Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in San Francisco, CA
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in San Francisco, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to San Francisco. In San Francisco, 7% of residents aged 3 and older are in college or graduate school, in line with the US 7% but under the 8% statewide (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so design for working locals first, with a gift-ready hoodie.
San Francisco by the numbers
San Francisco has 826,079 residents, 6% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
San Francisco County has 558 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 6.8 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 2.5. 59% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 5% from 589 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
San Francisco County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 1,480 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for coffee shops, San Francisco County has the most snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 826,079
- Since 2020
- −6%
- County
- San Francisco County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in San Francisco County, 2023
- 558
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 6.8 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 40.0 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 7% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- September, 70°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 47°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 3
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 0
- Rain, a year
- 23 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 4
Weather: San Francisco Downtown station, 1 mi from San Francisco's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What San Francisco's weather means for coffee shops
Winters are gentle in San Francisco, with January averaging a high of 58°F, yet highs stay below 65°F from November to May, so a midweight crewneck is the workhorse of the retail shelf and heavy fleece is rarely needed. Highs average 70°F or more only from September to October, a short iced-drink season that suits one small tee and cap release. Mornings stay cool for much of the year, with January lows around 47°F, so a staff crewneck or zip hoodie over the barista tee is standard kit at opening. Expect the most rain in December, around 4.8 inches, which makes it a good month to give retail merch eye-level space by the register, where people waiting on drinks will see it.
| Month in San Francisco | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 47°F | 4.4 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| February | 60°F | 48°F | 4.4 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| March | 62°F | 49°F | 3.2 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| April | 63°F | 50°F | 1.6 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| May | 64°F | 51°F | 0.7 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| June | 67°F | 53°F | 0.2 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| July | 66°F | 54°F | 0 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| August | 68°F | 56°F | 0.1 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| September | 70°F | 56°F | 0.1 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| October | 70°F | 54°F | 0.9 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| November | 64°F | 51°F | 2.6 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| December | 58°F | 47°F | 4.8 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
Made in So Cal, shipped to San Francisco.
Orders ship to San Francisco from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
San Francisco is about 368 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, San Francisco is USPS zone 4. San Francisco shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from San Francisco
What should baristas in San Francisco wear behind the bar through the year?
Short sleeves get only September to October, when highs reach 70°F or more, so a staff hoodie or crewneck over a dark tee is the uniform for November to May, the long stretch when highs stay below 65°F.
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