Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Diego features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 761 mm (30.0 inches) and receives 100 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Diego enjoys an average of 3624 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Diego are April, May and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Diego experiences 315 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 33°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average low | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
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San Diego usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 18 rainy days and 158 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Diego are February, March and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 88 (3.5) | 183 (7.2) | 42 (1.6) | 91 (3.6) | 156 (6.2) | 134 (5.3) | 31 (1.2) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
The sunniest months in San Diego are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Diego: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 252 | 286 | 324 | 313 | 314 | 278 | 328 | 318 | 292 | 294 | 304 | 316 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 17m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 51m | 13h 2m | 12h 56m | 12h 37m | 12h 11m | 11h 44m | 11h 22m | 11h 11m |
San Diego experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Diego UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |