The air is clear and golden and the city looks its best. Our warm and sunny months are September and October. May is one of our fog-bound months, with both day and night sitting at 58 degrees (14 ☌) and gray! March, April and May show a transition from rain to fog, though April can be gorgeous and sunny. Very exciting for us residents!Ĭheck out the photos in a SF Chronicle article about historic snowfalls in San Francisco. In December of 1998, thick flurries fell on the city, especially up on Twin Peaks, but it didn't stay. There have been a few occasions since 1976 when snow fell, but didn't stick. Those were snowfalls where the snow actually stuck to the ground. The last real snowfall in San Francisco was in 1976. Kind of boring, weather-wise! Does it Snow in San Francisco?Īlmost never. Occasionally we get some fierce winds which knock down trees, but we rarely see those heavy downpours that people in other parts of the country get. A few days or weeks later, another front comes in and repeats.Įven when we do get rain, it only averages around one third of the days in the month, so it's really pretty tame in winter. Rain comes in waves a storm will blow in, last for a couple of days, and then move inland. In winter (November through February), temperatures usually hang out in the mid 50's (18 ☌) in the daytime, and drop into the low 50's (11 ☌) and upper 40's (9 ☌) at night. Since then, it's been off and on last winter (2022/2023) was stormy and wet. Is San Francisco the only foggy town in the Bay Area? No.Daly City, just south of SF is worse and the oceanside town of Pacifica, just minutes down Highway 1 from San Francisco, is the foggiest of all.Īfternoon Fog Rolls Through the Golden Gate A Typical Winter Day in SFĭuring our severe drought in California, we had a couple of gorgeous, warm and sunny winters, but the rain returned in the winter of 2015/2016. The warmest and sunniest parts of the city? The Mission District and Potrero Hill on the eastern side, sheltered by the hills. The areas popular with tourists tend to be in the sunnier part, like Fisherman's Wharf and Union Square, but Golden Gate Park, the zoo, the Cliff House and Ocean Beach are often socked in May, June and July. There can be a 10 degree difference between downtown San Francisco and the Avenues, out by the beach. But even within San Francisco there are noticeable differences in temperature and sun. The Bay Area counties surrounding SF get very warm in summer, often really hot, and see sunny skies every day, while San Francisco sits in its cool, foggy spot all summer. The hoodie vendors on Fisherman's Wharf do a brisk business! (I would ditch the shorts.)īest Months for Weather in San Francisco Where's the Sun? Note: Fog season is May, June and July, and often August, but mainly out in the western part of SF.īecause the weather in San Francisco is so changeable, the best solution is to dress in layers.Ī jacket or sweatshirt with a hood is the best outer layer the wind can be cold and strong when the fog starts to come in.īut an hour later, the fog may burn off and it's getting warm, so a t-shirt or light long-sleeved shirt would be more comfortable. The entire rest of the year, May through October, only gets about 5% of the annual rainfall.Ĭonsequently, if you come when most people visit, May through October, your chance of having your vacation ruined by precipitation is very low (so you don't have to carry an umbrella around). Being that San Francisco has a quasi-Mediterranean climate, 80% of the rain falls in 5 months, November through March.Īpril is iffy often sunny and warm, but can get rain.
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