North & Central America · City travel

Best time to visit San Diego

Mid Apr, Mid Jul, Mid Aug–Late Aug, Mid Sep–Late Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.1°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of San Diego
Photo: Dirk Hansen (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 9.6-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

San Diego season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 49.4)Mid Jan: Okay (season score 51.4)Late Jan: Okay (season score 48.0)Early Feb: Okay (season score 50.1)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 40.9)Late Feb: Fair (season score 34.0)Early Mar: Okay (season score 49.0)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 48.0)Late Mar: Okay (season score 52.9)Early Apr: Okay (season score 52.2)Mid Apr: Good (season score 59.3)Late Apr: Okay (season score 56.7)Early May: Okay (season score 56.0)Mid May: Okay (season score 53.8)Late May: Okay (season score 53.1)Early Jun: Okay (season score 50.7)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 52.5)Late Jun: Okay (season score 54.2)Early Jul: Okay (season score 54.0)Mid Jul: Good (season score 57.2)Late Jul: Okay (season score 55.7)Early Aug: Okay (season score 56.9)Mid Aug: Good (season score 57.4)Late Aug: Good (season score 60.8)Early Sep: Okay (season score 56.3)Mid Sep: Good (season score 58.9)Late Sep: Good (season score 58.9)Early Oct: Good (season score 59.3)Mid Oct: Good (season score 61.6)Late Oct: Good (season score 66.0)Early Nov: Good (season score 62.5)Mid Nov: Good (season score 65.8)Late Nov: Good (season score 58.0)Early Dec: Okay (season score 56.3)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 51.3)Late Dec: Okay (season score 44.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOkay18.9°C1.550.7%
FebruaryFair18.7°C1.855.6%
MarchOkay19.1°C1.457.2%
AprilOkay20.0°C0.856.4%
MayOkay20.5°C0.468.9%
JuneOkay21.7°C0.176.1%
JulyOkay23.8°C0.171.4%
AugustGood25.0°C0.163.2%
SeptemberGood25.0°C0.257.4%
OctoberGood23.4°C0.552.5%
NovemberGood21.2°C0.948.2%
DecemberOkay18.8°C1.349.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: SAN DIEGO INTL AP(3 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.