Hard as it is to imagine, San Diego actually has months where the weather is not so hot. No, it doesn't freeze and rain is fairly limited even in ?wet? months. Still, it can be cool and overcast. San Diego is not like Hawaii where you can lay out on the beach in January and get a great tan [or sunburn]. If you are planning a visit to San Diego, here is some advice on when to come and when not to.

If the beaches are any indication, people love to visit San Diego during the summer. Given the beaches, this certainly makes sense. What many first time visitors do not know, however, is the coastline of San Diego should typically be avoided from mid-May through early July. Why? Well, we get something called June Gloom by the locals. For whatever reason, the coastline gets socked in by a grey cloud cover that is pretty depressing. It may get sunny for an hour each day, but usually no more than that.

If hitting the beaches is your thing, late summer and early fall are the times you want to visit. July is the first month of the summer we start to see consistently sunny days along the coast. August is a roaster. It gets hot, hot, hot and the beaches are packed. The same generally goes for September.

If you want to roast on the beaches of San Diego, but don't like crowds, there is one month during the year that is epic. For some reason, October in San Diego is some of the pretties weather you could possible imagine. It is 70 plus every day. The beaches are less crowded since the summer crowd of vacationers has returned home to put their kids in school. Every couple years, we can get a lot of rain in October, so make sure to check before you come. Of course, we consider three days of rain a lot, so?

If you are thinking about a vacation to San Diego, you really can't go wrong. Avoid June and you should have a great time.