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Descanso Veterans Park

Descanso Veterans Park from directly overhead

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:04
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 8 mi away.

  • Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle240 obs
  • Monarch163 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard159 obs
  • Artichoke Thistle80 obs
  • Sonoran Bumble Bee70 obs
  • Western Honey Bee65 obs
  • Allen's Hummingbird59 obs
  • Marine Blue50 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/163328052

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