Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Francisco features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 518 mm (20.4 inches) and receives 84 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Francisco enjoys an average of 3591 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 49 minutes to 13 hours 25 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Francisco are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (55 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Francisco experiences 184 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (82°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Average low | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Mean minimum | 0°C (33°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Minimum | -1°C (31°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
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San Francisco usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 14 rainy days and 98 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Francisco are January, April and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 6 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 12 (0.5) | 9 (0.3) | 43 (1.7) | 111 (4.4) | 82 (3.2) | 63 (2.5) | 102 (4.0) | 54 (2.1) | 20 (0.8) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
The sunniest months in San Francisco are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Francisco: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229 | 268 | 316 | 322 | 342 | 319 | 330 | 326 | 286 | 285 | 278 | 284 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 57m | 11h 25m | 12h 1m | 12h 39m | 13h 10m | 13h 25m | 13h 17m | 12h 49m | 12h 13m | 11h 36m | 11h 4m | 10h 49m |
San Francisco experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 Francisco UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |