Hillsborough, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAN FRANCISCO INTL AP, CA US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hillsborough has an annual average temperature of 58.7°F with about 19.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 74.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 44.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.14 in) and July the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
6 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
14°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,262
Cooling need
9

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

73 of 366 (19.9%) of Hillsborough's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
14
1950s
56
1960s
33
1970s
39
1980s
51
1990s
33
2000s
45
2010s
54
2020s
41

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 58.0°F 44.5°F 51.3°F 3.89 in 11
February 60.8°F 46.1°F 53.5°F 3.96 in 11
March 63.4°F 47.6°F 55.5°F 2.73 in 10
April 65.6°F 49.1°F 57.3°F 1.36 in 6
May 68.3°F 51.6°F 59.9°F 0.48 in 3
June 71.5°F 53.6°F 62.5°F 0.14 in 1
July 72.6°F 55.3°F 64.0°F 0.00 in 0
August 73.4°F 56.4°F 64.9°F 0.04 in 0
September 74.8°F 55.9°F 65.3°F 0.07 in 1
October 72.3°F 53.4°F 62.9°F 0.79 in 3
November 64.3°F 48.5°F 56.4°F 2.04 in 7
December 58.2°F 44.6°F 51.4°F 4.14 in 11

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