San Francisco - Weather Warning

I thought it might be useful to share a little perspective on what the weather is likely to be like in San Francisco in July. While San Francisco may be geographically in California, in terms of climate it could as well be on a different planet. San Francisco has its own micro-climate which is particulalry pronounced during the summer months.

San Francisco summers have scant in common with summers elsewhere. Marked by billowing white fog, the majestic product of sea spray, wind and Central Valley heat, San Francisco summers are characteristically overcast and cool, while the marine layer usually burns off by the afternoon. By late August, however, the fog thins and produces the iconic white finger of white pouring through the Golden Gate Bridge, rolling over Treasure Island and splaying against the Berkeley and Oakland hills, missing much of San Francisco altogether.