🇺🇸 San Francisco vs 🇺🇸 Washington DC

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.

Washington DC has a humid subtropical climate — hot and oppressively humid summers, mild winters with occasional snow, and beautiful spring and fall seasons. The Potomac and Anacostia rivers create a low-lying bowl that traps summer heat and humidity. The region's cherry blossoms are world-famous.