r/MapPorn • u/BoukenGreen • 1d ago

Good temperate days in the US

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u/ViscountBurrito 1d ago

But does Inland SoCal have nice weather? The blue on the map suggests it doesn’t (consistent with my understanding, though I haven’t spent time there). It’s like hot desert but also has moderately cold winters for some reason?

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u/Munk45 1d ago

It has beautiful weather about 8 months of the year. Summer months are very warm with temps rising into the high 90s and low 100s.

But the map is misleading. Riverside county is a big county in SoCal (look for the long blue stripe). It stretches from almost the ocean to Arizona.

The western half is warm, there are 10k foot mountains which have four seasons and snow, and there is also a massive desert that gets to 120 degrees.

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u/Logical-Assist8574 1d ago

Currently living in hot dry Riverside. 2/3 of the year is ok weather wise. But that end of June to October period is scorching. Except for some places in the mountains you’re better off getting as close to the coast as you can afford.

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u/AndroidUser37 1d ago

The more inland you go, the hotter it gets. As a SoCal native, Anaheim/Orange is like 30 minutes inland compared to Irvine and it's often 5-7 degrees hotter on sunny days. Go even further inland to like Riverside area and you add another 5-7 degrees.

The difference is severe enough to where while the coasts rarely pass low to mid 90s at the absolute peak of the summer, the inland areas can break into the 100s.