🇺🇸 Plano vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Plano north of Dallas is one of America's wealthiest cities, a corporate headquarters hub where Toyota, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One and others have major operations. The flat Texas plains climate means extreme heat, winter ice storms, and tornado potential with no terrain relief.

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.