While the rest of the country is baking in extreme heat, the Bay Area is feeling nice and comfortable, and recently, somebody asked, ‘Is the weather really that nice in California?’
The central and southern coasts of California have what is known as a Mediterranean climate, which occurs on the west coasts of all continents in the mid-latitudes, but only accounts for about 2% of all land on Earth. This is the only Mediterranean climate in North America.
There are only four other places on Earth that have this climate: the Mediterranean Sea, Central Chile, the western Cape of South Africa, and western and southern Australia. These climates have mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers. The summer sun is strong during the day, but a chill takes hold once the sun sets and the sea breeze ramps up. Sound familiar?…