🇺🇸 San Francisco vs 🇺🇸 West Palm Beach

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.

West Palm Beach on the Atlantic coast sits across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach island. The city is in the tropical section of Florida where temperatures essentially never freeze. Summer heat and humidity are oppressive but Atlantic sea breezes provide afternoon relief. Hurricane season risk is significant for this southeastern Florida location.