[quote=SD Transplant]I’ve been living in Poway for over 1 year now… I used my AC 4 times last year…..go figure[/quote]
moscin,
You’ve heard a lot about the summer heat in various places in this thread. Proximity to the ocean makes a vast difference in summer temps here. The ocean is cold, and the wind blows off of it virtually every day in the summer. We have a “marine layer” (low clouds and fog) which is very prevalent in May and June, and occasional during the rest of the summer. This marine layer burns off at varying times in varying locations (sometimes not at all, even all the way to the mountains). The closer you are to the ocean, the more marine layer you’re going to get. And the closer to the ocean, the cooler it is in the summer. I’m actually finding Carmel Valley (3 miles from the ocean) a bit cool for my taste. It’s 72 most summer days here. It’s hotter the further inland you go. If I remember, Scripps Ranch was 6-10 degrees hotter than CV. At those temps, you still don’t generally have to use your ac except when the santa anas blow (very hot and dry) or during the occasional summer monsoonal moisture periods (hot and relatively humid). Poway residents can tell you the summer day temps there. The eastern parts of Poway will be hotter than the western parts. Eastern Poway is pretty hot. Ramona is really hot. Temecula, forget about it.
