Oakland, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OAKLAND MUSEUM, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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Full guide →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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