San Diego Weather (Del Mar: living in, move, money)

[Mom-of-two-tots]

No offense my San Diegans, but it isn't humid here in my opinion. Try Florida in the summer where it's 100+ degrees and you feel like you can't breathe because of the humidity.

[limitup]

San Diego isn't humid LOL it's a desert. To you guys saying you think the weather in Hawaii is better, I lived there for almost 20 years and I think if you spend much time there you'd change your mind. Hawaii is extremely humid. SoCal weather is MUCH better. Hawaii does have the warm tropical water though.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by Mom-of-two-tots

No offense my San Diegans, but it isn't humid here in my opinion. Try Florida in the summer where it's 100+ degrees and you feel like you can't breathe because of the humidity.

It's not as humid as Florida for sure. But when dew points rise into the 60's, it's still humid.

[Bobbruce]

I just moved from Missouri, but visited San Diego many times before moving. I have friends who moved from Missouri as well and have just now started to slowly complain about the weather...

I am convinced that it takes 3-5 years and gradually the water in San Diego causes everyone to slip into a rare form of dementia that causes irrational negativity about the weather.

It is absolutely not humid in San Diego compared to the vast majority of the planet and the weather is ridiculously nice 95% of the time, even during June when it's cloudy. Start drinking the purified water people and remember how good you have it

[californio sur]

People can argue if San Diego is humid or not but the climate data shows that SoCal does experience fairly high dew points comparable to Hawaii. These periods of mugginess only last for a few weeks in general & by the end of September the air is dry [sometimes too dry]. Frankly it is very hard to find anything negative about the climate of San Diego or coastal southern California. Late spring\ mid-summer can bring all-day overcast so if daily sunshine is important then a person would want to live a bit inland from the ocean like El Cajon\ La Mesa\ Escondido. But it also gets hotter each mile in from the beach & inland areas even within the San Diego city limits can be uncomfortable during afternoons.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by californio sur

People can argue if San Diego is humid or not but the climate data shows that SoCal does experience fairly high dew points comparable to Hawaii. These periods of mugginess only last for a few weeks in general & by the end of September the air is dry [sometimes too dry]. Frankly it is very hard to find anything negative about the climate of San Diego or coastal southern California. Late spring\ mid-summer can bring all-day overcast so if daily sunshine is important then a person would want to live a bit inland from the ocean like El Cajon\ La Mesa\ Escondido. But it also gets hotter each mile in from the beach & inland areas even within the San Diego city limits can be uncomfortable during afternoons.

Yeah there's no point arguing with those who've not been here during those humid times. All one has to do is compare dew points.

You're also right about it getting hot within the city limits of SD too. I live in east Mission Valley and we have days that can get into the low 100's here. Don't even get me started on El Cajon lol.

[sdurbanite]

Originally Posted by californio sur

People can argue if San Diego is humid or not but the climate data shows that SoCal does experience fairly high dew points comparable to Hawaii. These periods of mugginess only last for a few weeks in general & by the end of September the air is dry [sometimes too dry]. Frankly it is very hard to find anything negative about the climate of San Diego or coastal southern California. Late spring\ mid-summer can bring all-day overcast so if daily sunshine is important then a person would want to live a bit inland from the ocean like El Cajon\ La Mesa\ Escondido. But it also gets hotter each mile in from the beach & inland areas even within the San Diego city limits can be uncomfortable during afternoons.

Couldn't have said it better myself. You are right, it's all about the dewpoints, and not humidity levels. From late July thru August, dewpoints in SD hover in the mid 60's which is just enough to make it a bit uncomfortable, especially for those of us who live further inland.

Found these in my Photobucket account -

A dewpoint map from one afternoon last August. SD is often the muggiest place west of the Rockies during this time of the year.


Here's another one from early Sept. during the night.


Mind you, these readings were probably during our intermittent heatspells

[Gentoo]

Look at that second map. SD's dewpoint is 69, Jacksonville Floridas is 70! On this particular day, San Diego has more moister in the air than New Orleans, Houston, Atlanta and Charleston. I remember those days too last August, they were horrible. The only thing SD has going for it here are that our daytime temperatures are much lower than those other cities.

Notice how it drops considerably between LA and SD. This invisible wall is somewhere between Del Mar and Carlsbad. If you drive down the coast during this time, you will see a gray haze as you approach SD. That's not so much smog as it is moister.

Thanks for posting this as this is what Cal sur and I have been trying to say.

[limitup]

The only thing SD has going for it here are that our daytime temperatures are much lower than those other cities.

C'mon, that's just retarded. San Diego is MUCH less humid than Houston, Atlanta or Jacksonville 350 days a year.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by limitup

C'mon, that's just retarded. San Diego is MUCH less humid than Houston, Atlanta or Jacksonville 350 days a year.

Did you see the map?