San Diego per diem ratesCalifornia · FY 2027
San Diego’s full-year average lodging cap, $215 a night, is the 24th highest of the 295 non-standard areas, between Seattle (WA) and South Lake Tahoe (CA). San Diego’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran February to July, now June to July.
San Diego among the 295
San Diego’s full-year average lodging cap ranks seventh of the 32 California areas, between Monterey ($218) and South Lake Tahoe ($214). San Diego’s Jun–Jul peak lodging cap of $249 ranks 35th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Port Angeles / Port Townsend (WA) and Falmouth (MA). California, area by area.
San Diego since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 San Diego’s full-year average has grown 25.7%; ranked by that growth, San Diego sits between Binghamton (NY) and Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford (ME). Against FY 2026, San Diego’s full-year average rose 4.6%, between Ann Arbor (MI) and Manchester (NH) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 San Diego ranked 32nd of 293 by full-year average, between Sedona (AZ) and Arlington / Fort Worth / Grapevine (TX). Along the way: up 1.7% in FY 2023, up 16.8% in FY 2024, up 1.1% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to May | $208 | 243 |
| June to July | $249 | 61 |
| August to September | $208 | 61 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $1,048, three nights at the June cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $925.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 90.1% above the standard rate over the year.