Extent of Fog in Daly City (Country Club: buying a house, buying, living in)

[stevenpyee]

Was wondering if anyone have any information they can share with me. I'm looking into buying a houses in the Daly City area and a big issue to consider is the fog. I am looking at the area of Daly City around Skyline Dr and Hickey Blvd.

I don't mind fog, but I have some questions. When it's foggy, is it constant fog 24/7 which results in no sunshine? My main concern is, I don't want to go through weeks where I see no sunshine. I don't mind if there's fog in the morning or at night, but how about on the afternoon? Say on a weekend afternoon, if I'm at home, I would like to enjoy some sun.

If and when it gets foggy and if it's foggy throughout the entire day, how many of those days are there? A couple months? or more than half the year? Also, how strong is the typical fog in terms of visibility?

I know I am asking very specific questions but right now that's the biggest factor I have before I try to put in some offers for houses. I can take fog, but up to a certain extent and would like to know any information you would have or any experiences to share.

Thanks much!

[bayarea-girl]

You should post this on the SF post to get more responses. But DC gets too much fog I believe you can do a weather search for more accurate information. There are some months were the place is foggy all day then there are times when the sun does shine and then boom the fog rolls in. Others can tell you better than I. DC is TOO FOGGY all the time in my experience.

[sonarrat]

The fog rolls in mid-afternoon. So it's conceivable that if you work normal office hours, you could only see the sun on the weekend. I had the same experience living in SSF around El Camino/Country Club.

[ImRandy]

That section of Daly City gets some really amazing fog. Thick, wet, blowing fog that can drench you as it rolls up the hill and crests over Skyline. Too many times to count cars would have to slow to a walking pace because of the thick fog. Most of the time it doesn't slow traffic too much. During the summer the fog usually rolls in around 1 pm on all but the hottest days when it shows up weaker and later in the afternoon. Spring is usually breezy and relatively fog free. Fall is nice, warm with virtually no fog. Winter is mostly overcast and also limited fog during the day.

It can sometimes get old but it really is a plus and it keeps the area cool and comfortable all year long and you use a lot less water in your yard. We just moved to the East Bay after 13 years in Daly City. I'm dreading the coming summer. When it's 100+ in the East Bay you can pretty much count on it only being in the 70's in Daly City. Rarely it will get into the 80's.