Overview of Bay Area: Climate

Temperate in summer and mild in the winter, the Bay Area is an excellent place to visit year-round. The weather in the Bay Area is affected by microclimates, so certain parts of East Bay can be up to 15 degrees warmer than downtown San Francisco, and as much as 20 degrees warmer than the area around the Golden Gate bridge. Read More »

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Overview of Bay Area: Climate is based on Bay Area by Ryan Holliday, Peter Fitzgerald, Globe-trotter, Cwjazz, Mister handy, PerryPlanet, Vkw, Coolcaesar, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.