How is the weather in the Bay Area?

The weather in the Bay Area can simply be described as sunny, mild, rarely too hot and rarely very cold. Most of the time it's less windy, foggy and cold than the weather in San Francisco due to the protection by the Santa Cruz Mountains on the western side of the valley.

Current weather:


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Overall climate, for example in Palo Alto:

• An average of 261 sunny days per year
• Less than half of the average rain in the US
• Winter (December-February) is the coolest period with most of the rain
• There is hardly any rain between mid-April and October

More:

• WeatherSpark: Historical Weather For The Last Twelve Months in Palo Alto, California, USA
• Sperling's BestPlaces: Climate in Palo Alto, California