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 July, averaging a high of 81°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 42°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: 2026-10-23. Each reading placed on Oakland, California, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 66°F Low · 17th pct*

Low 53°F Above Normal · 65th pct*

Feels-like 51°F Normal · 52nd pct*

Humidity 10.7 g/m³ Above Normal · 63rd pct

Wind 8 mph Above Normal · 66th pct

Gust* 11 mph Very Low · 3rd pct*

Precip 0.00 in Dry

Percentiles marked * are pending verification.

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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	57°F	42°F	0.10 in
February	61°F	44°F	0.10 in
March	65°F	46°F	0.10 in
April	68°F	47°F	0.10 in
May	72°F	51°F	0.00 in
June	78°F	54°F	0.00 in
July	81°F	57°F	0.00 in
August	81°F	57°F	0.00 in
September	80°F	56°F	0.00 in
October	75°F	52°F	0.00 in
November	64°F	46°F	0.10 in
December	57°F	42°F	0.10 in

Jan 34°–63°

Feb 37°–69°

Mar 40°–74°

Apr 42°–78°

May 46°–84°

Jun 50°–90°

Jul 53°–90°

Aug 54°–89°

Sep 52°–90°

Oct 47°–85°

Nov 39°–71°

Dec 34°–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: 107°F on 2017-09-03
Coldest day on record: 20°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 →