6 . TrAvEL TrAdE | Never the same. Always San Francisco. SAN FrANCISCO FACT SHEET YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO. ANSWERED. HOW BIG IS SAN FRANCISCO? Surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, San Francisco’s compact 49 square miles (127 sq. km) crowd the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula. The city is built on 43 hills. The hub of the Greater Bay Area, San Francisco has a population of 874,228 and more than 24.6 million annual visitors, conventioneers and business travelers. The Greater Bay Area has more than 7.65 million residents. 49 square miles (125 sq. km.) the city is built on 43 population 874,228 DOES SAN FRANCISCO EVER HAVE SHORTS-AND-T-SHIRT WEATHER? 33,886 hotel rooms August through October are usually the warmest months of the year, but for the most part, you shouldn’t count on it. San Francisco weather can change by the hour, so the best things visitors can do are pack layers and be sure to have a light jacket or coat handy for cool evenings. WHAT PHONE NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT TO HAVE ON HAND? Emergency Service (for police, fire, ambulance) no area code required...........................................................911 California Road Conditions .............................................................800-427-7623 (U.S. only) Visitor Information Center ................................................................................415-391-2000 San Francisco International Airport Ground Transportation ....................................................................800-435-9736 (U.S. only) International ..................................................................................................................+1-415-Transit Service Information .............................................................................511 (Bay Area) or................................................................................................................888-500-INFO (4636) City Services .......................................................................................................311 (Bay Area) or............................................................................................................................415-701-2311 or..................................................................................................................415-701-2323 (TTY) dAILY MEAN TEMP (°F/°C) rAINFALL Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual Average Maximum 56.1/13.4 59.4/15.2 60.0/15.6 61.1/16.2 62.5/16.9 64.3/17.9 64.0/17.8 65.0/18.3 68.9/20.5 68.3/20.2 62.9/17.2 56.9/13.8 62.5/16.9 Minimum 46.2/7.9 48.4/9.1 48.6/9.1 49.2/9.6 50.7/10.4 52.5/11.4 53.1/11.7 54.2/12.3 55.8/13.2 54.8/12.7 51.5/10.8 47.2/8.5 51.0/10.6 (inches/cm) 4.48/11.38 2.83/7.18 2.58/6.55 1.48/3.76 0.35/0.89 0.15/0.38 0.04/0.10 0.08/0.20 0.24/0.61 1.09/2.77 2.49/6.33 3.52/8.94 1.61/4.09 City Services numbers connect customers with highly trained customer service representatives ready to help with non-emergency City and County of San Francisco government matters, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The area code for San Francisco is 415. All calls within the 415 area code must be dialed using 1 + area code + 7 digit telephone number. Since March 2015, new telephone lines in San Francisco, Marin and parts of San Mateo County may be assigned area code 628. The 510 and 925 area codes encompass Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in the East Bay; area code 650 encompasses San Mateo County and airport locations. sftravel.com million San Francisco is blessed with a temperate marine climate and enjoys mild weather year-round. Temperatures seldom rise above 70° F (21° C) or fall below 40° F (5° C). Morning and evening fog rolls in during the summer months but rarely persist. 24.6 annual visitors hills
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