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dccf
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East coast vs west coast
I have only been to Baja a couple of times and have gone to San Felipe both times. I was told by locals that it gets really hot in the summer months
and I can believe it. Others have told me that the west coast is much cooler in the summer. Is there any truth to that and if so, what kind of high
temp can I expect say, in Bahia Asuncion?
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David K
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Yes... the east coast is a desert... and deserts get hot in summer... 100º is not unusual, and the water is very warm, too.
The opposite coast, near Colonet is cooled by the cold Pacific, fog and cool breezes in the summer.
Further south the overcast conditions of summer remain high, keeping the coast cool... However, the Vizcaino Peninsula seems to cause a break in the
foggy, grey sky conditions and Asuncion gets sunshine in the summer... VERY NICE!
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dccf
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Thanks David. Also, I read your trip report about the Memorial Day trip. Great pictures! Both times I went to San Felipe, I thought that detour was
going to rip the bottom out of my motorhome. Does it look like there is much left to do on the highway?
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Remember Mark Twain's great quote:
"The coldest winter of my life was the month of August that I spent in San Francisco"
Our Pacific Ocean is an amazing air-con machine, top to bottom, and summer along the Pacific is not a warm place to be....
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dccf
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My son lives in San Diego and gotta admit, summer is pretty nice. I guess I can expect temps a little warmer than SD but still comfortable. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dccf
Thanks David. Also, I read your trip report about the Memorial Day trip. Great pictures! Both times I went to San Felipe, I thought that detour was
going to rip the bottom out of my motorhome. Does it look like there is much left to do on the highway? |
Well, the highway is much higher than the detour and one cannot see the surface and I recall at least two bridges that were far from being
completed... The detour is about 10 1/2 miles long and begins not too far south of Hwy. 3 (military checkpoint). For me in a Tacoma, it was excellent
and smooth most of the way (50 mph), nearly dust free compaction... In a motorhome, I am sure it is torture!
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East Coast ---- West Coast = Two different worlds. Best solution is to have a place on both sides.
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I dont do well in the heat which is why I am able to live in Asuncion year round. The summers are perfect...in the high 80's and low 90's with a nice
ocean breeze to keep it cool. A half hour inland and it's an oven but the village is very pleasant...nobody need A/C here. I might use a fan to sleep
for a couple weeks in september which is the hottest month. It is lovely from July-December when it gets chilly but the water is swimmable till
february...right now its dang cold for swimming but nice air temps.
We went to Sta.Rosalia last week and I nearly died in the heat and it's only May!!!!
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I went down for the Baja 250 and there were two detours, first one was about 3 miles long and the second about four. I don't think it had been graded
in a month. I read not long ago that there had been a couple of head on crashes on the detour. (Kat Korner) I think she said there was a death in
one of the accidents.
[Edited on 5-29-2009 by dccf]
[Edited on 5-29-2009 by dccf]
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dccf
My son lives in San Diego and gotta admit, summer is pretty nice. I guess I can expect temps a little warmer than SD but still comfortable. |
I live in Oceanside, about 5 miles in from the coast... and we get a lot more sun than the coast... The fog/ overcast comes to Hwy. 5 most days and
people on the beach may only get a couple hours of sun... East of I-5 it is all sun and warm to hot, the further east you go. Escondido is about 20
miles from the coast and will have many days over 100º, in the summer.
I think you will like Asuncion... see Shari's website slideshow. http://bahiaasuncion.com
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Sorry for the double post.
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I've heard about the May grey and the June gloom but if that's the only negative, guess you can live with it.
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September is the best month on the Pacific Coast... IMO. More clear, sunny days...
As for double posts: Click on Edit (just to the right of the date and time of the post you wish to remove), then click "delete this message" and click
"edit post" to remove it.
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It's the good old Japan current that runs South from the Arctic, combined with the prevailing Northwesterly wind that cools the West Coast, virtually
as far South as Cabo. Folks living in La Paz know well how much cooler it is in Todos Santos than La Paz in mid-summer. In the Eastern US, the
Gulfstream does just the opposite, especially in the summer.
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we dont get much may grey or june gloom here for some reason...mostly sunny. My favorite months here is Oct-Nov as sept is a big hot for me but fine
for others...LOVE that Japanese current.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
I dont do well in the heat which is why I am able to live in Asuncion year round. The summers are perfect...in the high 80's and low 90's with a nice
ocean breeze to keep it cool. A half hour inland and it's an oven but the village is very pleasant...nobody need A/C here. I might use a fan to sleep
for a couple weeks in september which is the hottest month. It is lovely from July-December when it gets chilly but the water is swimmable till
february...right now its dang cold for swimming but nice air temps.
We went to Sta.Rosalia last week and I nearly died in the heat and it's only May!!!! |
Hi Shari,
When does the water temp hit 70 in Asuncion?
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shari
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probably not till august...when the south swells start to come up here and currents change...oh well, cold water is good for ya!!!
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70 when you are lucky. It's a mixed bag. You can't have warm water and cool temps ashore. Anyone who has been to South Florida, the Caribbean, or
places like Mazatlan, have experienced bathtub temps in the summer and early fall. That comes with sultry weather. Some folks love it. Others, not so
much. A matter of personal taste. Reminds me of the area around Guadalajara. In the aspect that temps stay moderate. High elevation, despite it's
Southern location.
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the ocean can get up to 80 here in the late summer but is usually in the mid to high 70's from august-dec.
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Sea of Cortez in the summer
Eat, sleep and live in the water...
otherwise you die, landlubberz!
Surface water temps are 96 degrees farenheit for several months. Mornings in the boat are actually cold, and when you come to shore after a fabulously
refreshing day at sea you'll suddenly remember how hellishly hot it is on land.
Last August I scuba dived Isla San Marcos to 120 feet with 80 degree max temp with lots of cold, shimmering vertical termoclines (brrrr!! ahhhh!!
brrr!....). In late October I did the same dive at 81 constant degrees warm, no thermocline and great viz. (heaven, I'm in heaven...)
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