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The most pleasant months of the year for Half Moon Bay are August, September and July. In Half Moon Bay, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. August is the hottest month for Half Moon Bay with an average high temperature of 72.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Half Moon Bay. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant.

Today's Weather - Half Moon Bay, CA

8 PM PST

Mostly Clear

50°F

7 DAY FORECASTDESCRIPTIONHIGH/LOWWIND
TonightMostly Clear43° / 60°NW 6 to 9 mph
Monday NightMostly Cloudy44° / 61°WNW 9 mph
Tuesday NightMostly Clear46° / 67°NW 6 to 14 mph
Wednesday NightMostly Clear49° / 72°NNW 7 to 12 mph
Thursday NightMostly Clear50° / 70°SW 6 to 10 mph
Friday NightPartly Cloudy49° / 67°SW 6 to 9 mph
Saturday NightPartly Cloudy49° / 64°WSW 6 to 10 mph

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 73 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Half Moon Bay area is 9.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

9.2 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.


Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
HighLow
January58° 42°
February60° 44°
March62° 45°
April65° 46°
May67° 49°
June71° 52°
July73° 54°
August73° 55°
September73° 53°
October70° 50°
November63° 45°
December58° 42°
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Half Moon Bay
Hot
Days
Freezing
Days
Rainy
Days
Snowy
Days
January01120
February01120
March00120
April0070
May0050
June1020
July1030
August1030
September2030
October0050
November0090
December01110

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

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HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 18 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 19 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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