[quote=ctr70]I think if you just take late Nov until April, Florida has better weather in those months than SD. SD has moderate winters with a decent amount of rain, it is not a warm weather climate in winters. South Florida has tropical winters where you can go to the beach and swim in the water and not freeze.

Also, San Diego has extremely cold ocean water. I live here and I never go in the water b/c it’s fridgid…yes even in summer. Unless you are a wet suit surfer, Floridas beaches are much more usable for swimming and snorkeling for the average beach goer. It’s very frustrating living in a place like SD where you can look at the ocean, but you can’t really touch it, lounge around in it and feel it on your skin (unless you are part polar bear). The sand quality is also much better in FL. When I lived in HI I swam a few times a week, in 5 years I’ve been in the ocean only twice in SD.

I do like the hills and hiking of SD though…far superior in that catagory.

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Is the Fla. ocean water refreshing in the summer, though?

Your comments about “frigid” ocean temps here make sense given that you have lived in Hawaii. Growing up here, once water hit 67, I trunked it and thought little of it. 70 is plenty warm for me, even at 33 years old.

I love the winter weather here; just wish there was some more rain/mtn snow. :-). Perfect for hiking. Besides, we can get warm spells pretty much year round. I recall hiking at Santa Rosa Plateau several years ago in January and it reached 90 in afternoon.