As a former So. Cal. resident, Claremont is MOST definitely hotter than UCLA and UCSD, and usually than USC. It’s also very smoggy (high air pollution content) east of Los Angeles. UCLA is in Westwood and gets the ocean breeze, and UCSD is right on the ocean in La Jolla. USC is inland next to downtown, so gets hotter than UCLA/UCSD, but not nearly as hot at Claremont. Just a fact. (and climate change is not making things any better.) So, FWIW, if your kid doesn’t like heat, or can’t handle the heat, Claremont is not the place for them.
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