<p>I was just in Santa Barbara last week to visit my relatives and noticed that every morning there was heavy fog around the ocean that persisted until 1-3 in the afternoon. I was accepted to UCSB last year but declined due to expense ($50,000/year), but I still love the college. That made me think, how many days a year is the campus shrouded in fog? Anything right along the ocean is usually covered, right? What a pain in the rear.</p>
<p>I remember seeing fog on campus near the ocean maybe a few days out of the school year. Sometimes its really thick, but never a problem and its rare/beautiful sight to see. Sometimes on highway too, yes</p>
<p>yeah, most of the time it’s not super foggy, just cloudy because of the marine layer, but it will normally burn off around noonish.</p>
<p>This summer it hasn’t burned off as quickly as usually, at least in N. Cal.</p>
<p>Fog is what makes the weather so ideal in Santa Barbara and many other coastal CA towns. First off, fog is primarily present in the summer. When it gets up around 100 degrees inland, the fog comes in and cools the coast. This keeps the temperatures closer to 80 degrees when the fog does clear out. I have lived in coastal CA my entire life and love the fog. Those that don’t like the fog (some find it depressing) can live inland and deal with the heat.</p>
<p>^ i agree completely.</p>
<p>The fog is daily, every day of the year. Mornings are always gray and the fog usually burns off anytime from 10 am to 1pm depending on the day. Some days the fog doesnt go away, but that is usually during the winter, and other places have it MUCH worse in terms of weather then.</p>
<p>Ranka,</p>
<p>I’ve lived in this area for my entire life, and you are basically wrong about the fog. I don’t have exact figures, but I would guess from October to April, you won’t have more than a dozen days with fog. Fog is a summer occurrance and it varies year to year. This year has been a very foggy one, and cooler than typical.</p>