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Best time to visit Escondido

May is the best time to visit Escondido for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from July to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 96/100
A beach holiday August sea 21 °C
The least cloud August 22 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 3 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather December 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 96 22 °C 3 67
2 October 94 25 °C 3 83
3 November 94 21 °C 4 62
4 April 93 21 °C 4 54
5 June 93 25 °C 1 81
6 March 85 19 °C 6 41
7 July 84 28 °C 1 90
8 September 84 28 °C 1 91
9 August 81 29 °C 1 91
10 December 81 18 °C 6 39
11 January 80 18 °C 6 36
12 February 80 18 °C 7 34

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 21 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 15 °C 18 °C 46 % 36
February 15 °C 18 °C 50 % 34
March 16 °C 19 °C 49 % 41
April 16 °C 21 °C 45 % 54
May 18 °C 22 °C 45 % 67
June 19 °C 25 °C 30 % 81
July 21 °C 28 °C 27 % 90
August 21 °C 29 °C 22 % 91
September 21 °C 28 °C 23 % 91
October 20 °C 25 °C 31 % 83
November 18 °C 21 °C 36 % 62
December 16 °C 18 °C 43 % 39

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 18 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 18.0 °C 76 mm 46 %
February 18.0 °C 95 mm 50 %
March 19.1 °C 66 mm 49 %
April 20.9 °C 33 mm 45 %
May 22.5 °C 16 mm 45 %
June 25.3 °C 3 mm 30 %
July 28.0 °C 4 mm 27 %
August 29.1 °C 3 mm 22 %
September 28.3 °C 5 mm 23 %
October 25.0 °C 20 mm 31 %
November 21.3 °C 32 mm 36 %
December 17.7 °C 60 mm 43 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.