Pasadena
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📷 Oleknutlee· Public domain"Crown of the Valley" | The city's longstanding self-styled nickname
About
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.
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Why visit
Pasadena offers a more elegant, slower-paced LA experience; the Huntington's gardens and rare-book library, the Norton Simon's Old Master collection, Craftsman houses (the Gamble House is the icon), and the famed Rose Bowl flea market on the second Sunday of each month. Late winter and spring (February to May) and autumn (October to November) are best. New Year's brings the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl game. Day-trip into the San Gabriel mountains via Angeles Crest Highway.
When to avoid
Hotels triple in price for New Year's; book a year ahead or skip that week. Wildfire smoke from August to October can degrade air quality. The 110/210/134 freeway interchange is a notorious traffic snarl. Summer afternoons can hit 38°C with poor air quality on inland-flow days. Avoid the Rose Bowl flea market without sun protection.
Summer (June to September)
June through August are the period when heat, daylight, crowds, or humidity most affect a visit to Pasadena. Summer is usually dry enough for walking, but afternoon exposure matters. For Pasadena, save the exposed parts of the day for morning or evening and let museums, churches, cafes, libraries, or performances cover midday. For Pasadena, the season makes sense when outdoor context matters more than a tightly paced museum day. The calendar matters in Pasadena, especially when festivals, holidays, and reduced performance seasons overlap.
Winter (December to February)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Pasadena. Winter in Pasadena asks for a shorter outdoor route and a stronger indoor plan. In Pasadena, comfort depends less on temperature alone than on rain, wind, snow, daylight, and whether services are reduced. In Pasadena, this season can work well for museums, churches, galleries, theaters, bookshops, cafes, and ordinary neighborhood life. Keep Pasadena compact in this season: fewer outdoor sections, better hour checks, and practical rides when conditions make transit awkward.
The next week in Pasadena
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
24° / 14°
UV Very high
Sat
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22° / 14°
UV Very high
Sun
Overcast
23° / 12°
UV Very high
Mon
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26° / 15°
UV Very high
Tue
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28° / 16°
UV Very high
Wed
Overcast
28° / 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
05:51 – 19:46local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Pasadena
7 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) at 21 km.
Getting around Pasadena
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
AmtrakAVTALA MetroMetrolinkPasadena TransitLA Go BusSierra Madre Gateway CoachACTLADOTLADOTMontebello Bus LinesGreyhoundAmtrak Chartered VehicleArcadia TransitB MetroGlendale BeelineGold Runner
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- 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.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Ceray1270.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.