🇺🇸 New Bedford vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

New Bedford on Buzzards Bay is America's top commercial fishing port, with a maritime climate shaped by the Atlantic. The bay provides consistent moderation — summers are cooler than inland Massachusetts and winters milder than Boston. The historic whaling city's waterfront is directly exposed to bay weather systems.

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.