Renaissance TransitCudahy Area Rapid TransitHuntington Park ExpressGet Around Town ExpressLADOTFlixbusAmtrak Chartered VehicleDowneyLINKreLAXsanGTransCarson CircuitLBTB Metro
Sister cities
Sources
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- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.