San Diego, California, is a popular business travel destination for many reasons, not the least of which includes is its burgeoning tech industries, reasonable San Diego corporate housing, and proximity to the international border with Mexico. Another consideration would have to be America’s Finest City’s exquisite weather.
While New York City swelters in the summer and freezes in the winter, and San Francisco chills in the winter and…chills in the summer, San Diego has an average high in the sixties in the summer and upper seventies in the summer. The lowest temperature ever recorded at Lindberg Field as a relatively balmy 29 degrees. Rainfall averages only about ten inches for the entire year, a far cry from the East Coast monsoons and blustery Chicago storms. Humidity is never a problem, rarely exceeding 85 percent.
These perfect conditions make packing clothing for the San Diego business trip exceedingly easy. A light wool suit is all that is needed for a winter trip, and a heavy overcoat is unnecessary. A light umbrella will handle most San Diego rains. Gloves, scarves, and other cold weather accessories can be left at home. For the summer months, only the lightest fabrics. Despite the lack of humidity compared to other parts of the nation, the reflective surfaces of downtown San Diego can lead to somewhat warm sidewalk temps, and the cooler your clothing the better.
Above all, pack light!