Climate at a Glance
City Rankings
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San Francisco, California
Average Temperature Rankings, January 2021
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 2021 1-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1970, 1978 | ||||||
Dec 2020–Jan 2021 2-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 50.8°F (10.4°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2015 | ||||
Nov 2020–Jan 2021 3-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 52.5°F (11.4°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Oct 2020–Jan 2021 4-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
Sep 2020–Jan 2021 5-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 56.9°F (13.8°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
Aug 2020–Jan 2021 6-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
2.5°F (1.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
Jul 2020–Jan 2021 7-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 59.1°F (15.1°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Jun 2020–Jan 2021 8-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 59.5°F (15.3°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2020 | ||||||
May 2020–Jan 2021 9-Month |
61.7°F (16.5°C) | 59.5°F (15.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
Apr 2020–Jan 2021 10-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 59.3°F (15.2°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
Mar 2020–Jan 2021 11-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Feb 2020–Jan 2021 12-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1949 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2016 | ||||||
Aug 2019–Jan 2021 18-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1950 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
Feb 2019–Jan 2021 24-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1950 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Feb 2018–Jan 2021 36-Month |
-- | 0.0°F (-17.8°C) |
-- | -- | -- | 1951, 1957 |
-- | -- | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2019, 2020 | ||||||
Feb 2017–Jan 2021 48-Month |
-- | 0.0°F (-17.8°C) |
-- | -- | -- | 1952 |
-- | -- | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2019, 2020, 2022 | ||||||
Feb 2016–Jan 2021 60-Month |
-- | 0.0°F (-17.8°C) |
-- | -- | -- | 1953 |
-- | -- | 2018 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/