Am planning a 2 week trip to San Franciso, LA & LV, am wondering when would be the best time to visit places & do some shopping. When do they normally have sale or is factory outlets good enough? Is Sept/ Oct better or Nov/ Dec?
2007-12-25 16:53:45 · 5 answers · asked by Bongo 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
You can visit all year around, there are several factory outlets in I-15 between LA and Vegas, after New year, there are a lot on sale.
2007-12-26 08:04:06 · answer #1 · answered by tom c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People ask me sometimes when is the 'tourist season' in California. I tell them 'It started just after WWII and hasn't ended yet'. Really, there is no time of year when there are fewer tourists than any other time of year. Any time is a good time to come.
Las Vegas gets terribly hot in the Summers, over 100 every day. It's a 24-hr city, all the shops and casinos and restaurants are open all night and people sleep during the day. LA is hot in the Summer too, but not nearly as bad. SF is never that hot, never that cold, always just chilly.
The famous Mark Twain quote is false. He never said that. Yes, it's foggy in the Summer but only the western 1/3, the Sunset District, and you won't be shopping there. Because of the fog, S.F. has a lower average temperature in Summer than Winter!
2007-12-26 13:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ssh, here's the SF secret: the best time to visit is late September/early October. The weather is the nicest and the crush of tourists are gone.
However, depending on how the economy's going, you may find better sales in November next year.
2007-12-26 18:50:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Outlets in Gilroy, California are fantastic....yes fantastic
Mark twain was once quoted as saying 'the coldest winter he ever had was a San Francisco summer'...this is true, pack your winter woolies if you plan to visit SFO in summer(the fog)
May is lovely for the whole shebang LA(not too hot),LV(not too hot nearly) and SFO
though my favorite is october...lovely
have fun shop shop shop!
2007-12-26 08:51:11 · answer #4 · answered by lablonde98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now is the best time. I would say Nov/Dec is the best time. Though you have short days, it is still worth it. Specially, LV gets very hot in summers and hence, i would say Nov is the best time.
2007-12-26 01:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by Formula 1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋