Thermograph

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

San Francisco, California, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for San Francisco, California, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 102°F on 2020-09-06; its coldest fell to 26°F on 1989-02-06.

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
72°F2021-01-17
43°F2002-01-28
57°F1995-01-09
31°F1997-01-13
February
73°F2026-02-28
43°F1989-02-05
57°F2015-02-06
26°F1989-02-06
March
81°F2026-03-18
45°F1985-03-05
57°F2026-03-29
34°F2009-03-10
April
85°F2014-04-30
45°F1982-04-01
61°F2019-04-23
35°F1999-04-09
May
93°F2001-05-30
53°F2011-05-16
64°F1997-05-17
41°F2010-05-11
June
96°F2000-06-14
55°F2011-06-03
65°F2019-06-11
44°F1999-06-07
July
97°F1988-07-17
63°F1999-07-27
64°F2006-07-22
48°F1987-07-19
August
96°F2020-08-14
61°F2000-08-29
67°F2020-08-16
50°F1996-08-07
September
102°F2020-09-06
60°F1981-09-24
71°F2017-09-02
49°F1985-09-30
October
96°F2024-10-06
56°F2003-10-31
68°F2024-10-02
42°F1991-10-31
November
82°F2018-11-01
47°F1985-11-11
59°F2018-11-01
33°F1985-11-13
December
69°F1989-12-04
41°F1990-12-22
57°F1996-12-31
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)
73°F2026-02-28
41°F1990-12-22
57°F1995-01-09
26°F1989-02-06
Spring (Mar–May)
93°F2001-05-30
45°F1985-03-05
64°F1997-05-17
34°F2009-03-10
Summer (Jun–Aug)
97°F1988-07-17
55°F2011-06-03
67°F2020-08-16
44°F1999-06-07
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
102°F2020-09-06
47°F1985-11-11
71°F2017-09-02
33°F1985-11-13

All-time records

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

High

Highest 102°F 2020-09-06
Lowest 41°F 1990-12-22

Low

Highest 71°F 2017-09-02
Lowest 26°F 1989-02-06

Feels-like

Highest 111°F 2020-09-06
Lowest 16°F 1989-02-06

Humidity

Highest 15.4 g/m³ 2017-09-05
Lowest 2.4 g/m³ 1990-12-22

Wind

Highest 38 mph 2008-01-04
Lowest 3 mph 2015-01-09

Precip

Wettest 5.02 in 2021-10-24
Driest 168-day dry spell 2002-05-22

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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