California · United States
Compton travel guide
Compton is a city in California, United States, home to about 96,000 people.
- Best months
- all year
- Nearest airport
- HHR11 km · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Compton
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Compton are all year. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; January is the wettest, with about 75 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Compton: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; Long Beach International Airport (LGB, 11 km) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, 18 km) are also within reach.
HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport
LGB · Long Beach International Airport
LAX · Los Angeles International Airport
Questions
Compton: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Compton?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Compton are all year. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; January is the wettest, with about 75 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Compton?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; Long Beach International Airport (LGB, 11 km) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, 18 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Compton?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Compton
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.