🇺🇸 San Francisco vs 🇺🇸 White Plains

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.

White Plains is Westchester's county seat and a major commercial hub in the New York metro. Inland from Long Island Sound, it has a more continental climate than shoreline communities. The dense downtown and suburban commercial corridors create significant heat island effects.