San Diego weather is much cloudier than you would think (Palm Springs: moving to, locations)

[sav858]

Originally Posted by LookingtoLeave

How are the winters there? I remember the last time I was there (3-5 yrs. ago) in January it was so cold in the mornings. Believe it or not, I love 30-40 degree winters, which we actually get for a few weeks here in S. TX.

It's pretty chilly to cold in the morning. Usually 40's and 30's depending on where you are, the closer to the coasts you are the milder it is at night. Occasionally inland spots will get a frost warning during winter, but not too often.

[cnkad]

I have to agree that inland it does get pretty cold in the winter. It can drop slightly below freezing at night. I frequently had to hose off my windshield in the morning when I lived inland. Thankfully I haven't had to do that by the coast yet.

[Woof]

I dunno, a couple of the yearsI lived there downtown it did seem relentlessly sunny except for January or February. I don't remember much fog except near the beaches. But those might have been unusual years.

[Tony from Europe]

Sa Diego has THE BEST CLIMATE IN THE WORLD !!!!

[daaaaave]

Sheesh, SD weather is awful. If you want good weather, you should move to London!

[MisterMark]

Interestingly, from May through October, San Diego averages more cloudy days than San Francisco. (The stats for San Francisco are from the airport, however. I would guess that the in the city, it's actually cloudier than San Diego overall.)

Average Number of Cloudy Days - Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC)

The San Diego Chamber of Commerce and tourism industry have done a good job convincing the world that it's always warm and sunny in San Diego.

[LookingtoLeave]

As long as it's not Seattle, I'm good with that.

[NYSD1995]

I live just beyond the extent of the marine layer (about 10 miles inland) but work not even 1 mile from the coast. Day after day I leave blazing warm sun to arrive at work in clouds and gloom. For the most part it's all cleared up by around 9-10AM though.

[CrissCT]

I think the original poster is confusing a marine layer with a true cloudy day. The marine layer burns off and keeps the day from getting too hot. Just returned from the East coast where we are moving to, and just for the few days I was there, I was missing the sunny blue San Diego skies compared to the gray, where is the sky?, type of sky - which I rarely see in San Diego.

[kcda]

Read somewhere that San Diego has the best weather in the U.S., the second best weather in the world (after the Canary Islands). I agree w/the poster that said the coast is vastly different than even 5-6 miles inland. We will leave our home while sunny and clear only to find La Jolla chilly and foggy. Usually it burns off before noon. Also with the poster that stated the east coast has a more closed in (non blue) sky. We notice that too when we travel east and come back. Also Florida, much more clouds than I've noticed in San Diego. Anyway, I welcome the May Gray and June Gloom. I always tell people it doesn't warm up until after July 4th (we watch the fireworks w/sweaters or fleece) and then we have a long Indian summer.