A life of perfect weather nearly everyday of the year (San Diego: houses, school)

[mborner]

We lived in Santee for 16 years and I remember vividly having to deice my windshield every day for over a month. Other than that, though, the climate is pretty good.

[Losfrisco]

Originally Posted by carminesnow

Just watched some videos of life down in southern Calif and just wondering how is that life of having nearly perfect weather every single day of the year. Warm, sunny weather almost nonstop all year. Is that life nearly perfection? Or does it get boring/old over time? Just curious.. Interesting

It's "perfect" maybe in the temperature, but the idea that it is consistently sunny here is wildly inaccurate*, which is why I cringe at "sunshine tax" (people typically don't use this expression in other parts of southern CA that have identical weather and are also expensive).

It does get boring, which is why almost all of my vacations are to cold weather cities or the PNW.

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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...t-anytime-soon

[HAL-5]

Originally Posted by Losfrisco

It's "perfect" maybe in the temperature, but the idea that it is consistently sunny here is wildly inaccurate*, which is why I cringe at "sunshine tax" (people typically don't use this expression in other parts of southern CA that have identical weather and are also expensive).

It does get boring, which is why almost all of my vacations are to cold weather cities or the PNW.

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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...t-anytime-soon

It's seven degrees where I am at right now. How on Earth can sunset cliffs get boring even if it's overcast and 50 degrees? I am chomping at the bit to vacation in Pt. Loma in a few more weeks, I HOPE it's as warm as 60, even 50, bike every day along the Pacific, how do you beat that?

[tstieber]

Originally Posted by HAL-5

It's seven degrees where I am at right now. How on Earth can sunset cliffs get boring even if it's overcast and 50 degrees? I am chomping at the bit to vacation in Pt. Loma in a few more weeks, I HOPE it's as warm as 60, even 50, bike every day along the Pacific, how do you beat that?

Today is spectacular, definitely going to break 60f. Weekend will have heavier rain, 50s, then upper 60s by late next week. I think it's perfect as far as it's winter, it's not too cold, but it's also not too warm. It's like fall in most places, and there is no winter

[GuyInSD]

Originally Posted by tstieber

...It's like fall in most places, and there is no winter

best description yet I've heard of the Winter months in San Diego

[AnythingOutdoors]

Originally Posted by HAL-5

It's seven degrees where I am at right now. How on Earth can sunset cliffs get boring even if it's overcast and 50 degrees? I am chomping at the bit to vacation in Pt. Loma in a few more weeks, I HOPE it's as warm as 60, even 50, bike every day along the Pacific, how do you beat that?

Do it every day for a couple of years, then get back to us. Don't get me wrong, it's nice, nothing wrong with the ocean. But it eventually starts to feel like groundhog day.

[FlySD]

Originally Posted by tstieber

Today is spectacular, definitely going to break 60f. Weekend will have heavier rain, 50s, then upper 60s by late next week. I think it's perfect as far as it's winter, it's not too cold, but it's also not too warm. It's like fall in most places, and there is no winter

According to my thermometer in my car it was actually 68F around where I am - almost to the point of needing ac in the car but not quite. I don't like how the temps dip at night - I find 50F way too cold so I really felt it when the night time temps dipped close to freezing recently. One good thing about the rain is that it lifts the night time temps.

Even in winter the days are mild but I feel the cold once the sun goes down.

[ryanthegoldengod]

Human beings are programmed biologically to find reasons to be unhappy and stressed. Need to keep that fight or flight reflex sharp! We've seen it here....people convince themselves that San Diego isn't even that great because they lose or never had a proper frame of reference.

[Losfrisco]

Originally Posted by HAL-5

It's seven degrees where I am at right now. How on Earth can sunset cliffs get boring even if it's overcast and 50 degrees? I am chomping at the bit to vacation in Pt. Loma in a few more weeks, I HOPE it's as warm as 60, even 50, bike every day along the Pacific, how do you beat that?

What I mean by boring is the lack of variation in the weather, i.e. no real seasons. Cold can be unpleasant but it can also be invigorating and knocks you out of your comfort zone. You have to live here for a while to get to that point though.

Think "The Truman Show" of climate.

[bloom]

I sometimes wake up to 50 or 40 degree temperatures. Does that count, FriscoKid?