When i lived in the MB Hill section there were perhaps 2 or 3 weeks during summer when i wished i had A/C as the home did not have one. So bye and large - you don't need one - the ocean breezes are prevelant through most of the year. Good luck!
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Hi Vincent,

Like everybody else had already mentioned, most homes do not have conditioners and don't need them. The newer models will most likely have the connections for it, but is not needed. Most of the time at night, we just place a sweat shirt on because it usually dips to the high 60's. Good luck with your search.

Most of the older homes in the beach communities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, as well as the Palos Verdes Peninsula do not have air conditioning, as the average high temperature rarely exceeds the mid '70's due to the prevailing sea breezes. I have lived in Palos Verdes for over 25 yers, and in Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach before that, and there are no more than 10 days a year where I wish we had air conditioning. All you really need is to open a window. Ceiling fans do help on the hottest days. Some of the newer homes have had air conditioning installed as part of the original construction. It is normally just too expensive to retrofit a home for air conditioning considering the limited use it would get.

Living in Thousand Oaks, you have many days of temperatures near 100 degrees, but living at the beach is a whole different environment. Our high temperatures usually vary no more than 10 degrees due to the moderating influence of the ocean.

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Hi Vincent,
Most older homes in the beach areas do not have A/C. Being that close to the beach, keeps the weather mild (not like in Thousand Oaks!). Some of the newer homes do have it, because it is expected in a newer home.

Vincent,

Most homes in the area do not have air conditioners and for the most part, they just aren't really necessary. Some of the new construction homes have installed air conditioning as the homes are quite expensive and the builders want to ensure that the homes have everything that a buyer could possibly want. Whether you would need it also depends on the location of the home and whether you get some of the ocean breezes that seem to keep things cool on even the hottest day. I've lived in Hermosa for 17 years and don't have air conditioning and until the home west of mine built a second floor and eliminated my breeze (as well as my view unfortunately) I had never even considered it. Ceiling fans are generally all you need during the summer. It's this weather that makes us want to live here. I see that you're in Thousand Oaks and I grew up in Calabasas.....so I know about that Valley heat in the summer.

I hope you find your way down here at some point as it's a fantastic place to live.