🇺🇸 San Francisco vs 🇨🇦 Vancouver

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.

Vancouver has one of Canada's mildest climates thanks to its Pacific coast location and mountain barrier to the east. Winters are mild and very rainy; summers are warm and dry — the reverse of most European and east coast cities. The city rarely sees snow or extreme heat.