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San Jose is California’s third largest city and as the hub of The Silicon Valley, it has become a popular destination for tourists and business travelers. San Jose was recently named the third “Most Fun City in America,” by Cranium Inc., and you’ll find most anything here - theme parks, world class restaurants and shopping, arts, professional sports, outdoor recreation and museums. A culturally diverse city, San Jose’s residents speak more than 52 different languages, and the city sponsors many cultural festivals and special events throughout the year. A few include the Cinco de Mayo Festival, the Vietnamese Tet Festival, Juneteenth Festival, Chinese Summer Festival and Italian Family Festival. San Jose’s Japantown is a popular tourist stop, and other places of interest include the Children’s Discovery Museum, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, the Japanese Friendship Garden and the J. Lohr Winery & Tasting Room. Outdoor sports in San Jose’s parks and recreational facilities include golf and tennis, swimming, hiking and horseback riding. San Jose is conveniently located just 45 minutes south of San Francisco and an hour and a half to Monterey Bay, and has 300 days of sunshine per year with an average annual temperature of 70 degrees.

Surrounding areas: Los Gatos, California (6.8 mi), Sunnyvale, California (10.0 mi), Los Altos Hills, California (15.3 mi), Corralitos, California (22.1 mi), Aptos, California (22.4 mi), Woodside, California (22.6 mi), Capitola, California (23.1 mi)

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San Jose Weather & Climate

Mild weather without extremes best typifies the climate of the north-central coast of California near San Jose. Located midway between San Francisco and Monterey Bay, this region has over 300 days of sunshine per year and an average annual temperature of 70 degrees. Most evenings are cool %u2013 even in summertime %u2013 but pleasantly so. Days are neither too hot nor too cold, and most precipitation is received October through March in the form of rain. In summer, a seasonal blanket of fog often hugs the coastline and can block out the sun for days, although usually it burns off by midday. Fall is often the sunniest and warmest season, without the fog of summer or the clouds of wintertime.

Month	High Temp	Low Temp	Rainfall	Ocean Temp
January	59°F	41°F	3.03 in.	53°F
February	63°F	44°F	2.84 in.	54°F
March	67°F	46°F	2.69 in.	54°F
April	72°F	48°F	1.02 in.	54°F
May	76°F	51°F	0.44 in.	55°F
June	81°F	55°F	0.10 in.	57°F
July	84°F	57°F	0.06 in.	59°F
August	84°F	57°F	0.07 in.	60°F
September	82°F	56°F	0.23 in.	59°F
October	75°F	52°F	0.87 in.	59°F
November	65°F	45°F	1.73 in.	56°F
December	58°F	41°F	2.00 in.	54°F

San Jose Map & Transportation



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The closest airports in the area are the Norman Y Mineta San Jose International airport (SJC) located about 5 miles northwest of San Jose, the Metropolitan Oakland International airport (OAK) located approximately 34 miles northwest of San Jose in Oakland, California, the San Francisco International airport (SFO) located roughly 35 miles northwest of San Jose in San Francisco, California, and finally the Hollister Municipal airport (3O7) located around 38 miles southeast of San Jose in Hollister, California.

San Jose Attractions


Amusement and Theme Parks
Paramount's Great America	Santa Clara	CA	5.7 mi.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz	CA	24.4 mi.
Bonfante Gardens	Gilroy	CA	26.6 mi.
Oakland Zoo	Oakland	CA	40.9 mi.
Pixieland Park	Concord	CA	47.4 mi.
Six Flags Marine World	Vallejo	CA	59.2 mi.
Funderwoods	Lodi	CA	65.9 mi.
Traintown	Sonoma	CA	75.4 mi.

Water Parks
Raging Waters	San Jose	CA
Waterworld USA	Concord	CA	47.4 mi.
Oakwood Lake Waterpark	Manteca	CA	49.7 mi.
Big Bear Park	Waterford	CA	65.4 mi.
Waterworld USA	Sacramento	CA	90.8 mi.

Golf Courses
Cinnabar Hills Golf Club	San Jose	CA
Los Lagos Golf Course	San Jose	CA
Pleasant Hills Golf Course	San Jose	CA
San Jose Municipal Golf Course	San Jose	CA
Santa Teresa Golf Club	San Jose	CA
The Ranch Golf Club	San Jose	CA
Pruneridge Golf Course	Santa Clara	CA	5.3 mi.
Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club	Santa Clara	CA	5.3 mi.
Spring Valley Golf Course	Milpitas	CA	8.2 mi.
Summitpointe Golf Course	Milpitas	CA	8.2 mi.
Sunken Gardens Golf Course	Sunnyvale	CA	8.3 mi.
Blackberry Farm Golf Course	Cupertino	CA	10.3 mi.
Deep Cliff Golf Course	Cupertino	CA	10.5 mi.
Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course	Sunnyvale	CA	11.3 mi.
Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course	Palo Alto	CA	17.1 mi.
Sunol Valley Golf Course	Sunol	CA	19.0 mi.
Valley Gardens Golf Course	Scotts Valley	CA	19.1 mi.
De Laveaga Golf Course	Santa Cruz	CA	22.3 mi.
Seascape Golf Club	Aptos	CA	22.4 mi.
Emerald Hills Golf Course	Redwood City	CA	23.8 mi.
Pasatiempo Golf Club	Santa Cruz	CA	24.5 mi.
Pleasanton Fairways Golf Course	Pleasanton	CA	24.6 mi.
Course at Wente Vineyards	Livermore	CA	26.7 mi.
Poppy Ridge Golf Course	Livermore	CA	26.7 mi.
Casserly Par3 Golf Course	Watsonville	CA	27.2 mi.
Eagle Ridge Golf Club	Gilroy	CA	27.2 mi.
Gavilan Golf Course	Gilroy	CA	27.2 mi.
Gilroy Golf Course	Gilroy	CA	27.2 mi.
Spring Hills Golf Course	Watsonville	CA	27.2 mi.
Las Positas Golf Course	Livermore	CA	27.4 mi.

State Parks
Loghry State Park		CA	13.8 mi.
Castle Rock State Park		CA	14.0 mi.
Portola State Park		CA	18.4 mi.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park		CA	21.0 mi.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park		CA	21.9 mi.
Henry Willard Coe State Park		CA	22.0 mi.
Butano State Park		CA	24.2 mi.
Wilder Ranch State Park		CA	26.0 mi.
Cascade Ranch State Park		CA	26.3 mi.
Ano Nuevo Island State Park		CA	28.9 mi.
Burleigh Murray Ranch State Park		CA	29.7 mi.
Robert E Woolley State Park		CA	32.4 mi.
Zmudowski Beach State Park		CA	33.0 mi.
Mills Estate Park		CA	34.2 mi.
McNee Ranch State Park		CA	37.9 mi.
Mount Diablo State Park		CA	38.6 mi.

Museums
History Museums of San Jose	San Jose	CA		(History)
Japanese American Museum of San Jose	San Jose	CA		(History)
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum	San Jose	CA		(History)
Ableza's Native American Virtual Cultural Center	San Jose	CA		(Miscellaneous)
Captain Kazooz Kazoo Museum	San Jose	CA		(Miscellaneous)
San Jose Museum of Art	San Jose	CA		(Art)
Children's Discovery Museum	San Jose	CA		(Children's)
Arnisto Gallery	Santa Clara	CA	5.7 mi.	(Miscellaneous)
Intel Museum	Santa Clara	CA	5.7 mi.	(Technology)
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad Company	Los Gatos	CA	7.7 mi.	(Technology)
Niles Canyon Railway Museum	Fremont	CA	18.0 mi.	(Technology)
Niles Depot	Fremont	CA	18.0 mi.	(Technology)
California Antique Aircraft Museum	San Martin	CA	21.0 mi.	(Technology)
Capitola Historical Museum	Capitola	CA	23.2 mi.	(History)
Ecology Hall of Fame	Santa Cruz	CA	24.4 mi.	(Science)
Hiller Aviation Museum	San Carlos	CA	25.5 mi.	(Technology)
Silicon Valley Art Museum	Belmont	CA	26.7 mi.	(Art)
Sun Gallery	Hayward	CA	27.7 mi.	(Art)
Coyote Point Museum For Environmental Education	San Mateo	CA	30.6 mi.	(Science)
USS Hornet Museum	Alameda	CA	37.7 mi.	(History)

Zoos and Aquariums
Happy Hollow Park and Zoo	San Jose	CA
The Oakland Zoo	Oakland	CA	40.9 mi.
San Francisco Zoological Gardens	San Francisco	CA	44.2 mi.
Steinhart Aquarium	San Francisco	CA	44.2 mi.
Monterey Bay Aquarium	Monterey	CA	48.7 mi.
Six Flags Marine World	Vallejo	CA	59.2 mi.
Micke Grove Zoo	Lodi	CA	65.9 mi.
Sacramento Zoo	Sacramento	CA	90.8 mi.

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