🇺🇸 Portland vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Portland is Maine's largest city on Casco Bay, with a maritime New England climate. The Atlantic provides moderation but Portland still experiences full nor'easter potential with heavy snow and powerful ocean storms. The Old Port's waterfront cobblestones and Victorian commercial blocks create a beautiful but exposed coastal setting. Summers are famously pleasant and increasingly popular.

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.