Matthew Rutledge » climate http://mattrut.com It's my website, but you can read it! Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:36:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The microclimates of San Francisco http://mattrut.com/2009/11/05/the-microclimates-of-san-francisco/ http://mattrut.com/2009/11/05/the-microclimates-of-san-francisco/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:38:40 +0000 Matthew Rutledge http://mattrut.com/?p=1431 I wish there were a more technical, perhaps more modern analysis of San Francisco’s microclimates, but this is all I could find in visual form.  The temperature descriptions are relative to the area’s overall climactic patterns — in my estimation, “moderate” means probably above 72F for the high in summer, “cool” means below 68F. “Hot” is probably in the 74-76F range.

To experience the sunniest and warmest summers in San Francisco, the obvious neighborhoods to live in are the Excelsior District, Visitacion Valley, Crocker-Amazon, The Bayview and Hunters Point.  Nice compromises would be Portrero Hill, The Mission, and anything along the eastern waterfront.  According to this map, the only difference between zone 6 and 7 is wind, not temperature, but having checked some local weather stations, it seems that the southeast quadrant is in fact a degree or two warmer on average.

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