When to go à SAN FRANCISCO ?
All seasons are good to go to San Francisco. Especially spring and fall, which are very mild, while summer is often cloudy. But ask yourself which festivities you want to attend: Chinese New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Gay Pride, the Mutant Float Race in the Bay, the street-food festival, the run along the Pacific or the Haight-Ashbury Hippie Fair... There is something for everyone!
The configuration of the San Francisco Bay explains an extremely variable and foggy climate. In the same day, it can go from a wonderful sun to a heavy fog. Generally, it is mild and humid, especially in the fall and spring. In all seasons, fog is likely to fall and the nights are always cool. Paradoxically, the weather in San Francisco is often the least beautiful in the summer, because the fog is particularly present.
San Francisco is an active and dynamic American metropolis all year round. However, here are some tips on when to go, depending on your interests.
The peak tourist season is of course summer in San Francisco and throughout Northern California, as many international travelers take their vacations in July/August. So you will see a lot of Europeans at this time of the year. Swimming enthusiasts beware! San Francisco is by no means a destination for lounging by the sea. Whatever the season, the water is cold and the wind blows. It is therefore more a place for surfing than for swimming. In summer, you'll have to head to Half Moon Bay to find pleasant swimming areas. The best season to visit San Francisco is not necessarily summer. The Christmas vacations and Thanksgiving break are also very busy, with many Americans returning home. San Francisco is alive all year round, but if we had to choose only 2 events in San Francisco, we could mention for example: the LGBT Pride, the last Saturday of June, the festivities gather around the Civic Center and on Sunday it's the gigantic parade; and the Chinese New Year and Parade: the event has been taking place since 1860, the Chinese New Year celebration in San Francisco is grandiose Celebrations are held in other major Chinese centers in the region, notably in Oakland. Every year in February.
The low season starts in September/October and ends in March (excluding the end of year vacations). You can try to negotiate prices for your hotels, especially outside of San Francisco. If you want to avoid tourists, it is best to plan a trip in the spring or fall. January is often rainy, although you can have beautiful sunny days with temperatures around 20°C.
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The state of California has only really come to the world's attention since 1848 and the famous Gold Rush, but its history goes back thousands of years. In this chapter, we set out to discover it, from its settlement over 20,000 years ago via Beringia to the present day. Naturally, we devote a large part of this presentation to the Summer of Love of 1967, which served as a matrix for pacifism, the fight against racism, ecology, feminism, sexual freedom and even the free Internet. This is also the chapter where we detail the festivities not to be missed throughout the year, to help you plan your stay, and where we tell you all about the history, architecture, literature, arts, music, cinema and gastronomy of this North American state which, if it were independent, would be the sixth most powerful country on the planet, ahead of France.
