Summer Weather in San Jose, CA
The weather in San Jose, CA during the summer months tends to get HOT. It’s not uncommon to experience triple digit temperatures for short periods of time during the summer months. Being a native to California and having lived in San Jose most of my life, the weather in California seems to change every year. Like that famous Forrest Gump box of chocolates – we never know what we are going to get each year.
The one thing we have not been getting, or getting enough of, is WATER. California has been a drought state for many years. Pictures are worth at least 1,000 words. Before and after photos of California reservoirs.
How long does our summer last? There is not a date on the calendar. It ends when it ends and then we slip into cooler fall temps. It's sad to see small lakes completely dried up and so many reservoirs severely low. The recent El Nino rain helped yet the drought continues to be an issue.
Housing Options in San Jose, CA
San Jose is the largest city in Santa Clara County. We have a wide variety of housing options available including condos, townhouses and luxury homes in various styles. There's a lot of new construction condos in San Jose as well. With so little land, most new condos are three stories.
The real estate market is as HOT as the summer weather. San Jose home values continue to increase. Most homes sell quickly and for more than asking price.
Prices in the condo market range from $299,000 for a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 648 sq.ft. condo to $1,500,000 for a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, 1,513 sq. ft. luxury condo.
Prices for single family homes range from $450,000 for a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,100 sq. ft. home to $5,950,000 for a 5 bedroom, 5 full bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms, 8,451 sq. ft. on an acre lot in a gated country club community.
Summer Activities in San Jose, CA
There are endless things to do during the summer. The local YMCA's offer summer camp programs for kids. A few San Jose attractions and things to do are:
- Paramount's Great America
- Raging Waters
- Winchester Mystery House
- Attend a concert or a sporting event
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
- San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation
- San Jose Museum of Art
- Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
Of course we have shopping malls and movie theaters too. Those are all air conditioned. For the folks that do not have air conditioned homes, these are great places to go to stay cool during the real HOT summer days.
San Jose has lots of city parks pet friendly trails for walking or riding a bike.
This post in an entry the Evelyn Johnston's Hot Summer Contest.
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