Autumn is usually our best time of year here on the Central Coast. Summers tend to be very foggy (inland temps are in the 100s which sucks the moisture on shore. By October, the inland has cooled down and the coast is beautiful... clear skies with temps around 70 / 50 F. We're hoping for a rainy winter, we've been experiencing drought conditions; 5 inches less rain than usual. "They" are predicting El Nino conditions which will either bring floods, or no rain at all. Go figure.