Tourism statisticsState2026

California Tourism Statistics: 3,182,174 Airbnb Stays

Q: How many tourists visit California?

The United States as a whole had 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism, via Our World in Data. AirROI puts California at 11.5% of Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026. AirROI estimates 3,182,174 Airbnb stays in California in the 12 months to October 2026, which counts bookings and not tourists.

Q: What is the quietest month in California?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in California in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 37 days ahead, against 61 days for July.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in California?

A typical Airbnb stay in California lasted 5.6 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 46 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.4 nights in September to 6.7 nights in January.

AirROI estimates 3,182,174 Airbnb stays in California in the 12 months to October 2026, with San Diego the most booked town. The busiest month was August. All of the United States had 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, UN Tourism reports, via Our World in Data.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 17,796,723
Typical Airbnb stay: 5.6 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: August
From within the United States, among guests who left a review: 90%

Key facts

California Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

UN Tourism puts all of the United States at 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, via Our World in Data.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in California at 3,182,174 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in California added up to 17,796,723 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in California lasted 5.6 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 46 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks August the busiest Airbnb month in California in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by July and June, with January the quietest.
AirROI estimates Airbnb in California had no single high season in the 12 months to October 2026: the three busiest months were August, July and June.

Guests

AirROI estimates 90% of California Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within the United States, and Canada at 1.2% and the United Kingdom at 1.2% were the top countries abroad.

By place

AirROI estimates California took 11.5% of all Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI ranks California 2nd for Airbnb stays among the United States' 51 states in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates San Diego had the most Airbnb stays of the 237 towns it lists in California in the 12 months to October 2026, at 303,959, ahead of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit the United States?

UN Tourism counted 72.4 million international tourist arrivals for all of the United States in 2024, via Our World in Data. On AirROI's estimates, California accounted for 11.5% of Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026.

Official tourism figures for United States: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
72.4 millionInternational tourist arrivals, all of United States	Trips by visitors arriving from abroad who stay at least one night, each arrival counted separately	2024	UN Tourism, via Our World in Data

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in California

California had 128,093 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 3,182,174 stays and 17,796,723 nights. A typical stay lasted 5.6 nights and was booked about 46 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 576 towns it tracks in California; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 128,093
Airbnb stays, estimate: 3,182,174
Airbnb nights, estimate: 17,796,723
Typical stay: 5.6 nights
Booked ahead: 46 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in California?

On Airbnb, August was the busiest month in California in the 12 months to October 2026, then July and June. January was the quietest. The busiest months do not sit together, so there is no single high season.

August ranks first, January last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: August, July, June, March, September, October, May, December, April, November, February, January.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in California by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	August	9.3%	5.5 nights	50 days
2	July	9.3%	6.4 nights	61 days
3	June	9.2%	5.9 nights	52 days
4	March	8.8%	6.0 nights	40 days
5	September	8.6%	4.4 nights	43 days
6	October	8.2%	5.5 nights	46 days
7	May	8.2%	5.6 nights	44 days
8	December	7.9%	5.7 nights	42 days
9	April	7.9%	5.7 nights	44 days
10	November	7.7%	5.5 nights	47 days
11	February	7.5%	6.3 nights	41 days
12	January	7.3%	6.7 nights	37 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do California Airbnb Guests Come From?

About nine in ten California Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within the United States (90%), and the top countries abroad were Canada at 1.2% and the United Kingdom at 1.2%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Los Angeles was the top origin city at 7.2%, ahead of San Francisco at 3.8%. The figures rest on 11,005,334 reviews, written over many years.

90% from within the United States

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Canada 1.2%
United Kingdom 1.2%
Mexico 1%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Los Angeles 7.2%
San Francisco 3.8%
San Diego 3%
New York 2%

By town

Most Booked Towns in California

San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco took 18% of Airbnb stays in California in the 12 months to October 2026. August is the busiest Airbnb month in 74 of the 237 towns, led by San Diego, and July in 65, led by South Lake Tahoe. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 2.9% in Paso Robles to 41% in West Hollywood.

Most Booked Towns in California: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	San Diego	303,959	1,628,485	5.4 nights	8.9%	Mexico	August
2	Los Angeles	176,326	1,482,015	8.4 nights	20%	UK	August
3	San Francisco	97,664	825,056	8.4 nights	21%	UK	August
4	Big Bear Lake	77,139	231,268	3.0 nights	6.4%	Mexico	December
5	Palm Springs	67,078	474,977	7.1 nights	7.4%	Canada	March
6	Mammoth Lakes	66,329	260,954	3.9 nights	4.2%	Mexico	February
7	Joshua Tree	52,719	167,397	3.2 nights	11%	UK	March
8	South Lake Tahoe	41,654	201,142	4.8 nights	6.3%	Mexico	July
9	San Jose	40,741	357,522	8.8 nights	13%	Canada	August
10	Oceanside	38,505	255,218	6.6 nights	5.7%	Canada	July
11	Newport Beach	37,639	221,597	5.9 nights	7.1%	Canada	July
12	Long Beach	36,578	211,550	5.8 nights	9.5%	Canada	August
13	Indio	34,447	183,006	5.3 nights	6.1%	Canada	March
14	Yucca Valley	33,642	109,733	3.3 nights	9.9%	Canada	March
15	Santa Barbara	32,915	169,810	5.2 nights	7.8%	UK	August
16	Big Bear	31,232	95,488	3.1 nights	6%	Mexico	December
17	Truckee	31,033	143,322	4.6 nights	3.2%	UK	July
18	Oakland	30,273	216,993	7.2 nights	8.9%	UK	August
19	La Quinta	30,227	205,731	6.8 nights	6.8%	Canada	March
20	Oakhurst	29,837	89,903	3.0 nights	16%	UK	June
21	Anaheim	26,199	124,638	4.8 nights	11%	Mexico	March
22	West Hollywood	25,731	152,941	5.9 nights	41%	UK	August
23	Paso Robles	24,787	85,466	3.4 nights	2.9%	UK	July
24	Sacramento	24,778	152,856	6.2 nights	5.2%	Canada	August
25	Three Rivers	23,833	61,742	2.6 nights	14%	UK	June
26	Santa Ana	23,022	142,539	6.2 nights	13%	Mexico	July
27	Santa Monica	22,618	142,336	6.3 nights	27%	UK	August
28	Palm Desert	21,789	153,997	7.1 nights	10%	Canada	March
29	Lake Arrowhead	20,093	64,623	3.2 nights	3.5%	Mexico	December
30	Twentynine Palms	19,199	60,999	3.2 nights	11%	UK	March
31	Tahoe City	16,967	73,165	4.3 nights	4.9%	UK	July
32	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	16,758	52,184	3.1 nights	3.1%	Mexico	December
33	Carlsbad	16,743	135,547	8.1 nights	4.5%	Canada	July
34	Culver City	16,657	92,219	5.5 nights	21%	UK	August
35	Fresno	16,039	86,571	5.4 nights	7.2%	Mexico	June
36	Alhambra	15,689	90,287	5.8 nights	22%	Mexico	August
37	Berkeley	15,374	145,077	9.4 nights	13%	UK	August
38	Pasadena	14,831	127,481	8.6 nights	14%	China	September
39	Mariposa	14,813	45,553	3.1 nights	21%	UK	June
40	Burbank	14,782	92,671	6.3 nights	20%	Mexico	August
41	Temecula	14,528	50,602	3.5 nights	2.7%	UK	June
42	Napa	13,932	73,895	5.3 nights	6.1%	Canada	September
43	Desert Hot Springs	12,986	57,097	4.4 nights	6.9%	Canada	March
44	Kings Beach	12,800	55,217	4.3 nights	5.5%	UK	July
45	Groveland	12,626	44,772	3.5 nights	13%	UK	June
46	Encinitas	12,572	112,989	9.0 nights	6.3%	Canada	July
47	Huntington Beach	12,225	83,513	6.8 nights	8.8%	Canada	July
48	Bakersfield	11,805	72,809	6.2 nights	7.3%	Mexico	September
49	San Luis Obispo	11,594	54,641	4.7 nights	4.7%	UK	August
50	Santa Rosa	11,362	56,904	5.0 nights	4.1%	Canada	August
51	Santa Cruz	11,233	53,768	4.8 nights	5.9%	UK	August
52	Guerneville	11,182	39,491	3.5 nights	3.1%	UK	August
53	Crescent City	11,075	42,875	3.9 nights	4.2%	Canada	July
54	Arnold	10,871	38,005	3.5 nights	2.5%	UK	July
55	Nevada City	10,821	45,818	4.2 nights	2.5%	Canada	August
56	Beverly Hills	10,816	66,119	6.1 nights	36%	UK	September
57	Glendale	10,588	77,022	7.3 nights	23%	Canada	August
58	La Mesa	10,505	64,786	6.2 nights	9.2%	Mexico	June
59	Carmel-by-the-Sea	10,458	44,667	4.3 nights	8.2%	UK	July
60	Yosemite National Park	9,960	30,675	3.1 nights	16%	UK	June
61	San Clemente	9,949	69,628	7.0 nights	6.9%	Canada	July
62	Arcata	9,892	35,447	3.6 nights	3.9%	Canada	August
63	Fullerton	9,636	55,402	5.7 nights	12%	Mexico	March
64	Garden Grove	9,479	62,329	6.6 nights	13%	Mexico	August
65	Riverside	9,468	61,121	6.5 nights	6.7%	Mexico	June
66	Redding	9,446	51,472	5.4 nights	7.6%	Canada	August
67	Daly City	9,412	56,223	6.0 nights	25%	Canada	August
68	Ventura	9,303	49,983	5.4 nights	5.8%	Germany	August
69	Coachella	9,074	43,069	4.7 nights	4.3%	Canada	March
70	Carnelian Bay	9,032	39,886	4.4 nights	5.9%	UK	July
71	Manhattan Beach	9,005	54,789	6.1 nights	11%	Canada	August
72	Avalon	9,003	25,974	2.9 nights	1.6%	Canada	July
73	Olympic Valley	8,951	38,842	4.3 nights	4%	Canada	February
74	Visalia	8,927	49,382	5.5 nights	14%	Mexico	June
75	Mill Valley	8,859	59,702	6.7 nights	8.1%	UK	August
76	Chico	8,632	55,047	6.4 nights	2.3%	Canada	June
77	Monterey Park	8,089	40,395	5.0 nights	27%	Mexico	June
78	Sonoma	7,905	31,318	4.0 nights	4.8%	UK	June
79	Vista	7,842	52,110	6.6 nights	5.6%	Mexico	June
80	Hawthorne	7,802	38,288	4.9 nights	26%	Mexico	June
81	Fallbrook	7,764	30,034	3.9 nights	4.4%	Canada	July
82	Westminster	7,739	41,280	5.3 nights	12%	Mexico	July
83	Malibu	7,716	33,711	4.4 nights	11%	UK	August
84	Shaver Lake	7,588	25,101	3.3 nights	1.6%	UK	July
85	Palo Alto	7,526	87,831	11.7 nights	24%	China	August
86	Escondido	7,509	41,586	5.5 nights	6%	Canada	June
87	Bodega Bay	7,419	28,082	3.8 nights	3.2%	Canada	July
88	Julian	7,396	22,455	3.0 nights	5.2%	Mexico	December
89	Crestline	7,371	24,443	3.3 nights	3.4%	Mexico	December
90	Santa Clara	7,227	65,782	9.1 nights	16%	China	June
91	Trinidad	7,011	24,183	3.4 nights	3.6%	UK	June
92	Chula Vista	6,974	43,305	6.2 nights	16%	Mexico	August
93	Fort Bragg	6,937	22,719	3.3 nights	3.4%	Germany	July
94	Marina del Rey	6,906	36,521	5.3 nights	32%	UK	August
95	Rowland Heights	6,765	39,370	5.8 nights	19%	Mexico	June
96	Eureka	6,714	34,219	5.1 nights	5.7%	Canada	August
97	Morro Bay	6,699	33,870	5.1 nights	8%	Germany	August
98	Seaside	6,699	23,099	3.4 nights	11%	UK	July
99	Oxnard	6,686	36,757	5.5 nights	4.8%	Germany	July
100	Pacific Grove	6,656	37,058	5.6 nights	5.7%	UK	July
101	Inglewood	6,642	38,265	5.8 nights	22%	Mexico	October
102	Cambria	6,564	32,674	5.0 nights	7.2%	UK	July
103	Arroyo Grande	6,518	28,881	4.4 nights	6.9%	Germany	July
104	Topanga	6,447	34,337	5.3 nights	12%	UK	August
105	Tahoe Vista	6,411	24,536	3.8 nights	5.9%	UK	July
106	Laguna Beach	6,239	35,148	5.6 nights	7.9%	UK	August
107	Healdsburg	6,208	26,959	4.3 nights	3.1%	UK	June
108	Sea Ranch	6,203	24,035	3.9 nights	2.3%	UK	August
109	Solvang	6,173	19,299	3.1 nights	6.7%	Mexico	July
110	Pacifica	6,028	26,878	4.5 nights	11%	Germany	August
111	El Monte	6,007	41,163	6.9 nights	20%	Mexico	September
112	Mountain View	5,989	66,383	11.1 nights	20%	Canada	August
113	Running Springs	5,879	19,373	3.3 nights	5.4%	Mexico	December
114	Costa Mesa	5,787	44,957	7.8 nights	12%	Canada	June
115	Oceano	5,763	23,583	4.1 nights	5.8%	Germany	July
116	Elk Grove	5,716	30,651	5.4 nights	4.1%	Canada	June
117	Redondo Beach	5,675	41,472	7.3 nights	15%	UK	July
118	Pismo Beach	5,645	23,431	4.2 nights	3.6%	UK	July
119	Alameda	5,616	45,101	8.0 nights	7.9%	Canada	August
120	Mount Shasta	5,529	21,382	3.9 nights	5.5%	Canada	July
121	Atascadero	5,509	27,475	5.0 nights	5.9%	UK	July
122	Orange	5,477	34,591	6.3 nights	9.6%	Mexico	July
123	Solana Beach	5,440	43,677	8.0 nights	9%	Canada	July
124	Torrance	5,305	36,454	6.9 nights	17%	Canada	August
125	Cayucos	5,266	28,061	5.3 nights	2.2%	Germany	July
126	Dana Point	5,232	54,365	10.4 nights	6.8%	UK	July
127	Thousand Oaks	5,180	36,320	7.0 nights	11%	UK	August
128	Bass Lake	5,165	19,054	3.7 nights	5.3%	UK	July
129	Ontario	5,165	35,653	6.9 nights	11%	Mexico	June
130	Grass Valley	5,150	23,526	4.6 nights	2.5%	Canada	June
131	Roseville	5,106	29,654	5.8 nights	4.1%	UK	June
132	San Gabriel	5,079	33,935	6.7 nights	25%	China	August
133	Rio del Mar	5,049	23,575	4.7 nights	3.6%	Germany	July
134	Clovis	5,038	28,657	5.7 nights	7.4%	Mexico	May
135	Mendocino	4,937	14,835	3.0 nights	5.2%	UK	July
136	Meyers	4,828	20,863	4.3 nights	5.3%	Mexico	July
137	Santa Clarita	4,818	25,526	5.3 nights	9.7%	Mexico	June
138	Twain Harte	4,818	16,794	3.5 nights	3.8%	UK	July
139	Landers	4,704	14,919	3.2 nights	10%	Canada	March
140	Midway City	4,643	21,310	4.6 nights	12%	Canada	June
141	Montecito	4,556	26,429	5.8 nights	4.9%	UK	August
142	Santa Ynez	4,533	14,636	3.2 nights	3.7%	UK	June
143	Coarsegold	4,494	14,127	3.1 nights	15%	Germany	June
144	Hacienda Heights	4,490	30,654	6.8 nights	16%	Mexico	June
145	National City	4,471	21,911	4.9 nights	20%	Mexico	July
146	Sebastopol	4,453	21,720	4.9 nights	3.2%	UK	August
147	Carpinteria	4,440	27,243	6.1 nights	4.1%	UK	July
148	Templeton	4,434	15,933	3.6 nights	4.3%	UK	July
149	Sunnyvale	4,405	52,722	12.0 nights	20%	China	August
150	Vernon	4,364	16,490	3.8 nights	21%	Mexico	September
151	Capitola	4,302	18,812	4.4 nights	3.3%	Germany	July
152	Whittier	4,302	27,632	6.4 nights	16%	Mexico	August
153	Dunsmuir	4,300	12,990	3.0 nights	4%	UK	July
154	Salinas	4,224	16,167	3.8 nights	16%	UK	August
155	Ahwahnee	4,206	12,888	3.1 nights	16%	UK	June
156	Tahoma	4,140	20,238	4.9 nights	6%	Mexico	July
157	Ojai	4,097	23,229	5.7 nights	5%	UK	July
158	Gualala	4,086	13,482	3.3 nights	2.7%	Canada	July
159	El Cajon	4,058	24,765	6.1 nights	8.2%	Mexico	July
160	Petaluma	4,014	28,456	7.1 nights	5.7%	UK	August
161	Hermosa Beach	4,012	27,902	7.0 nights	16%	Canada	August
162	Bermuda Dunes	3,934	19,503	5.0 nights	5.7%	Canada	March
163	West Sacramento	3,933	19,011	4.8 nights	6.3%	Canada	June
164	McKinleyville	3,930	14,576	3.7 nights	4.6%	Germany	August
165	Lancaster	3,893	29,705	7.6 nights	6%	Mexico	October
166	Folsom	3,877	26,171	6.8 nights	3.3%	Canada	June
167	Menlo Park	3,830	31,968	8.3 nights	21%	UK	July
168	San Mateo	3,800	46,893	12.3 nights	17%	China	August
169	Monrovia	3,757	27,795	7.4 nights	15%	China	June
170	Monte Rio	3,749	17,778	4.7 nights	2.7%	UK	July
171	South San Francisco	3,748	32,114	8.6 nights	18%	Canada	August
172	Springville	3,717	12,738	3.4 nights	11%	UK	June
173	San Rafael	3,709	24,540	6.6 nights	5.8%	Canada	August
174	Modesto	3,696	29,470	8.0 nights	4.2%	UK	September
175	Stinson Beach	3,676	14,499	3.9 nights	2.9%	UK	July
176	Homewood	3,635	16,811	4.6 nights	4.4%	UK	July
177	East Palo Alto	3,616	40,075	11.1 nights	25%	Canada	August
178	West Covina	3,613	25,149	7.0 nights	15%	Mexico	August
179	Tustin	3,578	28,128	7.9 nights	20%	China	August
180	Redwood City	3,530	34,952	9.9 nights	14%	Canada	September
181	Murphys	3,513	10,298	2.9 nights	1.9%	Israel	August
182	Mission Viejo	3,477	22,599	6.5 nights	7.7%	Canada	June
183	Borrego Springs	3,354	17,221	5.1 nights	6.4%	Canada	March
184	Cathedral City	3,286	36,453	11.1 nights	15%	Canada	March
185	Placentia	3,286	20,888	6.4 nights	11%	Mexico	June
186	Auburn	3,261	15,183	4.7 nights	4%	Canada	July
187	Vallejo	3,243	20,374	6.3 nights	7.1%	Mexico	September
188	Imperial Beach	3,216	21,378	6.6 nights	9.4%	Mexico	July
189	Lodi	3,188	16,018	5.0 nights	2.8%	Guatemala	May
190	Concord	3,163	25,283	8.0 nights	7.4%	Canada	August
191	Fremont	3,106	39,069	12.6 nights	17%	China	September
192	Baldwin Park	3,096	18,763	6.1 nights	19%	Mexico	June
193	Irvine	3,087	43,504	14.1 nights	23%	China	August
194	Walnut Creek	3,054	29,719	9.7 nights	7.6%	UK	August
195	Kernville	3,030	9,137	3.0 nights	5.2%	UK	July
196	Downey	3,001	19,434	6.5 nights	21%	Mexico	August
197	Del Mar	2,961	23,303	7.9 nights	6.3%	UK	July
198	Murrieta	2,920	13,619	4.7 nights	4.6%	Mexico	June
199	Pine Mountain Club	2,881	10,922	3.8 nights	6.6%	UK	December
200	Twin Peaks	2,862	8,714	3.0 nights	5.4%	Mexico	July
201	Rosemead	2,861	19,015	6.6 nights	24%	Mexico	August
202	Sonora	2,855	11,354	4.0 nights	8.9%	UK	June
203	Davis	2,836	21,195	7.5 nights	8.7%	China	September
204	Monterey	2,757	19,237	7.0 nights	12%	UK	July
205	Merced	2,722	19,537	7.2 nights	12%	Canada	July
206	Richmond	2,693	18,022	6.7 nights	9.9%	Germany	September
207	Hayward	2,666	29,598	11.1 nights	12%	China	August
208	Los Angeles County	2,640	15,086	5.7 nights	16%	Mexico	June
209	Placerville	2,624	12,146	4.6 nights	2.1%	UK	October
210	Glendora	2,560	13,960	5.5 nights	12%	Canada	August
211	Soda Springs	2,469	9,968	4.0 nights	2.5%	India	July
212	Ramona	2,460	10,103	4.1 nights	3.8%	Mexico	June
213	Fontana	2,442	17,935	7.3 nights	6%	Mexico	August
214	La Puente	2,425	16,538	6.8 nights	19%	Mexico	September
215	San Bernardino	2,349	14,298	6.1 nights	5%	Mexico	August
216	Stockton	2,319	15,886	6.9 nights	6.4%	Mexico	September
217	Wrightwood	2,294	9,238	4.0 nights	5.7%	UK	December
218	Victorville	2,269	19,500	8.6 nights	2.8%	Mexico	January
219	Simi Valley	2,268	13,777	6.1 nights	10%	Canada	August
220	Arcadia	2,240	20,250	9.0 nights	15%	China	September
221	Redlands	2,210	15,552	7.0 nights	4.5%	Germany	October
222	San Marcos	2,200	17,327	7.9 nights	6.3%	Canada	June
223	Turlock	2,179	13,041	6.0 nights	4.6%	Mexico	June
224	Los Gatos	2,159	15,287	7.1 nights	7.3%	UK	July
225	Castro Valley	2,106	16,630	7.9 nights	14%	UK	August
226	Kirkwood	2,005	6,791	3.4 nights	1.4%	Australia	February
227	Coronado	1,997	21,352	10.7 nights	6.8%	Mexico	August
228	Pomona	1,940	14,636	7.5 nights	8.3%	China	August
229	Indian Wells	1,896	14,752	7.8 nights	11%	Canada	March
230	Windsor	1,811	6,310	3.5 nights	3.7%	UK	June
231	Moreno Valley	1,776	14,419	8.1 nights	7.2%	Mexico	September
232	Palmdale	1,747	11,062	6.3 nights	9.4%	Mexico	August
233	Jurupa Valley	1,727	11,581	6.7 nights	8.1%	Mexico	June
234	Tracy	1,375	10,846	7.9 nights	7.9%	Canada	August
235	Lake Forest	1,168	10,384	8.9 nights	11%	China	August
236	Rancho Cucamonga	1,145	14,248	12.4 nights	9.8%	Saudi Arabia	August
237	Rancho Mirage	1,044	12,027	11.5 nights	16%	Canada	March

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. US is the top origin in every town, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Lists the 237 of California's 576 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in California

How many tourists visit California?

The United States as a whole had 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism, via Our World in Data. AirROI puts California at 11.5% of Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026. AirROI estimates 3,182,174 Airbnb stays in California in the 12 months to October 2026, which counts bookings and not tourists.

When is high season in California?

The busiest Airbnb month in California in the 12 months to October 2026 was August, then July and June.

What is the quietest month in California?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in California in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 37 days ahead, against 61 days for July.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in California?

A typical Airbnb stay in California lasted 5.6 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 46 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.4 nights in September to 6.7 nights in January.

Where do Airbnb guests in California come from?

Of California Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 90% were from within the United States, AirROI estimates. The top countries abroad were Canada at 1.2% and the United Kingdom at 1.2%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Los Angeles at 7.2%, ahead of San Francisco at 3.8%.

What is the most booked town in California on Airbnb?

San Diego was the most booked town in California on Airbnb, with an estimated 303,959 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. UN Tourism counts international tourist arrivals (72.4 million in 2024 across the United States). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 3,182,174 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 576 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 11,005,334 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.