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The months of May and June are typically the cloudiest months of the year in coastal southern California, having only 59% and 58% sunny days, respectively, on average in San Diego. [2] [5] The number of days in May and June that are "gloomy" varies from year to year.
The seasonal occurrence of damp, cool and cloudy weather in Southern California, also known as 'June gloom,' has arrived right on schedule, and according to AccuWeather meteorologists, it will ...
The extended days of gloominess in L.A. are due to a persistent upper-level trough of low pressure over the West Coast, according to meteorologists.
Fog over the Golden Gate Bridge (May 2009). Fog is a common weather phenomenon in the San Francisco Bay Area and the entire coastline of California extending south to the northwest coast of the Baja California Peninsula.
The number of gloomy days during this period vary from year to year. Years with warmer ocean temperatures, influenced by the broader El Niño weather pattern, may result in fewer gray days in June, whereas the cooler ocean temperatures associated with a La Niña pattern, usually foretell more gray days in the season. [7]
May gray and June gloom are natural heat shields for Southern California. Researchers say their days may be numbered due to climate change.
Gloomy conditions may arise when low cloud cover forms a continuous overcast. This occurs annually in Southern California , where it is known as June Gloom . Anticyclones may generate gloom-like conditions if they remain stationary, causing a haze and layer of stratocumulus clouds.
On the first day of summer, skies across Southern California are finally sunny after weeks of mostly overcast weather. But forecasters say the clearing will likely be short-lived.