BajaNomad - Best Gonzaga Bay Weather?

Best Gonzaga Bay Weather?

mrfatboy - 7-2-2012 at 06:27 PM

I had such a great time at Gonzaga this June I would like to go again after the summer baja heat subsides. When would be the soonest I could go that would be similar to the nice June weather I experienced? I hate extremely hot humid nights. I'm guessing end of sept or oct would be similar to June weather.

Suggestions?

willardguy - 7-2-2012 at 07:00 PM

MAKE IT OCTOBER!!!!

bonanza bucko - 7-2-2012 at 07:15 PM

It gets hot in summer!...no kidding. But the humidity is usually not bad except in August.

Best advice is to sit in the surf with a Pacifico until you wanna get warm again.

BB:-)

mrfatboy - 7-2-2012 at 08:03 PM

Lol. That's what I did 3 weeks ago.

DavidE - 7-2-2012 at 08:13 PM

IMHO october is a pure crap shoot but the odds get better after the 15th of the month. Better odds do not guarantee you wouldn't encounter a not infrequent hot spell, but early October almost guarantees eighty degree nights with oppressive humidity. If you need to shoot for a month, November is better, but then the first 15 days are the best. The latter part of November is when the really warm days start to lessen and the chance of pesky wind picks up. Wind in fact is one of the big drawbacks the Baja California winter climate unless you are a wind surfer.

I've seen the humidity "break" the 6th of October and I've see it go away on the 25th. One day it's warm and muggy, the next day it's still sort of warm but the humidity dropped thirty percent. It's a Baja California phenomenon. Down in Michoacan, it does not happen at all, at least not on the coast. The "big change" happened to me in Guaymas, and Mazatlan as well. From Manzanillo south, it just does not happen until a few weeks around semana santa.

Hope this helps.

mrfatboy - 7-2-2012 at 08:35 PM

Thanks David. I can always count on you.

And thanks to everybody that posted.

. You all verified what I was thinking.

Marc - 7-2-2012 at 10:13 PM

October for sure. I'll be there. Look for a white Tundra probably at R Grande.

redhilltown - 7-2-2012 at 11:24 PM

Later October is the best bet but the days get shorter so there really is a window of opportunity as to bang for the buck. Also remember this is when the later hurricanes seem to travel up the Cortez.

David K - 7-2-2012 at 11:33 PM

DavidE, when were you last there at Gonzaga? Have you been back since the time we all had the fun group camp on the beach in July, 2001?

About the question... since I enjoy the heat and the warm water, I like it from early May to early November. Winter can be windy and even some rain like the Thanksgiving weekend we ducted under Brandi's palapa!

dizzyspots - 7-3-2012 at 10:40 AM

1st week of October: 3rd annual Tin Boat Regatta Campo Beluga then storm bert's (CJ5Orion) palapa....

DavidE - 7-3-2012 at 10:54 AM

Seven months ago, lessee, three years ago. Of course Gonzaga has a micro climate totally different from anywhere else on the gulf, or Sonora, or Sinaloa. When it is 50C in San Felipe, and 40C and steambath humid in BdLA, Sta, Rosalia, Mulegé, loreto and La Paz, the weather will be different at Gonzaga. Hmmmm?

DavidE - 7-3-2012 at 11:18 AM

DavidK,
I use that route as a shortcut getting from mid Baja to Mex 2 and then east to Mex 15. It's a nice alternative to Mex 1. I am getting to the point of "not appreciating" the traffic and congestion of Mex 1 from El Rosario northward. It is so easy to camp out on mex 5, and the extension. Yeah it's a lot slower and if it weren't for the jacked up suspension on the car and front wheel drive I would never have tried it.

The northern gulf area is warmer/colder than the south but if it is hot and muggy in La Paz, the penguins won't be frolicking in Gonzaga.

David K - 7-3-2012 at 03:33 PM

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Originally posted by DavidE
DavidK,
I use that route as a shortcut getting from mid Baja to Mex 2 and then east to Mex 15. It's a nice alternative to Mex 1. I am getting to the point of "not appreciating" the traffic and congestion of Mex 1 from El Rosario northward. It is so easy to camp out on mex 5, and the extension. Yeah it's a lot slower and if it weren't for the jacked up suspension on the car and front wheel drive I would never have tried it.

The northern gulf area is warmer/colder than the south but if it is hot and muggy in La Paz, the penguins won't be frolicking in Gonzaga.

Yes, I agree about wanting to avoid the trafico of the San Quintin Valley and Ensenada as a good reason to go to the east coast at Laguna Chapala! It is kind of sad that 'the road' is only about 48 miles left to pave...