San Francisco December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Francisco, California for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1921–2024
Highest temperature 74 °F 1929
Lowest temperature 40 °F 2013
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1963
Highest daily low 57 °F 2014
Most precipitation 1.35 inches 1955
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.0 °F
Average low 48.4 °F
Chance precipitation 36.1%
San Francisco December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 63 52 0.00 n/a
2022 59 51 0.12 n/a
2021 59 50 0.00 n/a
2020 60 48 0.00 n/a
2019 59 53 0.01 n/a
2018 55 49 0.29 n/a
2017 66 49 0.00 n/a
2016 55 49 0.00 n/a
2015 57 48 0.00 n/a
2014 64 57 0.11 n/a
2013 50 40 0.00 n/a
2012 62 57 0.98 0.0
2011 60 46 0.00 n/a
2010 59 52 0.38 0.0
2009 54 47 0.00 n/a
2008 64 49 0.00 n/a
2007 61 51 0.00 n/a
2006 65 46 0.00 n/a
2005 61 46 0.00 n/a
2004 59 44 0.00 n/a
2003 65 53 0.39 n/a
2002 67 52 0.00 n/a
2001 56 48 0.72 n/a
2000 64 50 0.00 n/a
1999 60 46 0.00 n/a
1998 52 42 0.44 0.0
1997 63 53 0.38 n/a
1996 60 55 0.82 n/a
1995 65 56 0.00 n/a
1994 50 41 0.00 n/a
1993 59 45 0.00 n/a
1992 59 48 0.14 n/a
1991 64 45 0.00 n/a
1990 66 48 0.00 n/a
1989 66 50 0.00 n/a
1988 68 48 0.00 n/a
1987 60 54 0.10 n/a
1986 61 52 0.05 n/a
1985 62 52 0.02 n/a
1984 56 50 0.23 n/a
1983 58 43 0.04 n/a
1982 56 49 0.00 n/a
1981 50 48 0.00 n/a
1980 54 46 0.00 n/a
1979 71 52 0.00 n/a
1978 56 49 0.00 n/a
1977 64 52 0.00 n/a
1976 69 51 0.00 n/a
1975 60 52 0.00 n/a
1974 57 49 0.00 n/a
1973 56 46 0.00 n/a
1972 50 40 0.04 0.0
1971 57 47 0.00 0.0
1970 61 55 0.03 0.0
1969 63 48 0.00 0.0
1968 60 46 0.00 0.0
1967 57 48 0.01 0.0
1966 57 50 0.80 0.0
1965 53 44 0.00 0.0
1964 59 49 0.00 0.0
1963 48 40 0.00 0.0
1962 62 50 0.00 0.0
1961 59 48 0.00 0.0
1960 59 46 0.00 0.0
1959 70 54 0.00 0.0
1958 61 51 0.00 0.0
1957 61 47 0.01 0.0
1956 54 46 0.26 0.0
1955 57 49 1.35 0.0
1954 63 53 0.85 0.0
1953 57 46 0.00 0.0
1952 54 45 1.18 0.0
1951 54 46 0.07 0.0
1950 60 52 0.00 0.0
1949 59 50 0.05 0.0
1948 54 46 0.29 0.0
1947 58 44 0.00 0.0
1946 58 52 0.63 0.0
1945 58 49 1.13 0.0
1944 60 49 0.00 0.0
1943 56 47 0.02 0.0
1942 55 44 0.00 0.0
1941 63 49 0.00 0.0
1940 65 49 0.00 0.0
1939 60 49 0.00 0.0
1938 64 51 0.00 0.0
1937 69 54 0.00 0.0
1936 60 45 0.00 0.0
1935 58 51 0.00 0.0
1934 64 52 0.00 0.0
1933 56 45 0.00 0.0
1932 64 48 0.00 0.0
1931 58 41 0.00 0.0
1930 57 47 0.00 0.0
1929 74 53 0.00 0.0
1928 63 50 0.00 0.0
1927 64 49 0.00 0.0
1926 63 52 0.00 0.0
1925 70 52 0.00 0.0
1924 52 40 1.23 0.0
1923 60 48 0.00 0.0
1922 58 46 0.66 0.0
1921 58 47 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 74 °F which happened in 1929.
Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1929
2 71 °F 1979
3 70 °F 1959
3 70 °F 1925
5 69 °F 1937
5 69 °F 1976
7 68 °F 1988
8 67 °F 2002
9 66 °F 1989
9 66 °F 2017
9 66 °F 1990
What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 40 °F which has happened 4 times, most recently in 2013.
Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1924
1 40 °F 1972
1 40 °F 2013
1 40 °F 1963
5 41 °F 1994
5 41 °F 1931
7 42 °F 1998
8 43 °F 1983
9 44 °F 1965
9 44 °F 1942
9 44 °F 1947
9 44 °F 2004
Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1963
2 50 °F 2013
2 50 °F 1994
2 50 °F 1972
2 50 °F 1981
6 52 °F 1924
6 52 °F 1998
8 53 °F 1965
9 54 °F 1956
9 54 °F 2009
9 54 °F 1980
9 54 °F 1951
9 54 °F 1948
9 54 °F 1952
What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 1.35 inches which happened in 1955.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.35 inches 1955
2 1.23 inches 1924
3 1.18 inches 1952
4 1.13 inches 1945
5 0.98 inches 2012
6 0.85 inches 1954
7 0.82 inches 1996
8 0.80 inches 1966
9 0.72 inches 2001
10 0.66 inches 1922
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1921–2024 Downtown San Francisco location