Temperatures range from highs in the 60's to 70's in the Spring, Summer and Fall to average lows in the 40's and 50's. Some high fog in the Summer months provides natural air conditioning, resulting in a high year-round temperature of 62 degrees.
Air quality is extremely high throughout the coast, and has few pollutants or irritants.
In fact, many people find that moving to the coast helps to alleviate long standing allergy problems. The county-wide area has over 40 beaches and parks. Sailing, fishing, surfing, golf, horseback riding, whale watching, hiking, biking and many other sports and recreational opportunities are available for your year-round enjoyment. The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is a county facility which features a protected tidepool habitat containing many varieties of species that can be observed at low tide. There are developed and undeveloped beaches and campgrounds, lighthouses and youth hostels, hiking and equestrian trails, blufftops, mountain-tops and monuments.