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What if I want rain? San Diego sure doesn’t have that.
Not if you want summer rain, no. There might be a couple of brief thunderstorms in July or August from the Arizona monsoon drifting over. The farther inland you are, the more likely that is to happen.
San Diego does get winter rain. I believe this season got about 12" from October through March.
But being a native Californian, I've never understood why people love rain in the summer so much. Summer is for vacations and outdoor activities. Who wants a constant threat of rain interfering with beach days, hikes, bike rides, swimming in the pool, picnics, barbecues, summer camp, etc. etc.?
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Not if you want summer rain, no. There might be a couple of brief thunderstorms in July or August from the Arizona monsoon drifting over. The farther inland you are, the more likely that is to happen.
San Diego does get winter rain. I believe this season got about 12" from October through March.
But being a native Californian, I've never understood why people love rain in the summer so much. Summer is for vacations and outdoor activities. Who wants a constant threat of rain interfering with for beach days, hikes, bike rides, swimming in the pool, picnics, barbecues, summer camp, etc. etc.?
Agreed, I hate rain in the summer. I will still never forget the 4th of July in 1998 back in Rochester, NY (where I was still living at the time), it rained non stop all freaking day with a steady temperature around 68° and fireworks had to be rescheduled
I know this rainy season was abnormally wet in SD but still too dry for me at 12”. Then again, I consider Portland too dry and I want 80” of rain per year, so there’s that.
I’m fine with a summer dry season if it doesn’t last too long. Atlanta is simply far closer to my preferences than San Diego.
I know this rainy season was abnormally wet in SD but still too dry for me at 12”. Then again, I consider Portland too dry and I want 80” of rain per year, so there’s that.
I’m fine with a summer dry season if it doesn’t last too long. Atlanta is simply far closer to my preferences than San Diego.
Ah, you are a rain forest lover. Yeah, even Atlanta's not going to give you 80 inches!
San Diego has the most pleasant weather year round in the US, 65/49 for a January high/low and 74/65 for a July high/low, you can't really beat that! Even worldwide it has some of the best weather year round. Atlanta on the other hand is just a warmer/much less snowier version of a typical cold winter, warm-hot humid summer Eastern US climate. Even a more fair battle of San Diego vs Charleston, San Diego wins mostly due to less wintry days and more pleasant summers compared to Charleston's long sultry summers.
Atlanta easily. San Diego is very boring with very little interesting weather, no rain, no storms. Also the Santa Ana winds which the climate table won't tell you about.
You might want to review the weather channel on that. It's been raining 3 months straight.
But ya, this isn't normal but 70 every day is hardly boring if you love being outside.
You might want to review the weather channel on that. It's been raining 3 months straight.
But ya, this isn't normal but 70 every day is hardly boring if you love being outside.
March and April were drier than normal in San Diego. Maybe 7 days of rain combined between those two months.
May has been wet, but it has not been raining for 3 months straight. Not even close. This March in Portland had 1.54” of rain, and it felt desertlike in terms of precipitation, so I can only imagine what San Diego’s even drier March 2019 felt like.
San Diego for me -not a fan of dry climates, but there won't be any backyard orange trees in Atlanta.
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