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Best spots in California for vanlife

Compare countries and cities by VanSky score and pick your next stop

Comparison of 549 places in California (United States) by VanSky score — where it is most comfortable to live in a campervan right now.

Cities: 549 Updated: 31 May, 15:14 Open-Meteo

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∅ 7-day average

Top 30 Cities in California by VanSky

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Carlsbad
100
Phelan
100
Big Bear City
100
Carpinteria
100
Encinitas
100
Altadena
100
Stanton
100
Newport Beach
100
Imperial Beach
100
Coronado
100
Westpark
100
Huntington Beach
100
Tustin Legacy
100
Westminster
100
San Diego
100

VanSky Index

Weather index for vanlifers: from 0 to 100. Calculated daily from real weather data — temperature, precipitation, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal
60–79 Comfortable
40–59 Acceptable
20–39 Challenging
0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

  • Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
  • Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood
  • Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
  • Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
  • Extremes override all: frost, storm, downpour
  • Bonus: warm sea, high panel output

Data: Open-Meteo · Updated every 3h

Best cities now Best cities this week

  1. 1 Carlsbad 100
  2. 2 Phelan 100
  3. 3 Big Bear City 100
  4. 4 Carpinteria 100
  5. 5 Encinitas 100

Difficult conditions

  1. 1 Bayside 70
  2. 2 Arcata 70
  3. 3 Calexico 71
  4. 4 El Centro 71
  5. 5 Imperial 74

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🇺🇸 United States — fuel prices

Updated: 30.05.2026

Diesel

$1.50 /l

€1.28 · £1.11/l

60 of 127

cheaper than 54% of countries

Petrol

$1.17 /l

€1.00 · £0.87/l

39 of 126

cheaper than 70% of countries

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