Moving from Miami, FL, to Los Angeles, CA

Prepare for more people and a different lifestyle

Not all coastal towns are the same. Moving over 2,700 miles from Miami, FL, to Los Angeles, CA, will be an adjustment, especially as you get used to more people.

LA’s population of 3.9 million is significantly larger than Miami’s population of 442,000. Their metro populations follow the same pattern, with almost 13 million in Los Angeles and 6.1 million in Miami’s metro. Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the United States, following New York City.

Keep reading to learn what else you can expect from life in LA.

Drier weather in LA

Miami and Los Angeles both have mild winters. Miami’s low temperature is around 61 degrees, while LA’s average low temperature is a bit lower, at 46 degrees. Neither city is likely to receive snowfall.

Miami experiences wet summers, with average highs just under 90 degrees and annual rainfall averaging 59 inches. LA’s summers are a little cooler, with highs around 84 degrees, but the weather is much drier than Miami's. Los Angeles only averages 16 inches of rain per year.

You’ll have plenty of sunshine to enjoy the beaches since LA averages 284 days of sun over 248 in Miami. 

Fascinating Los Angeles history and facts

Here are some things you might not know about LA:

• Hollywood merged with Los Angeles in 1910.
• Los Angeles is set to host the Summer Olympics in 2028, the city’s third time hosting the games.
• Los Angeles was named a city in 1835 and officially incorporated 15 years later in 1850.
• Petroleum was discovered within the city in 1923, leading to growth in the oil industry.
• The area was initially claimed for Spain in 1542 by Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.

How’s the Los Angeles job market?

It likely comes as no surprise that the cost of living in LA is higher than living in Denver. However, with the large population in the city, there are multiple job opportunities.

Many people are employed in the arts and related fields. Those who are not actors, artists, dancers or singers might work in auxiliary fields like costume design, special effects or sound engineering.

There are also significant opportunities in bioscience, business, food manufacturing, hospitality, information technology, manufacturing and trade logistics.

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