Which cities from Ventura through LA to SD are unlikely to hit the 100s in the summer? (San Diego: homes, university)

[patryuji]

Which cities in southern california are unlikely to hit the 100s in the summer?

I saw a weather report claiming 120 near palmdale and 112 in Woodland Hills.

My family is considering moving to Southern California and I'd like to investigate only cities unlikely to hit the 100s in the summer. For example, in the Phoenix area (where I am currently living) we expect to see highs in the 100s for more than 100 days per year. I'd like to move to a place where at most we'd see highs in the 100s for a week each year and preferably go several years without hitting the 100s. So-Cal is my wife's dream place to live. TIA

[Farink]

Anything along the coast. It's 78 in Laguna Niguel today. Mission Viejo in low 90s.

[nightlysparrow]

Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, and usually, Camarillo--in Ventura County

[boulder2015]

Originally Posted by patryuji

Which cities in southern california are unlikely to hit the 100s in the summer?

I saw a weather report claiming 120 near palmdale and 112 in Woodland Hills.

My family is considering moving to Southern California and I'd like to investigate only cities unlikely to hit the 100s in the summer. For example, in the Phoenix area (where I am currently living) we expect to see highs in the 100s for more than 100 days per year. I'd like to move to a place where at most we'd see highs in the 100s for a week each year and preferably go several years without hitting the 100s. So-Cal is my wife's dream place to live. TIA

Coastal strip and thats it. Bring lots of money.

[MtnSurfer]

Agree with the others. Its really quite simple. The coast will always be the most mild in terms of Summer heat because of the ocean and onshore breezes. As soon as you start driving inland the temps begin to increase. And it doesn't take long to get hot. That said 5 miles inland will be more tolerable to than 10, and 10 better than 20 or 30+. So people generally move as close as their wallets allow to get that coastal breeze and natures cooling affect. No AC is required in the coastal towns. The only time I have ever had AC was while living in CO. I much prefer natural ocean breezes blowing through to doors and windows. However, once you experience living like that you will be spoiled for life.

In addition to all of this, as you move north the temps start to decrease to an extent. So 10 miles inland from Ventura will be cooler than 10 miles inland from San Diego. But not always by that much until you move up the coast further to places like San Luis Obispo and beyond. For example, today along the Central Coast in Monterey it was ~ 65 at the beach and 80 10 miles inland in Carmel Valley.

You'll have to take a long hard look at your budget and then pick a place which provides most of what you want. Heck, for us anything above 85 is too hot. If you can live with 90s then that opens up some other options. I'm talking average temps. There can always be those freak days which only occur once every 5 or so years. But what you really need are the norms - 99% of the time its under 100.

Derek

[tstieber]

San Diego averages only 1.8 days per year above 90 degrees, let alone 100f. But that's bayside. I live about 12 miles from the coast (I think), still in SD city limits, and we're often in the 90s in summer, with one or two days in triple digits. Still, I'd say most of the urban areas in SoCal tend to be congregated near the ocean and rarely get into triple digits, even LA. Riverside and San Bernardino counties do, however.

All of inland California gets triple digit heat in summer, depending on distance from the coast. My family in the Bay Area gets way more of them than I do in San Diego, but they're farther from the water.

All in all, I'd say triple digits outside of the deserts or riverside county at rather the exception than the norm. 90s are common.

[davidt1]

I like Santa Barbara -- great city with a renowned University.

[BayAreaHillbilly]

The Hillbilly Shack sometimes will go through entire summers (+ springs and falls) without touching 100 and without exceeding 90 by more than a hair on my chinney chin chin.

[RosieSD]

Let's put it this way: Just about anywhere within 30 or even 40 miles of the coast in Southern California will NOT get 100 days of 100+ temps like Phoenix does.

And, even when Glendale hit 99 last week, the low was 71 degrees. In Phoenix summer lows are more like 88. (Palmdale is high desert and far from the ocean so ignore it)

So, you should feel the weather is significantly better than Phoenix anywhere that is within 30 or so miles of the coast in Southern California. That's a wide swath of territory so your next questions need to be (1) what else are we looking for and (2) what is our budget, and where are we likely to find homes we like in that price range?

Good luck!

[SOON2BNSURPRISE]

we are 79 degrees here in Oxnard and complaining because of the heat and high humidity. 100 degrees? Hope to heck that does not happen any time soon.