🇺🇸 Burlington vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Burlington on Lake Champlain is Vermont's largest city and UVM's home. Lake Champlain provides significant maritime moderation compared to inland Vermont — Burlington is notably warmer in winter and cooler in summer than Vermont's Green Mountain towns. The Adirondacks across the lake and Green Mountains to the east create weather shadows.

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.