Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Francisco features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 969 mm (38.1 inches) and receives 95 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Francisco enjoys an average of 3489 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 52 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Francisco are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Francisco experiences 218 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 | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 18°C (66°F) |
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San Francisco usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 229 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Francisco are March, April and May. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 23 (0.9) | 22 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 67 (2.6) | 130 (5.1) | 225 (8.9) | 266 (10.5) | 197 (7.7) | 19 (0.8) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in San Francisco are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Francisco: January, February and September receive an average of 8 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 260 | 317 | 326 | 349 | 317 | 318 | 277 | 263 | 274 | 283 | 276 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 0m | 11h 27m | 12h 2m | 12h 37m | 13h 7m | 13h 22m | 13h 14m | 12h 47m | 12h 13m | 11h 37m | 11h 7m | 10h 52m |
San Francisco experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. 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) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |