Half Moon Bay vs Monterey: which is better, month by month

Monterey beats Half Moon Bay in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (63 vs 50) — and they are within 3 points in the other 6 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Half Moon Bay

🇺🇸 United States · mild climate

Best month: September 87/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Monterey

🇺🇸 United States · mild climate

Best month: September 88/100
Months won: 6 of 12

Half Moon Bay vs Monterey — all 12 months

Month	Half Moon Bay	Monterey	Winner	Gap
January	57Dcool, rainy, muggy air	62Ccool, rainy, clean air	Monterey	5
February	66Ccool, rainy	70Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Monterey	4
March	65Ccool, rainy, muggy air	72Bcool, rainy, clean air	Monterey	7
April	78Bcool, dry, muggy air	79Bnice, dry, clean air	Tie	1
May	77Bnice, a little rain, clean air	81Anice, dry, clean air	Monterey	4
June	82Anice, dry, clean air	84Anice, dry, clean air	Tie	2
July	84Anice, dry, clean air	85Anice, dry, clean air	Tie	1
August	85Anice, dry, clean air	87Anice, dry, clean air	Tie	2
September	87Anice, dry, clean air	88Anice, dry, clean air	Tie	1
October	79Bnice, a little rain, clean air	83Anice, dry, clean air	Monterey	4
November	70Bnice, a little rain, clean air	73Bnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
December	50Dcool, soaked, muggy air	63Ccool, a little rain, clean air	Monterey	13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (50 vs 63). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.