🇺🇸 El Paso vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

El Paso at 3,800 feet in the Chihuahuan Desert is one of America's sunniest cities with over 300 days of sunshine. The Franklin Mountains bisect the city and the Rio Grande forms the border with Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The high desert elevation means summer days are hot but nights cool significantly, making El Paso's summer more bearable than coastal Texas cities.

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.