California · United States
La Mesa travel guide
La Mesa is a city in California, United States, home to about 61,000 people.
- Best months
- all year
- Nearest airport
- SAN16 km · San Diego International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit La Mesa
The most comfortable months for a city stay in La Mesa are all year. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; January is the wettest, with about 60 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to La Mesa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Diego International Airport (SAN), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ, 26 km) and McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD, 46 km) are also within reach.
SAN · San Diego International Airport
TIJ · General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport
CLD · McClellan-Palomar Airport
Questions
La Mesa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit La Mesa?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in La Mesa are all year. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; January is the wettest, with about 60 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to La Mesa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Diego International Airport (SAN), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ, 26 km) and McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD, 46 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in La Mesa?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near La Mesa
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.