When is it cheapest to stay in San Diego (CA)?

The cheapest of the next 71 measured nights in San Diego (CA) is 20 December 2026 (Sunday): a median asking price of $161 across 198 places, 15% below the $189 median of all 71 nights (latest scan 25 October 2026). The nights run from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027 and were read on 25 October 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 03:32 UTC.

Updated

The 10 cheapest nights

The 10 cheapest of the next 71 measured nights in San Diego (CA) ask a median of $161 to $172, against $189 across all 71 nights.

NightDayMedian asking pricePlaces with a priceAgainst all nights
20 December 2026Sunday$161198-15%
22 December 2026Tuesday$164199-13%
21 December 2026Monday$165197-12%
23 November 2026Monday$166199-12%
22 November 2026Sunday$167199-12%
16 December 2026Wednesday$168198-11%
17 December 2026Thursday$168198-11%
24 November 2026Tuesday$169199-11%
14 December 2026Monday$169198-11%
13 December 2026Sunday$172198-9%

Each figure is the median asking price for one night; a date opens that night's places on the town page.

The cheapest 7 nights in a row

The cheapest 7 nights in a row in San Diego (CA) run from 16 December 2026 to 22 December 2026: their nightly medians add up to $1 197, with a middle night of $168.

NightDayMedian asking pricePlaces with a price
16 December 2026Wednesday$168198
17 December 2026Thursday$168198
18 December 2026Friday$185197
19 December 2026Saturday$187195
20 December 2026Sunday$161198
21 December 2026Monday$165197
22 December 2026Tuesday$164199
  • Runs of 7 consecutive measured nights compared: 65; a night that was not measured breaks a run.
  • The dearest 7 nights in a row run from 27 December 2026 to 2 January 2027, adding up to $1 454.

The sum of nightly medians is the 7 nights' median asking prices added together; it is not a price offered for the week.

The cheapest weekend

The cheapest Friday and Saturday nights in San Diego (CA) are 18 December 2026 and 19 December 2026: medians of $185 and $187, $371 for the two nights (sum of nightly medians).

FridayFriday medianSaturday medianSum of nightly mediansPlaces with a price
18 December 2026$185$187$371197 / 195
11 December 2026$191$197$388198 / 198
8 January 2027$200$204$404197 / 197
20 November 2026$204$202$405197 / 198
25 December 2026$206$213$419199 / 197
  • Weekends compared: 10, each a measured Friday night followed by a measured Saturday night.

Each row is a Friday night and the Saturday night after it; places are counted Friday / Saturday.

Month by month

The cheapest month of the next 71 measured nights in San Diego (CA): November 2026, a median of $182 over 18 nights; the dearest: January 2027, $193 over 22 nights.

MonthMedian of nightly mediansNights measuredCheapest nightIts median
November 2026$1821823 November 2026$166
December 2026$1873120 December 2026$161
January 2027$193224 January 2027$177

A month counts only its nights in this window, and only with at least 15 of them; its month page also counts nights already past.

Places at $200 or less on the cheapest night

On the cheapest night, 20 December 2026, 70% of the places with a price in San Diego (CA) (138 of 198) asked $200 or less.

NightPlaces with a priceAt $200 or lessShare
20 December 202619813870%

$200 is the median of all 71 nights ($189) rounded to a round price, the same ceiling the town page uses; the date opens the list of places by name.

Night-by-night price calendar

Nightly medians in San Diego (CA) over the next 71 measured nights, 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, run from $161 to $260; the median of all of them is $189.

NightDayMedian asking pricePlaces with a priceNo price (sold out or closed)
13 November 2026Friday$25419710
14 November 2026Saturday$25219710
15 November 2026Sunday$1832008
16 November 2026Monday$1751998
17 November 2026Tuesday$1751979
18 November 2026Wednesday$1821998
19 November 2026Thursday$1791989
20 November 2026Friday$2041979
21 November 2026Saturday$2021989
22 November 2026Sunday$1671998
23 November 2026Monday$1661999
24 November 2026Tuesday$1691998
25 November 2026Wednesday$1781989
26 November 2026Thursday$2251989
27 November 2026Friday$2601979
28 November 2026Saturday$24219610
29 November 2026Sunday$17719710
30 November 2026Monday$1751999
1 December 2026Tuesday$17919610
2 December 2026Wednesday$1871998
3 December 2026Thursday$2051989
4 December 2026Friday$2161988
5 December 2026Saturday$21619710
6 December 2026Sunday$1811989
7 December 2026Monday$18919810
8 December 2026Tuesday$18719510
9 December 2026Wednesday$1941979
10 December 2026Thursday$1861989
11 December 2026Friday$1911989
12 December 2026Saturday$1971989
13 December 2026Sunday$1721989
14 December 2026Monday$1691988
15 December 2026Tuesday$1731988
16 December 2026Wednesday$1681989
17 December 2026Thursday$16819810
18 December 2026Friday$18519710
19 December 2026Saturday$18719511
20 December 2026Sunday$16119810
21 December 2026Monday$1651979
22 December 2026Tuesday$1641998
23 December 2026Wednesday$1731989
24 December 2026Thursday$1801988
25 December 2026Friday$2061999
26 December 2026Saturday$21319710
27 December 2026Sunday$1911999
28 December 2026Monday$1951989
29 December 2026Tuesday$1961989
30 December 2026Wednesday$2001989
31 December 2026Thursday$2351959
1 January 2027Friday$2241998
2 January 2027Saturday$21319710
3 January 2027Sunday$1781998
4 January 2027Monday$17719610
5 January 2027Tuesday$18019611
6 January 2027Wednesday$18619610
7 January 2027Thursday$1851969
8 January 2027Friday$2001979
9 January 2027Saturday$2041979
10 January 2027Sunday$1891979
11 January 2027Monday$1931998
12 January 2027Tuesday$2011969
13 January 2027Wednesday$2011998
14 January 2027Thursday$1921979
15 January 2027Friday$2171979
16 January 2027Saturday$22119610
17 January 2027Sunday$1891988
18 January 2027Monday$1871979
19 January 2027Tuesday$1881987
20 January 2027Wednesday$1941978
21 January 2027Thursday$1901989
22 January 2027Friday$2111979

A place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price; a date missing from the table was not measured.

What was measured

Nights measured in San Diego (CA): 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.

  • Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
  • Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
  • Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast; prices move after the scan.

Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →

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