Spring
March – MayThe Flower Fields season, and the tail of the rain. Mornings often start under coastal cloud that burns off by midday — locals call it May Gray when it lingers.
Best window for the Flower Fields, which close mid-May.
Weather
Mediterranean, and boringly reliable.
Dry warm summers, mild damp winters, and under ten inches of rain a year.
Averages
What the year looks like.
The numbers behind the reputation.
- Warmest month
- August
- Coolest month
- February
- Annual rainfall
- ≈9.5 in
- Wettest month
- December
Average high around 79°F
Average low around 50°F
Across roughly 68 wet days
Around 2 in of rain
Climate averages via usclimatedata.com . Figures are rounded.
Season by season
When to come, and for what.
Summer
June – AugustEffectively dry — June averages around a tenth of an inch of rain. August is the warmest month and the ocean is at its most swimmable. Mornings can still open grey before clearing.
Book accommodation early; this is peak season on the coast.
Autumn
September – NovemberArguably the best of it: warm water holding on, thinner crowds, and clear days. Rain does not really return until late in the season.
Good time for the beaches without the summer parking hunt.
Winter
December – FebruaryMild by most standards and the wettest stretch of the year, though "wet" here means about two inches in December. February sees the most rainy days.
Pack a layer for evenings; days stay comfortable.
Now you know the forecast