<p>This is probably a dumb question but I come from a part of California that is constantly windy and chilly. You should not leave the house without a cardigan or light jacket here during the spring/summer! This is the time of year where everyone is getting all their summer clothes (skirts, dresses, shorts, oh my!) and usually my friends and I don't buy too many items for warmer weather because I know that I won't be able to wear it most days. But I keep hearing about how hot it's going to be down South and that I should be buying a lot of summer clothes!</p>
<p>In La Jolla/San Diego, how true are these rumors? Maybe someone from that area could answer my questions. I'm used to it being hot in July, warm in April through June, cool in September through October, then cold and rainy from November until March! Is this normal for La Jolla/San Diego also? Is it windy there?</p>
<p>I'm just trying to get a feel for my new home! Is anyone having similar thoughts?</p>
<p>During most of the year la jolla is slightly chilly in the morning, and warm in the afternoon. It’s the sort of weather where you wear shorts and a sweatshirt in the mornings, then you can take of the sweatshirt later when it’s not chilly. It’s not really windy at all in SD, but La Jolla is coastal so there’s a bit of wind. It’s basically moderate year round, sunny and 72 the majority of the time. : D
You should be good with jeans, tshirts, cardigans, shorts, and the like. It rarely gets over 85 though, so don’t expect it to be sweltering most of the school year. If you’re unsure, just wait to buy clothes until you get here, there’s plenty of places to shop there too, and you can get a feel for what you want to be wearing once you know what it’s like. Hope I helped. :)</p>
<p>What this person mostly said. Most people just wear flip flops and shirts. However, this year there has been a lot more rainfalls, so most people usually bring at least 1 tough pair of shoes to stand against the rain and 1 rain jacket.</p>
<p>La Jolla is verrrrrry temperate. Not too hot, not too cold. In the winter it does get cold enough for heavy jackets/coats at night (can be in the 40s) but this doesn’t last long. It is seriously the most perfect weather you could ask for as far as I’m concerned!</p>
<p>Flip flops are definitely rampant in La Jolla, and all over San Diego actually, but I would warn against wearing them continuously, they really do ruin your feet. Make sure you bring a good pair of tennis shoes, the UCSD campus requires a lot of waking.</p>
<p>If you consider cold and hot 65-80F, then I fear for you going outside of San Diego. Was just in San Antonio last weekend for a conference and it was 95F with 80% humidity and drystorms overhead–similar with Chapel Hill, NC last summer. Been in Vancouver a few winters ago to visit family and it was around 30F with a lot of wind, so it felt around 20F.</p>
<p>San Diego/La Jolla is honestly as good as it gets any time of year. Very mild, crisp weather year-round. Worst you get is a rainstorm that may last 3-4 days, unlike the week-month long ones in the midwest and mid-atlantic coast (not to mention the panhandle region where you get hurricanes).</p>
<p>My winters now: highs in the teens, windchills well below that, half-melted gray slush in ankle-deep puddles at every intersection, sunset at 4 in the afternoon, misery between late november and early march.</p>
<p>My summers now: high 80s and low 90s with 80% humidity, funky smells wafting over from new jersey, pouring rain and thunderstorms with little to no warning</p>
<p>As someone from the SF Bay Area, I have to say that the SD region is really arid. Bring moisturizer and drink water very regularly. The temperatures are mild and pleasant year-round (I’d say 60-85 F) but capricious. It’s chilly in the morning but by afternoon, you’ll have to take off your jacket if you want to walk around without sweating a bit. Coastal California weather is extreme within one day like that. Unless you’re at the beach, it’s not too windy.</p>
<p>My only complaint is the aridity… it’s the Brazilian/Asian in me coming out. I felt like I was in Arizona sometimes because it was so dry… but the weather is still something to rave about. I’d say that with the exception of inland or far northern Californians, it is exactly what you’ve experienced so far (if you’re in-state).</p>
<p>Are you serious? It’s sooo humid to me. Like when I first moved here my hair was out of control. Then again, I’m from out of state from a desert climate.</p>
<p>San Diego is in no way humid by most standards; certainly not for those of us who have grown up in coastal, semi-tropical areas. Even people from SF would say SD is drier, and SF isn’t even humid. It might be more humid than say, New Mexico, but actually humid? Anyone who says that will think winters in Thailand are a cruel joke. I would venture to say that no part of California can be considered truly “humid.”</p>
<p>The average annual precipitation is less than 12 inches (300 mm), resulting in a borderline arid climate.</p>
<p>My bad, I didn’t mean that I was agreeing that it was really humid. Just a tiny bit more humid than where I’m from. Same with being cold. Some places are “colder” in California than others. But unless you’re up in Tahoe or something, it doesn’t get cold at all compared to a lot of places. Like I said before, picking between the UCs, weather should be a completely negligible factor.</p>