Thermograph

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

San Diego weather records

Record high and low temperatures for San Diego, 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 96°F on 1988-09-04; its coldest fell to 39°F on 1990-12-23.

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°F2003-01-31
52°F1989-01-07
62°F2021-01-20
42°F1987-01-17
February
80°F2016-02-16
51°F1987-02-25
65°F1987-02-07
41°F1990-02-15
March
83°F1988-03-26
53°F1998-03-29
66°F2015-03-15
46°F1985-03-04
April
89°F1989-04-06
54°F1999-04-12
66°F2014-04-30
44°F1999-04-02
May
88°F2026-05-11
58°F1999-05-04
68°F2013-05-13
51°F2003-05-10
June
90°F2026-06-12
60°F1999-06-04
70°F2008-06-21
52°F2026-06-02
July
92°F2026-07-15
64°F2010-07-08
74°F2006-07-28
56°F2026-07-02
August
87°F1991-08-12
66°F2011-08-11
75°F2018-08-10
60°F2010-08-09
September
96°F1988-09-04
64°F1986-09-23
78°F2022-09-04
56°F1999-09-19
October
93°F1987-10-03
62°F1996-10-31
75°F2015-10-13
55°F1996-10-27
November
89°F2016-11-09
55°F1985-11-12
67°F2010-11-04
46°F2010-11-30
December
77°F1980-12-30
49°F1990-12-22
63°F2014-12-02
39°F1990-12-23

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)
80°F2016-02-16
49°F1990-12-22
65°F1987-02-07
39°F1990-12-23
Spring (Mar–May)
89°F1989-04-06
53°F1998-03-29
68°F2013-05-13
44°F1999-04-02
Summer (Jun–Aug)
92°F2026-07-15
60°F1999-06-04
75°F2018-08-10
52°F2026-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
96°F1988-09-04
55°F1985-11-12
78°F2022-09-04
46°F2010-11-30

All-time records

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

High

Highest 96°F 1988-09-04
Lowest 49°F 1990-12-22

Low

Highest 78°F 2022-09-04
Lowest 39°F 1990-12-23

Feels-like

Highest 118°F 1987-10-03
Lowest 32°F 1990-12-23

Humidity

Highest 20.1 g/m³ 1998-09-01
Lowest 3.3 g/m³ 1989-02-07

Wind

Highest 35 mph 1988-01-18
Lowest 4 mph 1985-12-27

Gust

Highest 58 mph 1995-01-05
Lowest 8 mph 1985-12-27

Precip

Wettest 2.51 in 2010-12-22
Driest 23-day dry spell 1992-07-30

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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