| San Francisco's climate is very moderate and, | | | | toward the sea, are not restricted to Southern |
| within limits also predictable. San Francisco | | | | California. |
| temperatures infrequently ever dip below 40F, or | | | | In winter |
| arrive at or surpass 90F. Its summers are | | | | The rains could be heaviest during |
| prominently foggy; but for the summer tourist | | | | November-December. These are cold winter |
| who has not heard, it's vital to know about The | | | | storms from the Pacific, not actually monsoons. |
| City's "natural climatic condition" - the fog. In | | | | December also normally brings another kind of |
| winter, the adjacent waters be apt to keep The | | | | fog happen in San Francisco. This fog does not |
| City from receiving as cold as other parts of the | | | | really roll in, as in the summer. It just becomes, |
| Bay Area. It often could go under freezing in the | | | | increasing from ground level at night. It might burn |
| nearby counties, and be 50F in San Francisco. | | | | off during morning times, or remain all day. Tule |
| In summer | | | | fog could stay during January and February, but |
| During summer months, in the 50s during the | | | | normally these months are usually cold by San |
| night, going up to 75F in the noon until the fog | | | | Franciscans' standards and clean the Santa Cruz |
| comes in, dipping it to the 50s. But the fog does | | | | Mountain might also share the snow at these |
| not really come always in and it frequently only | | | | times. More rarely, it might reach San Francisco |
| reaches to the western half of San Francisco. | | | | appropriate for a few minutes, and remain on |
| Nearly everyday, by 3:30pm, there is a west wind | | | | edge tops in the suburbs for a few days. |
| (from other ocean) of 25-30mph. The storm | | | | In spring |
| actually calms by dark. In August, there might | | | | The rains typically return greatly during March. |
| really be a few showers, still one cloudburst, as | | | | Then April climate is the most unsure of the year. |
| the edge of the Southwest's monsoons arrives at | | | | There could be a freak dry heat gesture in the |
| the Bay Area. | | | | 80s for a few days, and days later it could again |
| In autumn | | | | rain as during March. By now, the nearby hills are |
| Autumn climate is the for the most part | | | | a lively green, and the wind makes them show to |
| dependable. Warm (80F in The City, 100F in the | | | | swell with waves. May could be sunny and mild, or |
| 'burbs) and may be dry "Indian Summer" days | | | | there could be continued overcast with |
| exist in October, when there's slightest likely to be | | | | temperatures frequently in the 60s and 70s. The |
| any type of fog or rain. Still, in the 50s during | | | | summer model and golden hills return back in May |
| night times. Indian summer is perfect for tourists, | | | | or June. |
| but difficult for California's fire fighters. Fire risk | | | | All in all, in contrast with most other places in the |
| becomes extreme. The "Santa Anas", in which | | | | United States, San Francisco's climate is one of |
| uncharacteristic hot winds waft from the land | | | | the most smooth and predictable. |