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Coastal San Diego County’s weather is often tagged as Mediterranean: generally warm and sunny, and winter-wet, summer-dry. Despite San Diego’s low latitude within the 48 contiguous states, a cool Pacific current moving south along California’s coast helps keep the area pleasantly air-conditioned on summer days. Mountain ranges north and east hold cold-air masses at bay during the winter. The bottom line is that daytime coastal temperatures nearly always hover within the 60˚F–75˚F range. The winter-wet season isn’t all that wet: only about 10 inches of rainfall per year, most coming in December–February, and there is no snow! Farther inland, up to 20 miles from the coast for these hiking routes, temperatures aren’t quite as mild, with some summer days reaching the 90s, and some winter nights dipping below freezing.

However, where and when heat is a factor, this guidebook coaches you to hike in early mornings or late afternoons—or to save those areas for fall, winter, or spring excursions. And as it is all about day hikes in these pages, you won’t have to concern yourself with bundling up in sleeping bags. (Well, a few trails in this book are suggested for enchanting full-moon excursions, but night hiking is recommended only in comfortable weather.)