Thermograph

San Diego weather records

Record high and low temperatures for San Diego, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 104°F on 2016-06-20; its coldest fell to 27°F on 1990-12-23.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
86°F2003-01-31
48°F2002-01-29
59°F2021-01-20
30°F2007-01-14
February
88°F2016-02-16
47°F1987-02-24
64°F1987-02-07
29°F1990-02-15
March
94°F1988-03-26
49°F1998-03-29
62°F2026-03-31
34°F1985-03-04
April
98°F1989-04-06
53°F1999-04-12
64°F2009-04-21
35°F1999-04-02
May
99°F2014-05-15
56°F1995-05-06
68°F2004-05-03
42°F2003-05-10
June
104°F2016-06-20
57°F1999-06-03
71°F1990-06-27
47°F1988-06-07
July
104°F2018-07-06
69°F2010-07-08
76°F2018-07-08
54°F1987-07-22
August
99°F1985-08-25
70°F2000-08-30
75°F2018-08-10
56°F2010-08-09
September
104°F2020-09-05
63°F1986-09-24
82°F2022-09-04
49°F2019-09-30
October
103°F1991-10-10
59°F2000-10-27
75°F2026-10-04
42°F1996-10-27
November
94°F2010-11-04
51°F1985-11-12
64°F2010-11-04
34°F1994-11-20
December
83°F1980-12-16
46°F1990-12-22
60°F2014-12-04
27°F1990-12-23

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
88°F2016-02-16
46°F1990-12-22
64°F1987-02-07
27°F1990-12-23
Spring (Mar–May)
99°F2014-05-15
49°F1998-03-29
68°F2004-05-03
34°F1985-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
104°F2016-06-20
57°F1999-06-03
76°F2018-07-08
47°F1988-06-07
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
104°F2020-09-05
51°F1985-11-12
82°F2022-09-04
34°F1994-11-20

All-time records

The most extreme value San Diego has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 104°F 2016-06-20
Lowest 46°F 1990-12-22

Low

Highest 82°F 2022-09-04
Lowest 27°F 1990-12-23

Feels-like

Highest 143°F 1988-09-03
Lowest 19°F 1990-12-23

Humidity

Highest 19.9 g/m³ 1984-09-18
Lowest 1.1 g/m³ 2019-10-31

Wind

Highest 29 mph 1982-11-30
Lowest 3 mph 1981-12-07

Gust

Highest 58 mph 1982-11-30
Lowest 8 mph 2011-11-29

Precip

Wettest 3.39 in 1991-03-01
Driest 23-day dry spell 2011-12-23

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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