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