🇩🇪 Berlin vs 🇺🇸 San Jose

Humid continental — cold winters, warm summers, variable year-round

Berlin has cold, grey winters and surprisingly warm summers. The city's landlocked continental location means bigger temperature swings than coastal European cities. Berlin's renowned nightlife and outdoor bar culture thrives June–September.

San Jose at the southern end of San Francisco Bay has a warm Mediterranean climate that is sunnier and warmer than the coast. The mountains to the east and west create a valley setting that warms significantly in summer. The Bay moderates extremes but San Jose sees more heat days than San Francisco and less coastal fog.