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San Francisco

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Air quality index

44Good
Coordinates9.94°, -84.07°

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City facts

Overview

Set in San José, Costa Rica, San Francisco is recorded in open geodata as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. San Francisco maps to 9.942°, -84.072° — squarely within the equatorial belt. The location receives about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9420
Longitude
-84.0719
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
44
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
25
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,133,483
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    41,913
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    37,215
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    36,408
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    36,170
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    34,900
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    34,778
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    30,377
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    30,000

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
302
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Cristian Gamboa
Cristian Gamboa
Costa Rican association football player
Marvin Angulo
Marvin Angulo
Costa Rican footballer
José Salvatierra
José Salvatierra
Costa Rican footballer
Rodrigo Cordero
Rodrigo Cordero
Costa Rican footballer
Roy Miller
Roy Miller
Costa Rican footballer
Daniel Torres
Daniel Torres
Costa Rican footballer
Michael Barrantes
Michael Barrantes
Costa Rican footballer
Giancarlo González
Giancarlo González
Costa Rican association football player
B
Bryan Vega
Costa Rican association football player
Alfio Piva
Alfio Piva
Costa Rican politician and scientist
A
Allan Segura
Costa Rican race walker
J
Jorge Hernan Monge
Costa Rican footballer (1938-2019)
Erick Cabalceta
Erick Cabalceta
Salvadorean footballer (born 1993)
F
Fernando Valverde
Costa Rican association football player
G
Guillermo Zúñiga Chaves
Costa Rican politician and economist
J
Jeannette Benavides
Costa Rican nanotechnologist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in San José

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.15
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,879

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about San Francisco

Sanfuranshisuko/Sannoze ni kurasu =
1993
Mappuru Rosanzerusu, San Furanshisuko, San noze
Yukari Kimura · 2014
Good life San Francisco budget gourmet
Good life San Francisco budget gourmet
Peter Massik · 1997
Future public transportation plans in the San Francisco/San Jose corridor including implementation of AB 1853
California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Transportation. · 1977
Carnet de Voyage Pour Enfant San Francisco - San Jose
Grand San Francisco - San Jose Edition · 2020
Noli Me Tangere
Noli Me Tangere
José Rizal · 1902
Geek Silicon Valley
Geek Silicon Valley
Ashlee Vance · 2007
The annals of San Francisco
The annals of San Francisco
Frank Soulé · 1855

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library