The temperature of both sea and land in San Felipe is quite different than on the Pacific side of the Baja peninsula. The Sea of Cortez feels more like the Atlantic Ocean in Florida than anything on the West Coast. The calm, tranquil sea is warm and inviting, with an average temperature of 75 degrees F, ranging from 65 degrees F in winter to 85 degrees F in summer. Yet the terrain of San Felipe is very much a desert, with temperatures averaging from 70 degrees to 90 degrees F for most of the year.
San Felipe offers a spectacular panorama of mountain, sea, and desert-scapes, with sand dunes, tide pools, cactus and other desert flora. Wildlife also abounds, from sea lions, dolphins, sea turtles and a stunning array of birds and other sea life to jack rabbits, coyotes and other animals that typically call the desert home. When not relaxing on the beach, there is fishing, golfing, off-roading, swimming, boating and hiking to be enjoyed in the natural beauty which surrounds San Felipe. Popular day trips include driving by car or dune buggy to the tiny colony of Puertocitos, where natural hot springs located within the rocky tide pools have long attracted visitors and artists, to the waterfalls located at the base of the nearby mountains.
