🇺🇸 Bangor vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Bangor on the Penobscot River is a gateway to Maine's north woods with a harsher climate than coastal Portland. The river valley creates fog and cold air pooling while the more inland and northern position means more extreme winter cold. Stephen King's hometown gets the full Maine winter experience.

San Francisco's climate is shaped by its position on a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. The coastal fog (Karl the Fog) rolls in through the Golden Gate each summer afternoon, keeping temperatures mild year-round. The city has dramatically different microclimates — the Sunset District fog-bound while the Mission basks in sun on the same day.