<p>hi guys this is a random question i know, but is the smog in LA bad enough to cover up the sun and make the day seem gloomy? i ask this because I come from the east coast and have never been to LA. the only place i have visited in CA has been SF. how does the weather in LA compare with SF? thanks :]</p>
<p>No way. We live in LA County, within 5 miles of the beach. What can cause some gloomy days (yes, this morning seems to be one) is the marine layer than comes in.</p>
<p>The smog situation is much better than it was in the 70’s when I understand smog alerts were a bit too common. Even then it was more of an issue out towards Riverside, I believe. (We moved here in '86, so what I say is based on what I’ve read and heard from old timers.)</p>
<p>You will get more sunny and warmer weather here than in SF. We lived a year in the Bay Area, and liked it fine, but then we were coming from Seattle and the great Pacific Northwet.</p>
<p>its not bad at all, almost everyday will be a clear day with blue skys except like 2 weeks of rain a year… although the smog might get a bit bad in downtown area… we judge how good the weather is by if we can see downtown clearly out of our window 
yay sproul 7 lol</p>
<p>Living in San Francisco my entire life, and going to school in LA, I prefer SF weather a lot more. LA is definitely a lot hotter than SF. LA tends to get really hot during the summer, which I am still not used to. Air quality wise, I don’t really like the air in LA, it seems really dirty, especially when you are stuck in traffic and you see smog over you. Haha but I’m not a Sun-type of person overall and prefer the rain, maybe you’ll enjoy it here in LA.</p>