IN GENERAL: Microclimates

San Francisco. 7x7 miles. The city has dozens of unique nieghborhoods waiting to be discovered. Likewise, the city has as many microclimates as it does neighborhoods. That's to say, a few blocks, a hill, a few minutes, and even a turned corner (it's true) can change what you thought was a gorgeous sunny day into a siberian wind storm. No kidding!

To give you an idea, a haiku:

can't escape the fog

not too hot never too cold

who knows how to dress

And now, time for a very scientific + psychedelic breakdown of microclimates:

(click the map for a massive color freakout version!)

SUNNY + WARM:
Mission
Castro
Potrero Hill
Nob Hill
Bayview
North Beach
Chinatown

WARMISH / PRONE TO FOG or WIND:

Haight

Lower Haight

Hayes Valley
SOMA

Downtown/FiDi/Tenderloin

CHILLY:

Inner Richmond

Inner Sunset

Outer (South) Mission

Excelsior 

STRAIGHT UP COLD:

Twin Peaks

Outer Sunset
Outer Richmond
Presidio

Looking West, fog pours over Twin Peaks:

You can use the peaks as your weather guide. The fog will come rushing in like water overflowing a full tub. Time to grab the hoodie and head for shelter!
(A 10 degree weather change seems like a big deal in SF since weather tends to vary btwn 50 -75 degrees throughout the year)

Overheard: 

'I never know how to dress in this town.'

Which is why I tend to lug around extra clothes/layers with me all day long..
but at least at the end of the night my bag is super light!

San Francisco ..in general

a stranger, on san francisco: 

'It's got all the things I love: the forest, the sea, the sun.'

 

Why would anybody want to read this, anyway?

good question!  but the real question is:  how can you (ya i said it) contribute to this blog to create a vivid, honest, gritty portrait of your San Francisco neighborhood?  What's your experience in SF?

I'd love to create a space where people can share their thoughts and descriptions of the city's neighborhoods.

Being the transient city that it is, I know a lot of people (including myself) who move here on a whim with only a modicum of reliable information about the city's myriad neighborhoods and communities. How about an insider's take on the city?  Maybe, I can give you a taste of the places and spaces I love (and hate, naturally).

I welcome any haikus, photos, descriptions, anecdotes and personal experiences. hella!