Oakland, California, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Oakland, California, United States, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is September, averaging a high of 76°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 44°F.

Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat of and the most populous city in Alameda County, California, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Oakland, California, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 74°F Normal · 50th pct

Low 58°F High · 87th pct

Feels-like 80°F High · 82nd pct

Humidity 13.5 g/m³ Very High · 97th pct

Wind 10 mph Below Normal · 38th pct

Gust 13 mph Near Record · 1st pct

Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Oakland average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Oakland, California, United States, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	58°F	44°F	0.10 in
February	61°F	46°F	0.10 in
March	64°F	48°F	0.10 in
April	66°F	49°F	0.10 in
May	70°F	51°F	0.00 in
June	74°F	54°F	0.00 in
July	76°F	56°F	0.00 in
August	76°F	56°F	0.00 in
September	76°F	56°F	0.00 in
October	74°F	53°F	0.00 in
November	64°F	48°F	0.10 in
December	57°F	44°F	0.10 in

Jan 36°–63°

Feb 39°–69°

Mar 42°–73°

Apr 44°–76°

May 48°–80°

Jun 51°–85°

Jul 53°–83°

Aug 54°–83°

Sep 52°–86°

Oct 48°–84°

Nov 41°–71°

Dec 37°–62°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 104°F on 2017-09-02
Coldest day on record: 23°F on 1990-12-22

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Percentiles compare each day to Oakland, California, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →