Best Weather on the Planet
In addition to Mission Beach, San Diego having great surfing, golfing, beach volleyball, bicycle and walking trails, it is well-known for having some of the best weather on the planet. Temperatures are typically between 65 to 79 degrees (about 22 Celsius), all year-round. See this comparison chart of some very famous and popular destinations around the world and where San Diego oceanfront performs. The closer temperatures are to the perfect 72 degrees (22 Celsius), the less likely you are to need air conditioning or heating and the more time you can spend enjoying outdoor activities.Temperatures over 80 degrees in this chart include the heat index (how the heat feels to the body due to humidity effects)
Rank | City | Avg daytime high winter | Avg daytime high spring | Avg daytime high summer | Avg daytime high fall | Avg difference from 72 |
1 | San Diego, California | 66 | 70 | 76 | 70 | 3.5 |
2 | Cape Town, S. Africa | 63 | 72 | 78 | 68 | 4.8 |
3 | Sydney, Australia | 65 | 74 | 78 | 67 | 5.0 |
4 | Los Angeles, California | 68 | 74 | 86 | 73 | 5.3 |
5 | Casablanca, Morocco | 63 | 69 | 78 | 68 | 5.5 |
6 | Perth, Australia | 64 | 76 | 85 | 68 | 7.3 |
7 | San Francisco, California | 59 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 7.5 |
8 | Auckland, New Zealand | 58 | 66 | 72 | 62 | 7.5 |
9 | Rome, Italy | 67 | 70 | 86 | 63 | 7.5 |
10 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 62 | 76 | 83 | 65 | 8.0 |
11 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 59 | 67 | 79 | 62 | 8.8 |
12 | Melbourne, Australia | 55 | 67 | 74 | 60 | 9.0 |
13 | Jerusalem, Israel | 54 | 74 | 82 | 65 | 9.3 |
14 | Barcelona, Spain | 57 | 68 | 82 | 63 | 9.5 |
15 | Bodh Gaya, India | 76 | 97 | 85 | 76 | 11.5 |
16 | Tokyo, Japan | 50 | 71 | 86 | 61 | 12.0 |
17 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 62 | 84 | 96 | 68 | 12.5 |
18 | Istanbul, Turkey | 48 | 69 | 82 | 58 | 12.8 |
19 | Memphis, Tennessee | 63 | 85 | 98 | 69 | 12.8 |
20 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 66 | 88 | 100 | 73 | 12.8 |
21 | Hong Kong, China | 68 | 88 | 101 | 76 | 13.3 |
22 | Denver, Colorado | 47 | 71 | 82 | 55 | 13.3 |
23 | Houston, Texas | 66 | 88 | 102 | 73 | 13.3 |
24 | Dallas, Texas | 60 | 85 | 97 | 68 | 13.5 |
25 | Phoenix, Arizona | 70 | 89 | 102 | 77 | 13.5 |
26 | Seattle, Washington | 48 | 63 | 73 | 51 | 13.8 |
27 | Tampa Bay, Florida | 73 | 89 | 103 | 78 | 13.8 |
28 | Paris, France | 46 | 64 | 73 | 51 | 14.0 |
29 | London, UK | 47 | 62 | 70 | 52 | 14.3 |
30 | Washington, DC | 48 | 76 | 87 | 58 | 14.3 |
31 | Shanghai, China | 48 | 73 | 94 | 61 | 14.5 |
32 | New York, New York | 43 | 71 | 83 | 54 | 14.8 |
33 | Philadelphia, Penn. | 44 | 73 | 85 | 55 | 14.8 |
34 | Vancouver, Canada | 46 | 61 | 68 | 49 | 16.0 |
35 | Miami, Florida | 77 | 90 | 101 | 84 | 16.0 |
36 | Boston, Massachusetts | 40 | 66 | 79 | 52 | 16.3 |
37 | Honolulu, Hawaii | 82 | 88 | 95 | 89 | 16.5 |
38 | Berlin, Germany | 40 | 63 | 72 | 46 | 16.8 |
39 | Cleveland, Ohio | 38 | 69 | 80 | 50 | 16.8 |
40 | Nassau, Bahamas | 79 | 89 | 103 | 86 | 17.3 |
41 | Beijing, China | 42 | 77 | 86 | 51 | 17.5 |
42 | Lagos, Nigeria | 90 | 91 | 85 | 92 | 17.5 |
43 | Mombasa, Kenya | 84 | 91 | 95 | 90 | 18.0 |
44 | Chicago, Illinois | 36 | 69 | 81 | 48 | 18.0 |
45 | Karachi, Pakistan | 80 | 100 | 100 | 85 | 19.3 |
46 | Belize City, Belize | 85 | 96 | 97 | 87 | 19.3 |
47 | Toronto, Canada | 32 | 63 | 75 | 44 | 20.0 |
48 | Tahiti, French Polynesia | 87 | 92 | 96 | 94 | 20.3 |
49 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 38 | 58 | 66 | 45 | 20.3 |
50 | Varanasi, India | 84 | 102 | 99 | 85 | 20.5 |
51 | Giza, Egypt | 72 | 95 | 102 | 82 | 21.0 |
52 | Mumbai, India | 87 | 101 | 95 | 90 | 21.3 |
53 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 29 | 68 | 80 | 42 | 21.3 |
54 | Cayman Islands | 86 | 96 | 101 | 91 | 21.5 |
55 | Oslo, Norway | 34 | 60 | 67 | 40 | 21.8 |
56 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 93 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 22.0 |
57 | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 88 | 96 | 101 | 93 | 22.5 |
58 | Rio DeJaneiro, Brazil | 83 | 87 | 101 | 87 | 22.5 |
59 | Dubai, UAE | 76 | 103 | 113 | 87 | 22.8 |
60 | Stockholm, Sweden | 33 | 58 | 65 | 40 | 23.0 |
61 | Virgin Islands | 88 | 96 | 102 | 98 | 24.0 |
62 | Cancun, Mexico | 87 | 98 | 107 | 92 | 24.0 |
63 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 94 | 101 | 96 | 100 | 25.8 |
64 | Moscow, Russia | 26 | 60 | 65 | 34 | 25.8 |
65 | St. Petersburg, Russia | 28 | 57 | 64 | 36 | 25.8 |
66 | Acapulco, Mexico | 94 | 98 | 101 | 100 | 26.3 |
67 | Singapore | 99 | 103 | 97 | 96 | 26.8 |
68 | Bangkok, Thailand | 96 | 105 | 103 | 92 | 27.0 |
69 | Aruba | 92 | 101 | 104 | 100 | 27.3 |
70 | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 88 | 108 | 112 | 97 | 29.3 |
sources: Sperlings Best Places climate profiles, National Weather Service heat index calculator, World Weather Information Service, Weather Underground, The Weather Channel
The best method for comparing weather between cities is by the temperatures and how close they are to the perfect 72 degrees (22 Celsius). Other methods might be subjective and can be biased toward a particular region. This is purely number based and on what really matters, how little you would have to use air conditioning or heating and how much time you could open your windows for fresh air without getting too hot or cold.
San Diego has very nice weather due to being at just the right amount of distance from the equator, not too close and not too far away at 32 degrees North and being a coastal beach city. It is also a coastal city on the Pacific Ocean which has much cooler waters compared to the Indian and Atlantic oceans. As such, the Pacific Ocean acts as a natural air conditioner keeping temperatures cool, but not cold all year long.