gailtoo
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Loreto Climate?
Hi,
This question is for anyone who lives year-round in Loreto or nearby.
Could you please tell me what the year-round climate is like?
I've found two climate charts on the internet for Loreto and both are different. One shows summer highs in the high 80's (F) and the other shows
summer highs over 100 (F). So which is closest to being correct?
I'm actually as interested in learning what the weather feels like as I am in actual temperatures - both winter and summer.
Thank you,
Gail
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tehag
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High 80s is probably based on an average of June-Sept. The warmest months are July - October. 100+ days are not uncommon, and dips below 85 in the
daytime are not the rule. There is great variety from year to year. Last summer it didn't top 100 much, other years it has been much warmer.
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This winter has been very windy and colder than usual. Winter daytime temps are in the high 60s low 70s range for the most part. Winds in the winter
tend to be northerly and keep you from fishing for days at a time. Summer winds are more southerly and we would die without them.
Tehags summer temps are on the money. Many gringos head north for the summer months, can't say I blame them.
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Don Alley
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We certainly have seasons here in Loreto. Even plant growth shows winter/summer changes.
Winters can be chilly, and few homes are heated. And the north wind not only can prohibit boating on many, even most, winter days, it can make
visiting a beach uncomfortable. IMO just being a few blocks inland can make it more pleasant when the nortes blow. But DUST is a problem. Also, in
some areas, winds can carry smoke from the dump.
Fall and spring temps are pleasantly warm, and there are fewer days of wind.
Summer it gets hot, but it's certainly a different heat than I've experienced in the western US. Muggy. It can feel extreme even when actual
temperatures are only in the 90s. When it's over 100, it's really hot. It's interesting when you are out on the water moving in a boat, you stop to
catch a fish and the sweat just pours out in the still air. Many expats head out for a while, finding too uncomfortable. Also, there is a chance of
tropical storms, even hurricanes.
But all in all, I think the biggest surprise for many of the recent visitors is when they come in January in shorts and tees, with visions of sunning
on sunny beaches, and it's 63 and windy.
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gailtoo
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Thank you so much for all of your replies!
Is there any area along the Eastern shore of Baja that is considered ideal climate-wise?
Thank you.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gailtoo
Thank you so much for all of your replies!
Is there any area along the Eastern shore of Baja that is considered ideal climate-wise?
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Try San Filipe in August. I think you'll like it. It's about 1/2 degree cooler than hell. But they have a nice golfcourse. Or you can go to
Puertocitos and sit in the hot springs in July too.
There is no one place. You need to move around the peninsula to find the right temps and conditions. It changes. You know, like the weather.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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gailtoo
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Thanks fishbuck,
I've never been to Baja, but I've heard it is beautiful.
I had been reading up on it on the internet and trying to get a feel for whether or not it's a place I'd like to relocate to sometime in the future.
I was hoping to find the ideal Baja location climate-wise, but it appears from the responses there is no such place.
I appreciate everyone's replies on this very much.
Gail
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tripledigitken
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Try La Paz for your research list. It has a lot going for it.
Ken
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gailtoo
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La Paz
Thanks Ken. Does La Paz have a climate similar to the other areas mentioned here?
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Why are you only looking at the Eastern shore? The west, (including Todos Santos) is cooled by the Pacific in the summer, so not so hot.
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Thanks Acuity - I'm mostly interested in the Bay side since it is calm enough for swimming, snorkeling, etc., but I am open to any area and will
certainly look into this one.
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Many Nomads reside in La Paz both full time and part time. They would be a better source of information. My limited experience is that La Paz in
summer is not a hot as Loreto and points north of there (along the Sea of Cortez).
It is a much larger town than Loreto which has both pro's and con's of course. But we find it a unique city in Baja, certainly worthy of a visit on
your part. It can also be reached by commerical airlines.
Good luck.
Ken
This is the malecon in La Paz
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gailtoo
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La Paz
Thanks Ken - I will look into La Paz. We hope to vacation in Baja within the next year or so and scope it out as a possible place to relocate. Maybe
La Paz will be a good place for us to begin our quest. As long as a town is nice, we don't care whether it's big or small.
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