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How does 200 days a year above 70 degrees sound? How about living in a place that’s rated by the Farmers’ Almanac as one of the 10 best weather cities in the country, based on days of sunshine, mild temperatures, and relatively low humidity? It’s the same criteria that led The Weather Channel to declare that San Diego has one of the best summer climates in the country. This is a great place to live regardless of your age, but especially if you’re doing any San Diego retirement planning. How enticing the thought of not having to put on layers of clothes just to go to the corner grocery store, or worse yet, having to shovel yourself out of your driveway to get to work. All of that goes away in San Diego. If you want to keep an active lifestyle, particularly as you get older, then weather plays a key role in accommodating that choice. Suntan.com, which has been providing news for nearly a decade on everything that’s fun under the sun, also ranked San Diego in its top 10 list of best weather cities. In giving its in-depth analysis, they further confirmed why this is such a great place for those who love the outdoors. Though the climate depends on exactly where you are located in the city, it only further enhances the attraction that San Diego offers when it comes to weather. The variances are due to the fact that San Diego covers a huge land mass of over 370 square miles, stretching nearly 50 miles from south to north. With so much variety, there’s something for everyone who is looking to put down roots somewhere warm. In the northern part of the city, there is a decidedly Mediterranean climate. To the south and east, which in parts border on desert area, there’s a definite semi-arid climate. Of course, to the west, along the ocean, there’s the shoreline climate that comes with being on the Pacific coastline. Finally, due to the numerous hills and canyons that span San Diego, the climate can vary significantly over short distances, giving the city what amounts to micro-climates all within its borders. In Chicago, the saying goes, if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes and it will change. In San Diego, one could say if you don’t like the weather, just walk a couple of miles and it will change! Just to give an example, it’s common that during what is called the May Gray and June Gloom period, the air is kept damp and somewhat cool for a few miles inland, due to thick, low-lying clouds that roll in from the Pacific. Then, suddenly, while still well within the city, there are clear blue skies, and at times as much as a twenty-degree increase in temperature as you get past the fog. During these couple of months, the pattern is a morning cloud cover, followed by an early afternoon burn-off, followed yet again by fog rolling back in by early evening. Inland areas of the city closer to the desert often reach into the low 100s during the summer, while downtown San Diego, along the coast, seldom reaches into the 90s. Winters, on the other hand, are very mild, with average high temperatures of around 70 degrees and lows of around 50 degrees. Then there are all those days of sunshine. In San Diego, you’ll experience over 300 days of sun, which is more than just about any city in the country, but it does mean that there are only around 11 inches of rainfall every year, coming mostly in the winter months. Yet, that translates to approximately 42 rainy days each year. If it’s California sunshine you’re looking for, then San Diego is definitely the place to be. Whether it’s golfing, whale watching, sailing, or just taking in an outdoor music concert, it’s all enjoyed year-round without the interruption of a single snowflake. Incredible, temperate weather, breathtaking coastal landscapes, some of the best beaches in the country, and an endless variety of outdoor activities to be enjoyed every month of the year, mean your San Diego retirement planning just got a whole lot easier!
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