Things to do on a rainy day in Los Angeles

When it rains in Los Angeles, it’s pretty much all anyone can talk about. “We need this rain so badly.” “Free car wash!” “Ugh, but traffic is going to be terrible.” “How is it possible that people actually forget how to drive when it rains here?” You know the refrains. You also know that you’ll start craving a hot, savory bowl of ramen or pho as soon as the first drops hit the dry pavement (but did you know that wet pavement smell has a name?). And all of a sudden, it feels like the right time to head to the nearest movie theater to catch up on the latest releases—or cuddle up on the couch with some Netflix. Don’t fight it—make the most of inclement weather. Sure you may have to skip the beach or hike you were planning on taking, but you can make the most of it with the best things do on a rainy day in Los Angeles. Oh and may we suggest avoiding the roads and taking Metro instead?

1. Clear skies for days afterward—look, we can see Catalina!

2. Finally, an excuse to stay in bed and watch movies all day (not that we needed one…).

3. Free car wash/street cleaning/window washing day.

4. A legitimate reason to bust out all the gear we used to actually use before we moved here: rain boots, waxed jackets, wool socks… (native Angelenos, we can totally understand why you don’t own a single umbrella).

5. Just another excuse to have ramen for lunch… and dinner.

6. We finally get to Instagram some inclement weather.

7. The LA river turns into, well, more of a river.

8. We can feel slightly less bad about driving instead of walking or taking public transit.

9. That fresh wet grass, wet flowers, wet pavement smell.

10. The rare case when “weather” becomes a valid excuse for getting out of something.

11. We have something to complain about aside from the traffic.

12. We get to see rainbows outside of WeHo.

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