Thermograph

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

San Francisco weather records

Record high and low temperatures for San Francisco, 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 95°F on 2017-09-01; its coldest fell to 27°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
70°F2021-01-18
46°F1997-01-14
58°F1980-01-13
35°F1997-01-14
February
70°F1986-02-26
43°F1989-02-06
59°F2016-02-17
31°F1989-02-06
March
75°F2021-03-31
48°F1985-03-05
59°F2016-03-05
38°F2006-03-11
April
82°F2022-04-07
49°F1982-04-01
62°F2004-04-27
41°F1999-04-09
May
87°F2008-05-15
54°F1991-05-02
63°F1997-05-17
45°F1999-05-15
June
87°F2019-06-10
55°F1999-06-02
65°F1993-06-17
47°F1999-06-07
July
80°F2026-07-14
58°F2010-07-09
66°F2015-07-20
50°F1994-07-07
August
80°F2020-08-14
59°F2008-08-08
64°F2020-08-16
51°F1996-08-07
September
95°F2017-09-01
58°F2006-09-29
67°F2017-09-02
50°F2007-09-30
October
91°F1987-10-05
55°F2013-10-24
66°F2020-10-16
45°F2023-10-31
November
76°F1997-11-02
49°F1985-11-11
61°F1981-11-16
39°F2010-11-26
December
68°F2020-12-07
37°F1990-12-22
59°F2014-12-21
27°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)
70°F1986-02-26
37°F1990-12-22
59°F2014-12-21
27°F1990-12-22
Spring (Mar–May)
87°F2008-05-15
48°F1985-03-05
63°F1997-05-17
38°F2006-03-11
Summer (Jun–Aug)
87°F2019-06-10
55°F1999-06-02
66°F2015-07-20
47°F1999-06-07
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
95°F2017-09-01
49°F1985-11-11
67°F2017-09-02
39°F2010-11-26

All-time records

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

High

Highest 95°F 2017-09-01
Lowest 37°F 1990-12-22

Low

Highest 67°F 2017-09-02
Lowest 27°F 1990-12-22

Feels-like

Highest 111°F 2017-09-01
Lowest 18°F 1990-12-21

Humidity

Highest 14.9 g/m³ 2017-09-10
Lowest 2.1 g/m³ 1990-12-22

Wind

Highest 39 mph 1983-12-03
Lowest 3 mph 2021-01-03

Gust

Highest 68 mph 1995-12-12
Lowest 7 mph 1995-01-31

Precip

Wettest 3.14 in 2022-12-31
Driest 18-day dry spell 1985-12-10

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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