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Yes, I know both are rather boring, but let's see how lopsided this one is (given that they are only 50 miles apart at sea level and have a radically different "feel" in summer).
A) San Francisco: cold, foggy summers with a sea breeze, especially in the Western part of the city where most summer days have highs in the 50s or low 60s. Downtown sees afternoon sun for a few hours on most days with highs in the mid to upper 60s followed by a quick return of the fog and stiff seabreeze around 5PM that drop temperatures back into the 50s. Occasional dry heat waves in summer but more often in early fall with highs in the 80s and maybe one or two 90 + days a year downtown and none at the coast. Winters are remarkably stable (highs in the 50s, lows in the 40s with about 1/3 of days having rain, 1/3 being just cold overcast, and 1/3 being mostly sunny) and virtually frostproof (a freeze happens about once a decade) with the average annual minimum nearly 38F. Hardiness zone 10B (same as Miami!!!!)
You're describing heaven! You don't seem to have any idea what a tremendous blessing a climate like this is (and the fact that it still exists!) in an alarmingly warming world. Enjoy it while it lasts.
In the summertime, San Jose low is often in the 60's. It's very comfortable. In San Diego, the low is often in the low 70's, even with low overcast in July, very uncomfortable. The sun peeks through the clouds in the morning in SD and you sweat!
In 2006, the morning low in late July was 78 but the day was 112 in SJ! It was rare, though. In Jan, it often gets to the 70's and every few years, gets close to 80 or surpass it, especially in the outer areas like Saratoga and South San Jose.
IMO. the tighter diurnal range and relatively moderate humidity opposed to the extremely low humidity of San Jose summer days make San Diego more pleasant. I've been to the inland Bay Area in summer and find it annoying to deal with 90 during the afternoon and upper 50s at night. As for that record setting day in July of 2006, that still is a diurnal range of 44 degrees, even bigger than the normal range of around 30 degrees. I much prefer low 80s to be paired with nights in the upper 60s so it stays above 70 until midnight and quickly rises above 70 after sunrise.
And I know San Jose itself is not on the ocean but any beach in the Bay Area is totally not swimmable with your SST in the 50s year round. San Diego and South OC beaches get into the low 70s at some point most summers and last summer the SST were in the mid 70s consistently even hitting near 80 briefly. Right now the SST at San Diego's Mission Beach is 65F and OC's Laguna Beach is 64F, still too cold swim in but warmer than your Bay Area beaches will ever get.
I've seen some of your other postings in the other forums and i know you are a Bay Area "homer" but Southern California usually wins in other areas as well unless you're invested in specific Silicon Valley jobs.
Continental ?? I know you live in Sydney but come on.... these winters are really mild, and the summers are warm without actually being hot, the transitions are actually very smooth.
I guess you would not survive here, their January looks like our March and their July is like September weather for me...
Relax, I had quotes around "continental". Lol.
Specifically I meant that it is relatively continental.
Which feels more comfortable for a 4th of July BBQ?
San Francisco, I’ll just take a jacket and can actually sit in the sun unlike San Jose
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