Oakland, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OAKLAND MUSEUM, CA US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Oakland has an annual average temperature of 59.6°F with about 22.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 74.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 45.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.66 in) and July the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
7 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
13.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,968
Cooling need
33

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

83 of 366 (22.7%) of Oakland'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.

1970s
81
1980s
71
1990s
32
2000s
57
2010s
73
2020s
52

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 59.8°F 45.1°F 52.5°F 4.35 in 10
February 62.4°F 47.1°F 54.7°F 4.35 in 10
March 64.7°F 48.7°F 56.7°F 3.21 in 10
April 66.8°F 50.3°F 58.5°F 1.37 in 6
May 68.6°F 52.9°F 60.8°F 0.75 in 4
June 71.8°F 55.0°F 63.4°F 0.20 in 1
July 71.6°F 56.6°F 64.1°F 0.00 in 0
August 72.8°F 57.6°F 65.2°F 0.05 in 0
September 74.6°F 57.2°F 65.9°F 0.10 in 1
October 72.7°F 54.6°F 63.7°F 1.13 in 3
November 65.8°F 49.4°F 57.6°F 2.44 in 7
December 59.7°F 45.1°F 52.4°F 4.66 in 11

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