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20 Places With Weather Like San Francisco

With highs from 58°F (14°C) to 74°F (23°C) and 32 in (815 mm) of rain a year, San Francisco, California has mild summers and mild winters. We compared its monthly highs, lows, rain, humidity and sunshine with every city of 25,000+ people, lining up seasons across hemispheres. Santa Cruz, California comes out on top at 95%; 12 of the 20 are outside the United States.

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  1. 🇺🇸Santa CruzCalifornia, United States · Pop. 64k95%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallSan Francisco vs Santa Cruz →
  2. 🇺🇸SalinasCalifornia, United States · Pop. 157k91%matchSame humidityDrier wintersSan Francisco vs Salinas →
  3. 🇺🇸EurekaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 27k73%matchLess sunCooler summersSan Francisco vs Eureka →
  4. 🇺🇸Santa MariaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 105k73%matchDrier wintersMore sunSan Francisco vs Santa Maria →
  5. 🇨🇱Viña del Mar↻Seasons flipped. Valparaiso, Chile · Pop. 334k72%matchSame winter lowsDrier overallSan Francisco vs Viña del Mar →
  6. 🇨🇱Constitución↻Seasons flipped. Maule Region, Chile · Pop. 41k70%matchSimilar rainfallSame sunshineSan Francisco vs Constitución →
  7. 🇨🇱San Antonio↻Seasons flipped. Valparaiso, Chile · Pop. 88k70%matchSame winter lowsSame humiditySan Francisco vs San Antonio →
  8. 🇵🇹LeiriaPortugal · Pop. 129k70%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineSan Francisco vs Leiria →
  9. 🇵🇹Caldas da RainhaLeiria, Portugal · Pop. 27k69%matchSame sunshineDrier wintersSan Francisco vs Caldas da Rainha →
  10. 🇺🇸Santa RosaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 178k68%matchSimilar rainfallSame sunshineSan Francisco vs Santa Rosa →
  11. 🇨🇱Cauquenes↻Seasons flipped. Maule Region, Chile · Pop. 39k68%matchSame humiditySame sunshineSan Francisco vs Cauquenes →
  12. 🇺🇸San Luis ObispoCalifornia, United States · Pop. 47k68%matchHotter summersMore sunSan Francisco vs San Luis Obispo →
  13. 🇿🇦Cape Town↻Seasons flipped. Western Cape, South Africa · Pop. 4.8M66%matchSame humidityWetter summersSan Francisco vs Cape Town →
  14. 🇺🇸Santa BarbaraCalifornia, United States · Pop. 92k66%matchSame winter lowsHotter summersSan Francisco vs Santa Barbara →
  15. 🇺🇸VenturaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 97k62%matchSame winter lowsDrier overallSan Francisco vs Ventura →
  16. 🇵🇹SantarémPortugal · Pop. 29k59%matchSame winter lowsSame humiditySan Francisco vs Santarém →
  17. 🇨🇱La Calera↻Seasons flipped. Valparaiso, Chile · Pop. 50k59%matchSame humidityDrier overallSan Francisco vs La Calera →
  18. 🇲🇦LaracheTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco · Pop. 137k58%matchSame humidityHotter summersSan Francisco vs Larache →
  19. 🇵🇹LisbonPortugal · Pop. 518k58%matchSame humiditySame sunshineSan Francisco vs Lisbon →
  20. 🇿🇦Saldanha↻Seasons flipped. Western Cape, South Africa · Pop. 68k57%matchDrier wintersMore sunSan Francisco vs Saldanha →

↻ = seasons flipped: a city across the equator is compared six months apart, so its January lines up with San Francisco's July.

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  1. 🇺🇸OaklandCalifornia, United States · Pop. 419k92%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineSan Francisco vs Oakland →
  2. 🇲🇦LaracheTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco · Pop. 137k84%matchSame humidityHotter summersSan Francisco vs Larache →
  3. 🇩🇿SkikdaAlgeria · Pop. 183k79%matchSame winter lowsSame humiditySan Francisco vs Skikda →
  4. 🇲🇦RabatRabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco · Pop. 1.7M78%matchHotter summersDrier wintersSan Francisco vs Rabat →
  5. 🇿🇦Cape Town↻Seasons flipped. Western Cape, South Africa · Pop. 4.8M78%matchSame humidityWetter summersSan Francisco vs Cape Town →

Like San Francisco, but drier

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  1. 🇺🇸SalinasCalifornia, United States · Pop. 157k97%matchSame humidityDrier wintersSan Francisco vs Salinas →
  2. 🇺🇸San CarlosCalifornia, United States · Pop. 30k96%matchSame humiditySame sunshineSan Francisco vs San Carlos →
  3. 🇺🇸OaklandCalifornia, United States · Pop. 419k96%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineSan Francisco vs Oakland →
  4. 🇨🇱Viña del Mar↻Seasons flipped. Valparaiso, Chile · Pop. 334k84%matchSame winter lowsDrier overallSan Francisco vs Viña del Mar →
  5. 🇺🇸Santa MariaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 105k83%matchDrier wintersMore sunSan Francisco vs Santa Maria →

Like San Francisco, but sunnier

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  1. 🇺🇸SalinasCalifornia, United States · Pop. 157k86%matchSame humidityDrier wintersSan Francisco vs Salinas →
  2. 🇺🇸Santa MariaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 105k73%matchDrier wintersMore sunSan Francisco vs Santa Maria →
  3. 🇿🇦Cape Town↻Seasons flipped. Western Cape, South Africa · Pop. 4.8M71%matchSame humidityWetter summersSan Francisco vs Cape Town →
  4. 🇺🇸San Luis ObispoCalifornia, United States · Pop. 47k69%matchHotter summersMore sunSan Francisco vs San Luis Obispo →
  5. 🇺🇸Los GatosCalifornia, United States · Pop. 31k67%matchHotter summersColder wintersSan Francisco vs Los Gatos →