San Francisco December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Francisco, California for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1921–2024
Highest temperature 71 °F 1998
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 44 °F 1972
Highest daily low 55 °F 1998
Most precipitation 1.76 inches 2002
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 58.5 °F
Average low 47.2 °F
Chance precipitation 38.2%
San Francisco December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 65 48 0.00 n/a
2022 56 45 0.00 n/a
2021 56 49 0.25 n/a
2020 59 47 0.00 n/a
2019 57 46 0.00 n/a
2018 60 53 0.73 n/a
2017 64 51 0.00 n/a
2016 53 45 0.00 n/a
2015 55 44 0.00 n/a
2014 61 50 1.12 n/a
2013 67 49 0.00 n/a
2012 56 48 0.04 0.0
2011 61 44 0.00 n/a
2010 54 44 0.02 0.0
2009 57 49 0.23 n/a
2008 46 40 0.34 n/a
2007 56 47 0.00 n/a
2006 51 42 0.00 n/a
2005 50 42 0.00 n/a
2004 64 49 0.00 n/a
2003 59 44 0.00 n/a
2002 60 50 1.76 n/a
2001 58 47 0.00 n/a
2000 63 48 0.00 n/a
1999 63 44 0.00 n/a
1998 71 55 0.00 0.0
1997 56 45 0.00 n/a
1996 65 47 0.00 n/a
1995 60 46 0.00 n/a
1994 58 44 0.00 n/a
1993 57 42 0.00 n/a
1992 56 45 0.00 n/a
1991 54 42 0.00 n/a
1990 55 44 0.11 n/a
1989 64 43 0.00 n/a
1988 59 48 0.00 n/a
1987 54 46 0.56 n/a
1986 66 48 0.00 n/a
1985 62 42 0.00 n/a
1984 55 44 0.00 n/a
1983 54 51 0.07 n/a
1982 62 52 0.07 n/a
1981 60 50 0.00 n/a
1980 70 51 0.00 n/a
1979 60 50 0.00 n/a
1978 60 47 n/a n/a
1977 57 50 0.09 n/a
1976 62 49 0.00 n/a
1975 61 46 0.00 n/a
1974 56 47 0.00 n/a
1973 56 46 0.00 n/a
1972 44 40 0.45 0.0
1971 54 42 0.00 0.0
1970 53 46 0.24 0.0
1969 63 51 0.00 0.0
1968 54 46 0.00 0.0
1967 51 40 0.00 0.0
1966 55 45 0.00 0.0
1965 54 43 0.00 0.0
1964 53 47 0.00 0.0
1963 48 37 0.00 0.0
1962 57 53 0.95 0.0
1961 57 44 0.00 0.0
1960 62 52 0.00 0.0
1959 59 48 0.00 0.0
1958 68 50 0.00 0.0
1957 60 53 0.73 0.0
1956 65 48 0.00 0.0
1955 58 51 0.13 0.0
1954 55 45 0.00 0.0
1953 66 48 0.00 0.0
1952 51 44 0.00 0.0
1951 51 42 0.00 0.0
1950 59 52 0.00 0.0
1949 55 46 0.02 0.0
1948 47 41 0.88 0.0
1947 54 46 0.00 0.0
1946 56 43 0.00 0.0
1945 55 46 0.00 0.0
1944 62 50 0.00 0.0
1943 63 50 0.00 0.0
1942 57 46 0.00 0.0
1941 61 51 0.44 0.0
1940 60 48 0.95 0.0
1939 62 51 0.00 0.0
1938 63 49 0.00 0.0
1937 56 50 0.00 0.0
1936 58 49 0.02 0.0
1935 57 45 0.00 0.0
1934 52 47 0.11 0.0
1933 50 43 0.00 0.0
1932 50 42 0.41 0.0
1931 52 41 0.00 0.0
1930 63 48 0.00 0.0
1929 61 55 0.00 0.0
1928 48 40 0.00 0.0
1927 56 44 0.00 0.0
1926 56 42 0.00 0.0
1925 57 46 0.00 0.0
1924 48 41 0.04 0.0
1923 53 45 0.00 0.0
1922 54 46 0.78 0.0
1921 60 47 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 71 °F which happened in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1998
2 70 °F 1980
3 68 °F 1958
4 67 °F 2013
5 66 °F 1986
5 66 °F 1953
7 65 °F 1956
7 65 °F 2023
7 65 °F 1996
10 64 °F 2017
10 64 °F 2004
10 64 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 37 °F which happened in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1963
2 40 °F 1928
2 40 °F 1967
2 40 °F 2008
2 40 °F 1972
6 41 °F 1931
6 41 °F 1948
6 41 °F 1924
9 42 °F 2005
9 42 °F 1926
9 42 °F 1985
9 42 °F 1971
9 42 °F 2006
9 42 °F 1951
9 42 °F 1993
9 42 °F 1991
9 42 °F 1932
Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1972
2 46 °F 2008
3 47 °F 1948
4 48 °F 1963
4 48 °F 1924
4 48 °F 1928
7 50 °F 1933
7 50 °F 2005
7 50 °F 1932
10 51 °F 1951
10 51 °F 1967
10 51 °F 1952
10 51 °F 2006
What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 1.76 inches which happened in 2002.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.76 inches 2002
2 1.12 inches 2014
3 0.95 inches 1962
3 0.95 inches 1940
5 0.88 inches 1948
6 0.78 inches 1922
7 0.73 inches 2018
7 0.73 inches 1957
9 0.56 inches 1987
10 0.45 inches 1972
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1921–2024 Downtown San Francisco location