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Weather Grades:
Quick Stats
Average Precipitation
- Fall - 2.05 in.
- Spring - 2.72 in.
Average Temperature
- Fall - 65°F
- Spring - 59°F
College Prowler Take
Students can’t help but laugh when you bring up the weather. Often, the love they show the San Diego climate comes with a story about a friend in Wisconsin or Michigan who actually has to wear winter clothes. San Diego is, of course, famous for its spectacular mild weather, and students love it. Most students find that sandals and shorts will get you comfortably through the majority of your days. Sometimes a long sleeve T-shirt is all you’ll need to warm up. San Diego weather treats human beings like a best friend. In fact, some students find the weather too good. It sometimes makes it difficult to go to class, and some students actually miss the change in seasons.
Be prepared to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 70 degrees most of your time here. Most people own a wide variety of shorts, T-shirts, and sandals. January is an especially spectacular month where the sun seems to shine every day, mocking everyone else in the country. June can actually be one of the worst months, with colder, foggy mornings, and even one or two unpleasant muggy days. You will need a sweater for the cool air at night, even during the early summer. Some people also find that the temperature is always right between too hot and too cold, and they are always adding or removing a sweatshirt. When it rains in San Diego, usually in the late fall or spring, it is a major event, and it usually leads off the local news broadcast. Do not be surprised to see “Storm Watch” on the local news, only to be greeted by one-quarter of an inch of rain the next day.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
splesh08 says: University of San Diego 2012 Undecided  |
Its Good
A+
The weather is always sunny so it makes walking to class a lot easier.
Weather: December 21, 2009
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vbellanti says: University of San Diego 2013 Business |
Almost Always Sunny!
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It's mostly always sunny and in the 70s year-round. Girls can wear summer dresses in the winter if they want.
Weather: December 17, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
Oh my God, the weather is...
Oh my God, the weather is beautiful! In San Diego you can’t complain at all about the weather. Everyone, for the most part, has a very relaxed look about them—sweats for morning classes and bathing suits under tank tops and jean skirts in the afternoon. |
Anonymous says: |
It is beautiful most of the time....
It is beautiful most of the time. It is hot August through September and/or October, and chilly in the winter, but you don’t need heavy clothes. It only rains a few times a year. |
Bam_Bam says: University of San Diego 2013 Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
Sunny San Diego
A+
The city really lives up to its name of "Sunny San Diego." People can wear shorts and a t-shirt and be warm in December. It rains only a couple of days each year, and never very hard. Fog is pretty common in the morning, however, it usually clears up by mid-morning. Sunny skies are prevalent. It's awesome.
Weather: December 13, 2009
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