Microclimates
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5/22/2009
I live in Paso Robles, California. It is a wonderful place to live and retire.
San Luis Obispo County has several small towns and cities. Those towns that are on, or close to the beach have a much milder micro climate than towns only a few miles away. This is predominatly the influence of of the sea air. Paso Robles gets almost no influence from the ocean, can freeze in Winter, and has many days over 100 degrees in Summer.
If you are thinking about living near the west coast, be aware that the climate next to the ocean may be substantially different than the climate a very few miles inland.
The Sunset Western Garden Book has devided the Western coastal states into 24 categories, and precisely identified what climate you can expect in any part of the Western States. With 1 being the harshest/coldest climate, Paso Robles gets a 7 and the beach cities 45 minutes away get 15, 16, and 17.
Bud | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA