Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in San Diego, CA
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in San Diego, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to San Diego. San Diego skews adult, with 18% of residents under 18 against 22% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so put the size depth in adult medium to extra large and keep youth sizes few.
San Diego by the numbers
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents, up 1.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
San Diego County has 260 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.79 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.60. 64% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (260).
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
San Diego County as a whole has 3,282,248 residents, about the same as in 2020. San Diego County has one sporting goods store for every 12,620 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for skate and surf shops, San Diego County has the 6th-most sporting goods stores per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 1,406,106
- Since 2020
- +1.6%
- County
- San Diego County
- Sporting goods stores in San Diego County, 2023
- 260
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.79 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 36.2 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 18% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 82°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 45°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 16
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 0
- Rain, a year
- 11 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 2
Weather: San Diego Montgomery Field station, 1 mi from San Diego's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What San Diego's weather means for skate and surf shops
Riding weather lasts all year in San Diego, where the coolest month, January, averages a high of 67°F, so the house tee and cap restock steadily rather than in one big season. December lows average 45°F, so a lightweight hoodie covers dawn sessions and cool evenings, and it is the one fleece piece the rack really needs. Highs reach a 70°F average or more from April to November, so put the tee and cap restock on the calendar for the weeks before that stretch starts. Several months a year get almost no rain, and only about 11 inches fall in all, so sunny-day staples like caps and five-panels keep selling.
| Month in San Diego | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67°F | 46°F | 2.3 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| February | 67°F | 47°F | 2.7 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| March | 69°F | 50°F | 1.6 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| April | 71°F | 52°F | 0.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 72°F | 57°F | 0.3 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 75°F | 60°F | 0.1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| July | 80°F | 64°F | 0.1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| August | 82°F | 65°F | 0 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| September | 81°F | 64°F | 0.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 78°F | 58°F | 0.5 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 73°F | 50°F | 0.9 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| December | 67°F | 45°F | 1.6 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
Made in So Cal, shipped to San Diego.
San Diego shares the shop's Southern California region; orders ship from there.
San Diego is about 91 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, San Diego is USPS zone 2. San Diego shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from San Diego
What should a skate or surf shop in San Diego keep on the rack in winter?
Winter in San Diego stays mild, even in January, so one lightweight hoodie for early sessions and gifting is enough fleece, and tees, tanks and caps carry the rest.
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