The climate of San Diego (California
- United States of America)
San Diego is located on the west coast of California in San Diego
County. San Diego is one of the five richest cities in America. Many
large museums can be found here, the most important ones can all be
found in Balboa Park. San Diego also has a rich sports culture. Almost
every sport you can think of is practiced at the highest level in San
Diego. San Diego is known as a skate and surf city. Many tourists
travel here to visit one of the animal parks or amusement parks such
as Sea world and Lego land. According to the Köppen climate
classification the northern part of San Diego has a Mediterranean
climate. The southern and eastern parts have a warm steppe climate.
The climate of San Diego is characterized by warm, dry summers and
mild winters. Most precipitation falls from November till March. Just
like in many regions in California San Diego has several micro
climates. This is caused by its location on a bay and the many hills,
mountains and cliffs that can be found in this region. Cloudy skies
keep the air cool and humid on the coast and will not release their
rain until it has traveled a few miles into the interior.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for San Diego:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
19
6
7
5
15
February
19
7
8
5
15
March
19
8
9
5
15
April
21
9
10
3
15
May
22
12
9
1
16
June
23
14
9
1
17
July
26
16
11
0
19
August
27
16
11
1
20
September
26
15
9
2
20
October
24
13
8
2
19
November
21
9
7
4
17
December
18
6
7
5
16
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
