SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the leading financial and cultural center of Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
San Francisco is well-known for its liberal community, hilly terrain, Victorian architecture, scenic beauty, summer fog, and great ethnic and cultural diversity. These are only a few of the aspects of the city that make San Francisco one of the most visited cities in the world.
When to go:
The weather in San Francisco is cool to mild throughout the year, with foggy summers and wet winters. The climate is influenced by the cold currents of the Pacific Ocean surrounding the city, which in conflict with the California mainland summer heat, creates foggy conditions that blanket the city during summer and early autumn. This ensures summers in San Francisco are cooler than inland California. Winters are mild during the day, temperatures seldom dropping below 15 C, but nights are cold and rain is common. Rain in summer is rare.
Average monthly temperature (°C)
GMT:
-8hrs (GMT –7 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November).
Language:
English.
Currency:
US Dollar (USD).
Tourist/Visa/Health information:
UK passport holders require a valid passport for travel to the USA. Under the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), most British citizens do not require a visa for holiday, transit or business purposes providing their passports are machine-readable, the stay does not exceed 90 days, a return or onward ticket is held and they check into the US government ESTA website prior to departure.
Flight Information:
There are direct flights to San Francisco from most major UK airports, landing at San Francisco International Airport. The airport is situated 14 miles (23km) south of the city and the flight duration from London is about 10 or 11 hours.
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