Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Oakland weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Oakland, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 104°F on 2017-09-02; its coldest fell to 23°F on 1990-12-22.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
77°F2021-01-18
45°F1993-01-06
60°F1980-01-13
28°F2007-01-16
February
78°F2021-02-23
44°F1989-02-06
60°F2016-02-17
29°F1989-02-06
March
87°F2026-03-21
50°F1985-03-05
60°F2016-03-05
37°F2011-03-01
April
91°F2009-04-20
50°F1982-04-01
63°F2004-04-27
38°F1999-04-09
May
96°F2008-05-15
55°F1998-05-12
66°F1997-05-17
43°F2008-05-01
June
103°F2000-06-14
59°F1999-06-02
68°F2019-06-10
45°F1999-06-07
July
101°F1988-07-17
64°F2008-07-21
68°F2015-07-20
49°F1999-07-04
August
99°F2010-08-24
64°F1988-08-12
69°F2020-08-16
50°F2005-08-26
September
104°F2017-09-02
62°F1985-09-29
70°F2017-09-03
46°F2007-09-30
October
99°F2024-10-06
57°F1996-10-30
67°F2024-10-07
41°F2019-10-29
November
82°F1997-11-02
49°F1985-11-11
62°F1981-11-16
34°F2010-11-26
December
74°F2020-12-07
37°F1990-12-22
60°F2005-12-22
23°F1990-12-22

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
78°F2021-02-23
37°F1990-12-22
60°F2005-12-22
23°F1990-12-22
Spring (Mar–May)
96°F2008-05-15
50°F1982-04-01
66°F1997-05-17
37°F2011-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
103°F2000-06-14
59°F1999-06-02
69°F2020-08-16
45°F1999-06-07
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
104°F2017-09-02
49°F1985-11-11
70°F2017-09-03
34°F2010-11-26

All-time records

The most extreme value Oakland has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 104°F 2017-09-02
Lowest 37°F 1990-12-22

Low

Highest 70°F 2017-09-03
Lowest 23°F 1990-12-22

Feels-like

Highest 127°F 2000-06-14
Lowest 14°F 1990-12-23

Humidity

Highest 16.5 g/m³ 2017-09-10
Lowest 2.0 g/m³ 1990-12-22

Wind

Highest 34 mph 1983-12-03
Lowest 2 mph 2021-01-03

Gust

Highest 70 mph 1995-12-12
Lowest 8 mph 1985-12-31

Precip

Wettest 3.20 in 2022-12-31
Driest 20-day dry spell 1981-06-10

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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