San Francisco Weather & Climate

United States of America

San Francisco sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 24°C in September and nighttime lows bottom out near 8.8°C in January. January is the wettest month (~95 mm), while July is the driest (~1 mm). For sunshine, August leads with about 90% clear skies.

Best time to visit San Francisco

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are September, August, and July — expect around 16.224°C with roughly 2% chance of rain on a given day in September.

San Francisco climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January8.8° / 14.6°28%95 mm47%13.6 kph
February10.1° / 16.5°27%95 mm47%13.8 kph
March12.1° / 18.1°24%73 mm51%14.5 kph
April12.8° / 20.3°14%32 mm58%14.9 kph
May13.6° / 20.6°7%13 mm67%15.3 kph
June14.9° / 22.5°3%4 mm80%15.1 kph
July15.9° / 23°1%1 mm89%14 kph
August16° / 23°0%1 mm90%13.1 kph
September16.2° / 24°2%5 mm86%12.2 kph
October15.5° / 22.2°9%25 mm72%11.9 kph
November12.1° / 17.7°20%60 mm56%12.8 kph
December8.9° / 14.6°28%93 mm49%13.7 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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