? for san diego du'ers

the bf and i are vacationing in san diego around the middle of next month. what is the temp like that time of year? i saw at the visitor's site that historical temps are 60/75 ish at that time. but what is the humidity? what i really want to know is if we need jeans or shorts. since we live in the blast furnace aka southeast texas we wear shorts most of the year. the bf can never get his mind around the fact that other places are not as hot.

a few years ago we visited seattle in early october and i TOLD him to pack for cooler weather but he only brought two pairs of jeans and the rest were shorts. he gave me a hard time about the huge suitcase i had but i told him i had a light jacket and 5 pairs of jeans and i needed the room. he had a tiny suitcase and said that all he needed was in there. it was really funny when we landed and walked outside of the airport. the look on his face when the cold air hit his short clad legs. i still give him a hard time about that.

anyway i would like some ammo to make my case for what he should pack and that he can actually bring something larger than a carry-on. there is nothing i hate more than wasting my vacation sitting in a laundromat because he only brought 3 changes of clothes for a damn week....

It's the peak of the "fire season" where warm, dry winds from the east can fan the flames and make fires much worse. There are fires every year but the ones in late October 2003 were a cataclysm. October is a splendid time to visit San Diego - the summer crowds are gone, the beaches are much less crowded, there's an apple festival in the mountain town of Julian, it's a great time here. It is rarely cold in October, but I would bring a warm jacket just in case. Definitely bring sun wear, because it's one of the warmest, driest months.

i read about the apple festival and i am all kinds of ready for that.

we usually go on vacation in late septembe or october. we are both tax accountants so we can take any time off from jan 1 to april 15 each year. also, we don't like going anywhere when schools are out because of the crowds.

i am kinda disappointed about the weather though. i like the cold but (just about) anywhere will be better than here. heat, humidity and mosquitoes.. the trinity of HELL!!!

but in 2004 we had an unusual rainy season that started in mid-October and went to the end of March. It never went longer than 2 weeks without a good rain, and at some points it seemed like it wouldn't stop. I never watered the yard even once during that 6 month period. But that was highly unusual. Typically our first winter-like rainstorm comes around Halloween or early November. Most of October is usually very dry, and if there are "Santa Ana" conditions, where a large high pressure system is over the west, it will be extremely dry and somewhat windy, with warm, bone-dry winds blowing from east to west. That is common in October. It is very unlikely that there will be fog or humidity or the infamous "June gloom" overcast weather we get in May and June. The beaches are fantastic, uncrowded and sunny but not hot. You can expect the ocean water to be a chilly 65 or so in October, so you have to like chilly water to swim in it. The San Diego Zoo is free on October 1st. The Dead Sea Scrolls are currently on exhibit at the Natural History Museum, right next to the zoo. If you do go to Julian, the drive on "Sunrise Highway" through Mt. Laguna and then onto Julian is prettier, though a little longer, than the drive on 79 through Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Most of that park was burned in the 2003 fires so it is not very foresty. Most of the area around Sunrise Highway did not burn, so there are a lot of pretty spots, and scenic views of the desert far below. If you buy apple pie in Julian, I would recommend a tiny place called "Apple Pie Alley" which has great pies, they are $11.95 but worth every penny.

it'll be cold and rainy. ;)

No, but normally, it's warm and dry. Not southeast Texas warm. Like, 85 degrees. Little to no humidity.

If you're near/on the beach, there will be a cool breeze and it won't be as warm...more like upper 70s. During the day, you'll likely get away with shorts and a t-shirt, though I'd bring a light layer just in case.

Also, it gets cool at night. Into the low 60s/upper 50's, so plan accordingly. Jeans, long sleeves and/or a light jacket would be a good idea.

Of course, that's all subject to change. Check the forecast right before you pack.

I love the Fall here. I just have to say that making plans around weather isn't a good idea.

Let me know when you are coming and we can get together!

xoxo