San Francisco May 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Francisco, California for the date of May 20.
May 20 All-Time Records
1921–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1942
Lowest temperature 47 °F 1962
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1957
Highest daily low 64 °F 1941
Most precipitation 0.91 inches 1957
May 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.7 °F
Average low 51.8 °F
Chance precipitation 11.5%
San Francisco May 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 59 51 0.02 n/a
2022 69 50 0.00 n/a
2021 60 48 0.00 n/a
2020 65 53 0.00 n/a
2019 61 51 0.01 n/a
2018 59 52 0.00 n/a
2017 77 51 0.00 n/a
2016 58 50 0.00 n/a
2015 59 53 0.03 n/a
2014 64 53 0.00 n/a
2013 79 52 0.00 n/a
2012 68 51 0.00 n/a
2011 59 51 0.00 n/a
2010 63 49 0.00 n/a
2009 61 49 0.00 n/a
2008 60 51 0.00 n/a
2007 63 50 0.00 n/a
2006 67 52 0.00 n/a
2005 65 54 0.00 n/a
2004 61 51 0.00 n/a
2003 75 53 0.00 n/a
2002 60 48 0.25 n/a
2001 69 52 0.00 n/a
2000 71 53 0.00 n/a
1999 58 48 0.00 0.0
1998 61 50 0.00 n/a
1997 65 55 0.00 n/a
1996 67 53 0.00 n/a
1995 60 52 0.00 n/a
1994 65 52 0.00 n/a
1993 70 60 0.00 n/a
1992 72 57 0.00 n/a
1991 60 49 0.00 n/a
1990 64 55 0.22 n/a
1989 61 51 0.00 n/a
1988 n/a 55 0.00 n/a
1987 63 52 0.00 n/a
1986 64 52 0.00 n/a
1985 64 52 0.00 n/a
1984 65 51 0.00 n/a
1983 78 56 0.00 n/a
1982 60 48 0.00 n/a
1981 62 50 0.00 n/a
1980 60 53 0.00 n/a
1979 64 56 0.00 n/a
1978 58 51 0.00 n/a
1977 60 50 0.00 n/a
1976 64 50 0.00 n/a
1975 69 49 0.00 n/a
1974 56 49 0.00 n/a
1973 58 51 0.00 n/a
1972 62 53 0.00 0.0
1971 61 48 0.00 0.0
1970 62 48 0.00 0.0
1969 60 50 0.00 0.0
1968 65 55 0.00 0.0
1967 63 49 0.00 0.0
1966 58 49 0.00 0.0
1965 58 49 0.00 0.0
1964 61 51 0.00 0.0
1963 57 54 0.01 0.0
1962 61 47 0.00 0.0
1961 60 52 0.00 0.0
1960 60 50 0.00 0.0
1959 70 52 0.00 0.0
1958 63 55 0.00 0.0
1957 55 51 0.91 0.0
1956 65 50 0.00 0.0
1955 62 50 0.00 0.0
1954 59 50 0.00 0.0
1953 61 49 0.00 0.0
1952 64 49 0.00 0.0
1951 57 49 0.00 0.0
1950 72 50 0.00 0.0
1949 62 52 0.00 0.0
1948 56 49 0.15 n/a
1947 64 48 0.00 0.0
1946 56 50 0.00 0.0
1945 63 51 0.00 0.0
1944 72 53 0.00 0.0
1943 63 48 0.00 0.0
1942 88 63 0.00 0.0
1941 85 64 0.00 0.0
1940 60 52 0.00 0.0
1939 63 52 0.33 0.0
1938 59 51 0.00 0.0
1937 66 50 0.00 0.0
1936 66 51 0.00 0.0
1935 85 60 0.00 0.0
1934 71 54 0.00 0.0
1933 59 50 0.00 0.0
1932 63 54 0.04 0.0
1931 86 56 0.00 0.0
1930 64 51 0.00 0.0
1929 58 49 0.00 0.0
1928 60 52 0.00 0.0
1927 60 49 0.00 0.0
1926 70 54 0.00 0.0
1925 67 56 0.03 0.0
1924 61 52 0.00 0.0
1923 60 49 0.00 0.0
1922 59 49 0.00 0.0
1921 58 49 0.07 0.0
What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 88 °F which happened in 1942.
Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1942
2 86 °F 1931
3 85 °F 1935
3 85 °F 1941
5 79 °F 2013
6 78 °F 1983
7 77 °F 2017
8 75 °F 2003
9 72 °F 1944
9 72 °F 1950
9 72 °F 1992
What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 47 °F which happened in 1962.
Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1962
2 48 °F 1999
2 48 °F 2021
2 48 °F 1982
2 48 °F 2002
2 48 °F 1971
2 48 °F 1947
2 48 °F 1943
2 48 °F 1970
10 49 °F 1991
10 49 °F 1975
10 49 °F 1923
10 49 °F 1927
10 49 °F 1965
10 49 °F 1951
10 49 °F 1966
10 49 °F 1948
10 49 °F 1922
10 49 °F 1967
10 49 °F 1974
10 49 °F 1929
10 49 °F 2009
10 49 °F 1921
10 49 °F 2010
10 49 °F 1952
10 49 °F 1953
Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1957
2 56 °F 1948
2 56 °F 1946
2 56 °F 1974
5 57 °F 1963
5 57 °F 1951
7 58 °F 2016
7 58 °F 1999
7 58 °F 1921
7 58 °F 1978
7 58 °F 1929
7 58 °F 1973
7 58 °F 1965
7 58 °F 1966
What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 0.91 inches which happened in 1957.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on May 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.91 inches 1957
2 0.33 inches 1939
3 0.25 inches 2002
4 0.22 inches 1990
5 0.15 inches 1948
6 0.07 inches 1921
7 0.04 inches 1932
8 0.03 inches 2015
8 0.03 inches 1925
10 0.02 inches 2023
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1921–2024 Downtown San Francisco location