Sweater, jeans, jacket, shorts, flip flops and boots.

Add a T-shirt under the sweater and you’re all set.

It's cold. Hot during the day cold at night. Be ready for like 40 degree temp swings from morning til night. This is where the whole concept of layering comes from lol

Mark Twain said something like “the coldest winter I ever spent was July in San Francisco Francisco”.

No because all the stores will have wrong clothes based on merchandising for conventional seasons.

It's only been above 70° at all two days this summer. It was cold in Oakland last weekend.

In both San Francisco and Chicago, in July, I had to buy coats 🙄

Layers!

Came here to say this.

Same

This is really the only way on any vaca tbh!

Yes. Whatever you pack will be wrong. You’ll probably experience the most bone-chilling cold of your life even though the thermometer says it’s not that bad, then if you cross a bridge, tunnel, or go over a hill, which you should do because the East Bay is better, it might be ten million degrees.

complicated!

I didn’t realize until college that nobody anywhere else has even heard the word “microclimates” let alone had it be the basis of the evening news weather report.

I used to have a collection of sweaters, jackets and sweatshirts all purchased in SF -- I packed every time thinking oh, it will be warm. It is California. I never learned.

Layers.

Layers.

Remember going years ago, driving to wine country and being over 100° and later on driving back to downtown where it was barely 60°. We rented a convertible and ended up blasting the heat.

me in SF based on your advice

Correct.

I went in August, and everyone was dressed like they were in Boston.

W leggings

No lies told here.

One neat trick for SF clothing: It will get down to the mid-50s every single night. Windy, kinda chilly. No, it doesn’t matter how nice it was during the day. Every night. All year long. The handful of exceptions are essentially random. The hardest part is emotionally accepting this truth.

If in SF, plan for highs in low 60s. If venturing outside the city & county, highs in mid 70s to low 80s. Been a very temperate summer this year which means Sept-Oct will be scorching.

Winning! You got it!

Yes. I was only slightly less puffy and the Giants game yesterday afternoon

That's very appropriate

You just need a slanket.

Yes, that was my experience.

That’s about it

That's why they sell sweatshirts everywhere. No one is prepared!

You should also check in with Karl for his opinion. :)

Yes, that is correct

Layers. Always layers.

“The coldest winter I ever spent was in San Francisco “ -often mistakenly attributed to Mark Twain.

I always heard it as "The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco."

Yes hehe- I forgot that key word-summer.

That is correct.

For San Francisco in July, dress for late October-early November and you'll be fine.

As a former resident of the SF Bay Area, that looks about right!

Light jacked or windbreaker. Double w/a light second layer if needed.

For someone who has lived here since 2013, accurate. Layers. Beanie, light wind breaker coat, decent walking shoes.

Alternatively you can do like many girls did when I was in high school (winter in coastal SoCal#, and wear a tank top and shorts with boots, a scarf, and a knit cap. 🤷

I remember having to buy a winter-wool jacket in August.

Nailed it! Don't forget the sunscreen.

Nailed it!

For sure there's a Fisherman's Wharf t-shirt under there.

Nailed it!

That is the perfect SF outfit.

That’s it exactly.

Layering, not only in SF but everywhere: light jacket with hood, down / fiber jacket with hood for warmth, and waterproof / windproof outer shell. Mix and match as needed.

To break it down a little more: bottom layer of a "softshell," fleece, multi-layer cotton, or lightweight fiber-fill jacket, a mid-layer like 800-power down fill, and a 20k/20k shell for breathable windcutting and true near waterproofness and you're then good for most land envs. above zero degs. F.

*Hood on the shell too, obvs.

yeah, no - that's pretty close. We are talking Bone Chilling out on the water or in certain breezy neighborhoods.

Completely accurate.

The over under on “I ❤️ San Francisco” hoodies you will see on a given day in the touristy areas is 15

Looks about right! A backpack to carry your layers until you suddenly need them helps.

And then carry them again when you suddenly no longer need them.

Exactly

Yeah that's about right, you got it

Correct

100 percent. But if you venture outside the city to Marin or the South Bay or the east bay (anywhere thats not on the bay) definitely bring summer clothes. Micro climates like a mf in the bay.

Oh shit I didn’t see the bottom half of the pic lmaooo, yes that is definitely the wardrobe needed 😂😂😂

The bay area does its seasons by geography instead of the old fashioned time-based system the rest of the world uses.

💯 lmao

That's about right.

Facts, I bought a big fuzzy coat

It’s been a cold summer, so this is about right.

Yes.

If you are coming now and not leaving the City shorts are too optimistic.

It sounds ridiculous until you experience a San Francisco summer.

That looks about right.

No neutrals. Bright colors only. Be bold.

Yup it’s been pretty chilly I just got back last week

You got good advice

🤣

You learned so fast.

Yep. So if you go to the ocean beach you will need a puffer jacket in evening, but if you go south of market the mission it can be quite warm. Many microclimates

I lived in the Bay Area for 8 years, and flew back and forth often to points east. Inevitably, I’d sit next to a honeymooning couple on the flights to SF. The woman would be wearing a spaghetti strap sundress. Eventually, I’d ask if she packed similar clothes. Then, I’d direct her to Union Square.

This is the most normal thing to do when visiting SF for the first time

The consignment and second-hand stores are where you can find clothing from Burning Man of years past. And really, what other kind of outfit would you want to walk away with from a San Francisco trip?

Layers. SF weather is very unpredictable. Frigid in the morning, baking in the afternoon, freezing in the evening. Tee shirt, sweatshirt and a jacket. And a bag to carry it all

Coastal California can be be very unpredictable May Gray June gloom No sky July Fogust

Paisley n tie dyed as I remember.

but do you?

It's state dependent.