Does it ever snow in SF? (Los Angeles, San Jose: land, peachtree, winter)

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by Ivan Bilic

Well, you know, I've been searching on internet about snow in San Francisco. And I was able to find zero results. It apears that it never snows. I was searching for pictures or something, but simply nothing. I've found there was snow in L.A. last time backthere in 1944 or 45, but in SF never. Is it really possible that snow was never recorded in San Francisco??!

As others have said, it has snowed, but it's rare and the accumulation on those events has been small. It's surrounded by water on 3 sides, which keeps it warmer in winter, especially at night.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Ivan Bilic

Well, you know, I've been searching on internet about snow in San Francisco. And I was able to find zero results. It apears that it never snows. I was searching for pictures or something, but simply nothing. I've found there was snow in L.A. last time backthere in 1944 or 45, but in SF never. Is it really possible that snow was never recorded in San Francisco??!

I don't know when the last time it snowed in SFO was, if ever, but north of the city, Marin Co. has had a little in more recent years and so has So. CA. The last big snow I remember in SoCa (Los Angeles) was either 1948 or 49, not 45. And they have had flurries a few times since.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by SophieModan

No, but it rains a lot

Except when it doesn't.

[G Grasshopper]

I lived in Marin County for 23 years, and I remember a small snow storm in 1988, I believe. There was no accumulation, as it was gone by noon, but Mt Tam was actually white that morning.

[mintukennadt31]

for exact answer you can find on it Google.

[Gentoo]

Here are some pictures from 1976. I was a kid living in Berkeley at the time. I remember seeing it snow while the flakes were in the air but where I was, nothing stuck.

https://www.google.com/search?q=snow...2F%3B500%3B366

https://www.google.com/search?q=snow...2F%3B500%3B366

[Gentoo]

Snow in the Bay Area is rare and in the city of San Francisco it is exceedingly rare.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Gentoo

Here are some pictures from 1976. I was a kid living in Berkeley at the time. I remember seeing it snow while the flakes were in the air but where I was, nothing stuck.

I remember one particularly frigid Xmas season in Berkeley, with the snow lasting about a week. But in general, Berkeley used to get a lot colder than it does now in winter. I used to need layers of wool for the 45 degree daytime temps in Dec./Jan., and the below freezing nighttime temps. Snow happened every 5 years, pretty much like clockwork. Considering the last snowfall was in 2011, we'll be due for another one in 2016. Theoretically.

[cnd33]

From my years in San Francisco, I think that I saw snow once, but as others are saying, it was just a few flurries, but there wasn't any accumulation, since the ground was already pretty soaked. I wished that it snowed more, as it is beautiful. I'm pretty sure that snow is a lot more common in Florida than it is in the bay area. That actually surprised me, since Florida is a peninsula as well.

[-Valentino-]

Unfortunately no. But it rains during winter....