🇺🇸 Brownsville vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Brownsville at the southern tip of Texas on the Rio Grande has a true tropical climate — the only large US city south of 26 degrees latitude. SpaceX's Starbase launch facility nearby has brought attention to this remote Rio Grande Valley community. Tropical storms and hurricanes are a serious regular threat.

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.