Beat the Heat

Summer fun often brings summer heat waves. If you need to cool off, the City of LA offers cooling centers where you can take a break from the sun. These cooling centers are in LA City facilities where you can enjoy recreational activities, chat with friends, or read a good book while escaping the day’s peak heat. Cooling centers are open and available during regular hours of operation unless otherwise noted. You can call 3-1-1 from within LA City or 2-1-1 within LA County to learn more about cooling center locations and hours of operation.

If you live in the County of Los Angeles, their Cooling Center Program lists free places where anyone can go to find relief during hot summer days. For a map and hours of operations of cooling centers in the larger L.A. County area, visit http://lacounty.gov/heat.

And don’t forget about your pets! If it’s too hot for you, it’s even hotter for your furry friends. Prolonged exposure to high temperatures can be extremely dangerous and even fatal for your pets. Try to keep them as cool as possible; offer them shady areas to rest if it is necessary to keep them outside, and always have plenty of drinking water available.