So. Cal 'June Gloom' and 'May Gray' - an explanation

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

Hi all,

Many of you ask about So. Cal weather in May and June and many people respond describing June gloom and May gray....this will help better define it for some of you.

[Bill4728 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Bill4728]

We were there in Oct and got the "gloom". Had a great room with a killer view but for 5 out of 7 days we couldn't even see the coastline let alone see out to the ocean.

Still had a great time but it could have been better.

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

We are not alone....other places around the world.

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

We have a typical "June Gloom" day today. This is why I would never come in May or June to the Southern CA coast on vacation, if I had a choice. It's depressing but it keeps it cool. When we only go a few miles inland, it is 10/15 degrees warmer and most likely sunny too. Our heater still comes on every morning and is set at 70F.

October is mostly a nice month unless it is smoggy. September used to be the smoggiest month but lately, the weather is no longer predictable. We had rain this week and it rained hard.

John, thanks for the explanation.

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

October is many times the best time of year in So. Cal....but like Emmy said the weather here has been strange.....too bad you caught one of the strange weeks we had Bill.

[stevelb Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close stevelb]

I was at San Clemente Cove the week prior to Mother's Day, so I really appreciate the explanation.

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

It has been very warm and nice the last two days.......not sure about right on the coast but most of the inland.

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

It has been nice and sunny.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Interesting......

We were in Carlsbad last year May 1-8 and the weather was wonderful every day...guess we were just lucky....so Oct/November would be better?

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

Early May can still be nice like April...its later in May when it is usually overcast. If you want hot then early September can be the best....the summer vacation crowds are down and the weather warm/hot sometimes with Santa Ana winds blowing in from the desert. September through early October is usually very pleasant....it starts to get a little cooler at night late October and November but that is relative....its cooler for Californians....it is actually still very nice....there is a reason many of us put up with the traffic around here.

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

No gloom to start June

The weather has been very hot......and HUMID ....the last week....so the coast is the place to be. The marine layer is burning off fast and the best temps are on the coast......just goes to show....you never know....enjoy it while it lasts.

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

So far in May '08 we have had May Gray for more than a week, then scorching hot record temps for a week, and now thunderstorms today. Been a strange month.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

When we lived in CA October was our favorite time to go to the coast. Usually still had summer warmth, much less fog, before the rains start, less smog, fewer crowds.

[catlyanne Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close catlyanne]

I live in So Cal, and October is my favorite time of year here. But, that is the fire season and the last few fires have been brutal here.

[cbcjs Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cbcjs]

I live in Cal.

It is a gamble here is May/June. Last week was blistering cold and this week, it is high 70s and getting warmer.