Half Moon Bay weather by month

The best time to visit Half Moon Bay is July to September — 87/100 in September, 22°C and 3 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (84/100 on average).

The worst month is December at 50/100 — cool, soaked, muggy air. See December →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit United States →

Half Moon Bay🇺🇸 United States · California · Beach87
  1. 57Jan
  2. 66Feb
  3. 65Mar
  4. 78Apr
  5. 77May
  6. 82Jun
  7. 84Jul
  8. 85Aug
  9. 87Sep
  10. 79Oct
  11. 70Nov
  12. 50Dec

Best season: June to August (84/100 on average) · worst December (50/100)

Days
22°C
Nights
13°C
Wet days
3
Sun
11 h
Humidity
83%
Daylight
12 h
Half Moon Bay, United States
Photo: Doc Searls · CC BY-SA 2.0

Half Moon Bay, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Half Moon Bay is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan57D14°C10 d7 hBusy—
Feb66C15°C7 d9 hShoulder—
Mar65C14°C12 d9 hBusy—
Apr78B15°C5 d11 hShoulder—
May77B16°C5 d12 hShoulder—
Jun82A19°C1 d13 hBusy—
Jul84A18°C1 d12 hBusy—
Aug85A20°C0 d12 hBusy—
Sep87A22°C3 d11 hBusy—
Oct79B21°C2 d10 hShoulder—
Nov70B17°C6 d9 hBusy—
Dec50D14°C13 d7 hBusy—

Crowds in Half Moon Bay in September

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusySummer break in United States(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet