City might be a tough call in itself and it depends on where you define SoCal. Geographically, I would make an argument for something like Pismo/SLO. But cultural SoCal some place in the foothills for sure. Wouldn't be surprised about some random Carpinteria or something. Maybe even Ojai? I find coastal/foothill VC/SB a pretty solid shout generally.
Trying to run ClimateEngine and a few other tools, will get back to you in a bit. Is there a specific reason for your question?
gotcha, thanks for the help, and for the reason, i am planning on moving to socal to be closer to my family and friends vicinity near LA, but im not the biggest fan of LA, and in general such a dry area, so id like to move where ever is wettest in SoCal, that way i can be near family/friends and still experience decent weather to my preference, i WFH so job isnt a problem
Definitely the Transverse Ranges right below the crest. So Ventura County foothills is probably your best bet. In the LA Basin proper you want to stay to the west side of town, iirc UCLA sometimes gets almost twice as much precipitation as the airport during a given event.
Buuut, as someone who has lived in the southland for a while, that won't really do you much. Wetter in SoCal isn't necessarily more "friendly" for water loving people. See, SoCals climate is incredibly bipolar, and literally two or three storms can determine whether a season is above or below average. Overall rainy days are unequivocally few and far between, Prism is basically just gonna tell you who sees the highest rain rates during a given event. Which is to say that it won't rain at UCLA if it doesn't rain at LAX.
If you want a more balanced/wetter climate, then Morro Bay will be your shout. Within three or four hours of LA, but much gloomier and way more rainy days in winter. Note a few things: It will not rain for about six months a year, regardless of where you are from SB to Lake Havasu really. When it rains, especially in winter, it is usually atmospheric river type deluge where the atmosphere turns into water and it's just proper wet for a few days (sometimes with 2 or 3 inches of rain each day). The closer to the coast you are the more overcast it will be (marine layer is a big thing, this is not the same as rain but close enough if you are into anything that isn't 75-80F and sunny...).
So yea, if being closeish to LA is a priority, look at something like Ojai, if a more temperate environment is important to you, I would gander at coastal SLO county. Hope that helps!
I’d assume one of the mountain towns. I’m not sure of the rainiest city, but the rainiest place is Opids Camp in the San Gabriels. If you include SLO, Rocky Butte is another one. Opids Camp can receive 100in+ of rain in very wet years (although it’s rare to get that much rain).
City might be a tough call in itself and it depends on where you define SoCal. Geographically, I would make an argument for something like Pismo/SLO. But cultural SoCal some place in the foothills for sure. Wouldn't be surprised about some random Carpinteria or something. Maybe even Ojai? I find coastal/foothill VC/SB a pretty solid shout generally.
Trying to run ClimateEngine and a few other tools, will get back to you in a bit. Is there a specific reason for your question?
gotcha, thanks for the help, and for the reason, i am planning on moving to socal to be closer to my family and friends vicinity near LA, but im not the biggest fan of LA, and in general such a dry area, so id like to move where ever is wettest in SoCal, that way i can be near family/friends and still experience decent weather to my preference, i WFH so job isnt a problem
This might help: https://prism.oregonstate.edu/normals/
Definitely the Transverse Ranges right below the crest. So Ventura County foothills is probably your best bet. In the LA Basin proper you want to stay to the west side of town, iirc UCLA sometimes gets almost twice as much precipitation as the airport during a given event.
Buuut, as someone who has lived in the southland for a while, that won't really do you much. Wetter in SoCal isn't necessarily more "friendly" for water loving people. See, SoCals climate is incredibly bipolar, and literally two or three storms can determine whether a season is above or below average. Overall rainy days are unequivocally few and far between, Prism is basically just gonna tell you who sees the highest rain rates during a given event. Which is to say that it won't rain at UCLA if it doesn't rain at LAX.
If you want a more balanced/wetter climate, then Morro Bay will be your shout. Within three or four hours of LA, but much gloomier and way more rainy days in winter. Note a few things: It will not rain for about six months a year, regardless of where you are from SB to Lake Havasu really. When it rains, especially in winter, it is usually atmospheric river type deluge where the atmosphere turns into water and it's just proper wet for a few days (sometimes with 2 or 3 inches of rain each day). The closer to the coast you are the more overcast it will be (marine layer is a big thing, this is not the same as rain but close enough if you are into anything that isn't 75-80F and sunny...).
So yea, if being closeish to LA is a priority, look at something like Ojai, if a more temperate environment is important to you, I would gander at coastal SLO county. Hope that helps!
I’d assume one of the mountain towns. I’m not sure of the rainiest city, but the rainiest place is Opids Camp in the San Gabriels. If you include SLO, Rocky Butte is another one. Opids Camp can receive 100in+ of rain in very wet years (although it’s rare to get that much rain).