Best year round weather in Northern California (San Diego, San Jose: cities, pay)

[RMP500]

Where's the best year round weather in NorCal? Best meaning warmest in winter and not a scorcher in summer.

In SoCal it's gotta be San Diego, from what I know.

I like Monterey but it's a little on the chilly side, usually in the 60's. Santa Cruz is warmer and is probably the best all around from what I know but I have not been to many other cities in the winter time.

[StuffedCabbage]

Arcata or Eureka. Gotta stick to the coast. Very mild in the summer, a little stormy in the winter but almost never snow and frosts are very rare. A beautiful place, too. Probably one of the most beautiful places in all of North America.

[bigdumbgod]

San Jose.

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by StuffedCabbage

Arcata or Eureka. Gotta stick to the coast. Very mild in the summer, a little stormy in the winter but almost never snow and frosts are very rare. A beautiful place, too. Probably one of the most beautiful places in all of North America.

It's pretty, but not too many people would agree with you. Part of the OPs definition was warmest winter and not too hot of a summer. Winters are warmer farther south.

[freepelican]

Originally Posted by mysticaltyger

It's pretty, but not too many people would agree with you. Part of the OPs definition was warmest winter and not too hot of a summer. Winters are warmer farther south.

Perhaps in general but not always true due to microclimate effects. Santa Cruz, as mentioned by another poster, can get quite hot, not deep south hot or anything, but much hotter on the same day as Monterey, on the south side of the same big bay. In fact, the coastline 30 miles north of Santa Cruz is usually warmer than the coastline 30 miles south of Monterey.

[peninsular]

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[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by RMP500

Where's the best year round weather in NorCal? Best meaning warmest in winter and not a scorcher in summer.

In SoCal it's gotta be San Diego, from what I know.

I like Monterey but it's a little on the chilly side, usually in the 60's. Santa Cruz is warmer and is probably the best all around from what I know but I have not been to many other cities in the winter time.

If you count San Luis Obispo as NorCal, then I think it wins hands down.

Average January high/low 63/42. Average September (warmest month) high/low 80/53.

If SLO doesn't count, then I'd say San Jose. It's January high low are 58/42 and in July (warmest month) it averages 82/57....so cooler in winter and hotter in summer but still pretty pleasant, and also a bit sunnier than SLO.

If you want to get down to microclimates, I think Mountain View, Fremont/Newark, and San Mateo are the best because winters are about the same as SJ, but summers are cooler, without being chilly.

[ccm123]

I love Palo Alto, Fremont/Newark and Oakland for weather.

[bigdumbgod]

Originally Posted by mysticaltyger

If you count San Luis Obispo as NorCal, then I think it wins hands down.

Way too far down to be considered NorCal. Comfortably within the Central California milieu, which has a good number of fine climates to choose from.
As long as one doesn't have to work to pay the mortgage.

[BeauCharles]

Santa Cruz is pretty good. A bit warmer and less foggy than the south side of the bay.