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No stats for Palm Springs? I assume very hot, anyway.
Downtown LA
Newport Beach
Mojave
Santa Barbara
Palm Springs
I don't like the 'summerless' coast...even the height of summer in coastal SoCal does not have what I would consider proper beach weather. Even as far south as Santa Monica the average July high is a mere 21C(71F).
Sorry, I messed up the OP -- the stats for PS are next to SB.
Southern California, world famous for its warm, sunny climate, is also known for exhibiting a wide range of climatic variety. When you have subarctic ocean currents sweeping down the coast and one of the hottest deserts in the world further inland... anything can happen!
How would you rank these five representative climates?
My ranking in descending order of preference:
Newport Beach
Downtown L.A.
Santa Barbara
Mojave
Palm Springs
I lived for two months (in the hot season!) in Palm Springs and vacation once in a while in California. This is how I look at the regional climate:
Despite the cool ocean currents from the north and a hot inland subtropical desert in close proximity…the southern half of California is one of the most stable (for fans of weather watching read as boring) climates on earth. South of about 36 latitude, whether inland or coastal – deep high pressure, sunny skies, chronic drought, and stable weather prevail throughout much of the year. The real “climate variety” that occurs in California occurs at elevation, and is much more common in northern than in southern California. The true sensible weather differences from Downtown LA, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach…etc would not amount to much for the most part. Only that the coastal areas have cooler daytime highs while inland areas (even only a few miles from the beach) are hotter.
In terms of desirable weather…places like Newport Beach, LA, San Diego, Santa Barbara,…etc will have far more livable weather conditions than the desert cities like Palm Springs: 12 months of the year, the coastal cities are mild and sunny. True beach weather in southern California cities runs from May through October, though it’s not uncommon to find people lying on the beach in warm days in the winter months. Daily highs can get above 75 F/23 C even in mid winter in cities like Los Angeles once in a while.
Palm Springs, CA is another matter:
Palm Springs really started as a winter resort area for the move stars in the 1930’s. While the climate of desert cities is near perfect about 7 months a year (November through April)…the heat of the hot season is truly searing. In Palm Springs, from mid May through early October, a pitiless sun, no rain, average daytime highs above 100 F/37 C , and a stillness to the environment , occur day after day merciless predictability. I spent a July and August in/near Palm Springs and Twenty Nine Palms, CA; Although I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of living in the desert in the hot season, after several weeks the desire to engage in physical activity in + 100 F/37 C temps wore thin – this from a person who enjoys warm and sunny weather. I could not imagine living in these conditions from May through early October every year.
I think any of the cities above, (except for Palm Springs) would offer near perfect weather 12 months a year.
Santa Barbara
Newport beach -Our neighbours are from there.
Downtown L A
Mojave
Palm Springs
I would like coastal southern California climates, except for the fact the summers are too dry. The great thing about the coast, is that you have the option of seriously hot or colder places not too far away.
San Francisco is the only acceptable climate in California
Eureka and points north up on the coast to the Oregon border are cooler than San Francisco.... so why aren't they acceptable to you?
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