San Francisco January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Francisco, California for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1921–2024
Highest temperature 71 °F 1996
Lowest temperature 38 °F 1989
Lowest daily high 46 °F 1983
Highest daily low 62 °F 1997
Most precipitation 1.84 inches 2004
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 57.6 °F
Average low 46.3 °F
Chance precipitation 35.9%
San Francisco January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 59 48 0.00 n/a
2023 61 48 0.00 n/a
2022 52 42 0.00 n/a
2021 58 45 0.01 n/a
2020 58 49 0.00 n/a
2019 55 45 0.00 n/a
2018 61 48 0.00 n/a
2017 52 45 0.05 n/a
2016 50 40 0.00 n/a
2015 54 41 0.00 n/a
2014 63 44 0.00 n/a
2013 53 43 0.00 n/a
2012 61 48 0.00 n/a
2011 49 44 0.53 0.0
2010 58 52 0.05 n/a
2009 52 43 0.00 n/a
2008 57 43 0.00 n/a
2007 62 44 0.00 n/a
2006 58 48 0.13 n/a
2005 54 45 0.37 0.0
2004 54 44 1.84 n/a
2003 59 46 0.00 n/a
2002 60 53 0.17 n/a
2001 64 47 0.00 n/a
2000 54 47 0.00 n/a
1999 61 44 0.00 0.0
1998 58 50 0.02 n/a
1997 66 62 1.64 n/a
1996 71 51 0.00 n/a
1995 53 46 0.17 n/a
1994 61 46 0.00 n/a
1993 56 44 0.79 n/a
1992 62 44 0.00 n/a
1991 60 41 0.00 n/a
1990 53 46 0.47 n/a
1989 57 38 0.00 n/a
1988 49 40 0.00 n/a
1987 58 49 0.24 n/a
1986 57 55 0.00 n/a
1985 57 42 0.00 n/a
1984 60 44 0.00 n/a
1983 46 40 0.00 n/a
1982 52 45 0.56 n/a
1981 48 43 0.00 n/a
1980 57 49 0.00 n/a
1979 55 45 0.00 n/a
1978 53 50 0.00 n/a
1977 51 47 0.18 n/a
1976 53 44 0.00 n/a
1975 57 44 0.00 n/a
1974 50 43 0.00 n/a
1973 62 47 0.00 0.0
1972 58 47 0.00 0.0
1971 52 45 0.19 0.0
1970 60 44 0.00 0.0
1969 54 44 0.00 0.0
1968 51 40 0.00 0.0
1967 58 47 0.00 0.0
1966 52 42 0.00 0.0
1965 48 40 0.00 0.0
1964 54 42 0.02 0.0
1963 57 45 0.00 0.0
1962 53 42 0.00 0.0
1961 56 39 0.00 0.0
1960 50 41 0.00 0.0
1959 61 46 0.00 0.0
1958 60 47 0.66 0.0
1957 57 44 0.00 0.0
1956 58 48 0.13 0.0
1955 54 46 0.42 0.0
1954 57 48 0.00 0.0
1953 55 47 0.21 0.0
1952 47 38 0.00 0.0
1951 61 46 0.00 0.0
1950 51 41 0.00 0.0
1949 51 41 0.19 0.0
1948 56 43 0.14 n/a
1947 57 44 0.00 0.0
1946 54 49 0.00 0.0
1945 60 46 0.00 0.0
1944 54 49 1.09 0.0
1943 56 51 0.00 0.0
1942 51 39 0.00 0.0
1941 55 44 0.00 0.0
1940 61 55 1.21 0.0
1939 57 44 0.00 0.0
1938 54 47 0.00 0.0
1937 49 44 0.16 0.0
1936 54 45 0.00 0.0
1935 53 45 0.00 0.0
1934 59 53 0.66 0.0
1933 55 41 0.00 0.0
1932 51 44 0.29 0.0
1931 59 51 0.74 0.0
1930 55 45 0.00 0.0
1929 49 43 0.00 0.0
1928 54 48 0.31 0.0
1927 56 46 0.00 0.0
1926 50 40 0.00 0.0
1925 57 47 0.00 0.0
1924 46 39 0.00 0.0
1923 56 46 0.00 0.0
1922 55 48 0.56 0.0
1921 60 45 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 71 °F which happened in 1996.
Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1996
2 66 °F 1997
3 64 °F 2001
4 63 °F 2014
5 62 °F 1992
5 62 °F 2007
5 62 °F 1973
8 61 °F 1951
8 61 °F 1959
8 61 °F 1994
8 61 °F 1999
8 61 °F 2012
8 61 °F 2018
8 61 °F 2023
8 61 °F 1940
What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 38 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1989.
Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 1952
1 38 °F 1989
3 39 °F 1961
3 39 °F 1924
3 39 °F 1942
6 40 °F 2016
6 40 °F 1968
6 40 °F 1965
6 40 °F 1926
6 40 °F 1983
6 40 °F 1988
Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1983
1 46 °F 1924
3 47 °F 1952
4 48 °F 1965
4 48 °F 1981
6 49 °F 1988
6 49 °F 1937
6 49 °F 1929
6 49 °F 2011
10 50 °F 2016
10 50 °F 1926
10 50 °F 1960
10 50 °F 1974
What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 1.84 inches which happened in 2004.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.84 inches 2004
2 1.64 inches 1997
3 1.21 inches 1940
4 1.09 inches 1944
5 0.79 inches 1993
6 0.74 inches 1931
7 0.66 inches 1934
7 0.66 inches 1958
9 0.56 inches 1982
9 0.56 inches 1922
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1921–2024 Downtown San Francisco location