🇺🇸 Montpelier vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Montpelier is the smallest state capital in the US, nestled in a river valley in the Green Mountains. The valley position creates cold air pooling in winter making it one of Vermont's colder cities. Flooding from the Winooski River has repeatedly affected the city, including a major flood in 2023.

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.