San Francisco Weather in 1961

Historical record of San Francisco, California weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.

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1961 San Francisco Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	94 °F	October 15
Lowest temperature	35 °F	January 6
Highest daily low	70 °F	September 3
Lowest daily high	43 °F	January 6
Most daily precipitation	1.3 inches	January 25
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	14.6 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in San Francisco in 1961?

The highest temperature recorded in San Francisco, California in 1961 was 94 °F which happened on October 15.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in San Francisco in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	94 °F	Oct 15
2	92 °F	Sep 3
3	90 °F	Sep 4
4	89 °F	Oct 14
5	86 °F	Sep 26
6	85 °F	Jun 15
7	84 °F	Oct 16
7	84 °F	Oct 13
9	83 °F	Sep 2
10	82 °F	Jul 17
10	82 °F	Jul 10
10	82 °F	Jul 9

What was the coldest temperature in San Francisco in 1961?

The lowest temperature recorded in San Francisco, California in 1961 was 35 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	35 °F	January 6
1	35 °F	January 5
3	37 °F	January 7
3	37 °F	January 4
3	37 °F	January 3
6	39 °F	January 17
6	39 °F	January 1
8	40 °F	December 31
8	40 °F	December 30
8	40 °F	January 19
8	40 °F	January 16
8	40 °F	January 2

January 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	56	39	0.00
January 2	55	40	0.00
January 3	48	37	0.00
January 4	48	37	0.00
January 5	44	35	0.00
January 6	43	35	0.00
January 7	53	37	0.00
January 8	53	47	0.02
January 9	58	48	0.00
January 10	64	46	0.00
January 11	55	45	0.00
January 12	54	45	0.00
January 13	49	44	0.00
January 14	48	43	0.00
January 15	47	42	0.00
January 16	47	40	0.00
January 17	51	39	0.00
January 18	51	42	0.00
January 19	53	40	0.00
January 20	57	41	0.00
January 21	54	42	0.00
January 22	60	49	0.00
January 23	56	50	0.16
January 24	61	46	0.00
January 25	55	51	1.28
January 26	59	52	0.48
January 27	61	49	0.00
January 28	56	47	0.01
January 29	54	51	0.67
January 30	62	52	0.01
January 31	63	55	0.16

February 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	63	55	0.05
February 2	59	52	0.11
February 3	62	52	0.00
February 4	69	50	0.00
February 5	64	52	0.00
February 6	59	50	0.04
February 7	58	48	0.01
February 8	57	51	0.14
February 9	62	54	0.16
February 10	60	55	0.00
February 11	58	49	0.26
February 12	56	48	0.00
February 13	58	50	0.00
February 14	58	52	0.00
February 15	56	50	0.19
February 16	59	48	0.00
February 17	56	47	0.00
February 18	60	47	0.00
February 19	62	48	0.00
February 20	66	50	0.00
February 21	64	51	0.00
February 22	57	51	0.00
February 23	64	52	0.00
February 24	64	51	0.00
February 25	57	50	0.00
February 26	58	48	0.00
February 27	62	48	0.00
February 28	67	50	0.00

March 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	61	50	0.00
March 2	55	49	0.00
March 3	57	46	0.00
March 4	56	46	0.20
March 5	54	49	0.11
March 6	56	48	0.04
March 7	60	47	0.00
March 8	60	48	0.42
March 9	60	48	0.00
March 10	57	50	0.00
March 11	59	50	0.00
March 12	60	48	0.00
March 13	64	51	0.00
March 14	61	51	0.66
March 15	57	49	0.11
March 16	56	49	0.20
March 17	58	50	0.00
March 18	62	49	0.00
March 19	60	50	0.10
March 20	58	49	0.00
March 21	62	48	0.00
March 22	62	50	0.10
March 23	60	51	0.01
March 24	55	47	0.15
March 25	56	48	0.04
March 26	59	49	0.04
March 27	57	48	0.09
March 28	68	53	0.00
March 29	70	52	0.00
March 30	59	51	0.00
March 31	59	51	0.00

April 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	63	50	0.00
April 2	79	54	0.00
April 3	79	57	0.00
April 4	76	57	0.00
April 5	76	54	0.00
April 6	63	52	0.00
April 7	68	51	0.00
April 8	75	51	0.00
April 9	61	50	0.00
April 10	65	49	0.00
April 11	64	51	0.00
April 12	56	50	0.10
April 13	60	48	0.00
April 14	70	51	0.00
April 15	72	51	0.00
April 16	60	50	0.00
April 17	60	49	0.00
April 18	56	47	0.00
April 19	54	46	0.00
April 20	58	46	0.00
April 21	57	48	0.38
April 22	55	45	0.22
April 23	56	47	0.09
April 24	60	47	0.00
April 25	60	47	0.00
April 26	57	48	0.00
April 27	61	48	0.00
April 28	69	51	0.00
April 29	62	53	0.00
April 30	62	52	0.00

May 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	62	52	0.12
May 2	65	50	0.00
May 3	60	49	0.00
May 4	59	48	0.00
May 5	58	49	0.04
May 6	56	49	0.10
May 7	62	48	0.00
May 8	62	51	0.00
May 9	65	52	0.03
May 10	61	53	0.07
May 11	59	52	0.00
May 12	64	50	0.00
May 13	59	50	0.00
May 14	67	50	0.00
May 15	61	50	0.00
May 16	57	49	0.00
May 17	59	50	0.00
May 18	57	52	0.00
May 19	56	52	0.45
May 20	60	52	0.00
May 21	58	52	0.00
May 22	61	52	0.00
May 23	61	52	0.00
May 24	61	50	0.00
May 25	61	50	0.00
May 26	61	52	0.07
May 27	62	51	0.00
May 28	58	52	0.00
May 29	63	52	0.00
May 30	60	53	0.00
May 31	63	52	0.00

June 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	62	54	0.03
June 2	62	55	0.00
June 3	60	54	0.00
June 4	60	54	0.00
June 5	61	54	0.00
June 6	66	54	0.01
June 7	60	53	0.00
June 8	60	53	0.00
June 9	65	52	0.00
June 10	65	51	0.00
June 11	62	52	0.00
June 12	62	53	0.00
June 13	72	52	0.00
June 14	n/a	64	0.00
June 15	85	61	0.00
June 16	73	53	0.00
June 17	62	53	0.00
June 18	63	55	0.00
June 19	65	53	0.00
June 20	68	51	0.00
June 21	72	54	0.00
June 22	61	53	0.00
June 23	67	53	0.00
June 24	68	56	0.00
June 25	63	53	0.00
June 26	64	53	0.00
June 27	59	53	0.00
June 28	63	53	0.00
June 29	68	52	0.00
June 30	72	55	0.00

July 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
July 1	70	56
July 2	62	53
July 3	62	52
July 4	63	53
July 5	64	54
July 6	68	54
July 7	69	53
July 8	78	53
July 9	82	56
July 10	82	56
July 11	71	55
July 12	63	54
July 13	62	54
July 14	63	51
July 15	64	50
July 16	74	55
July 17	82	57
July 18	73	57
July 19	81	53
July 20	61	52
July 21	62	53
July 22	59	52
July 23	62	52
July 24	63	53
July 25	62	54
July 26	60	54
July 27	61	51
July 28	63	51
July 29	59	52
July 30	60	52
July 31	59	53

August 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	59	51	0.00
August 2	58	50	0.00
August 3	63	52	0.00
August 4	61	54	0.00
August 5	74	55	0.00
August 6	76	61	0.00
August 7	69	59	0.00
August 8	66	55	0.00
August 9	63	55	0.00
August 10	63	55	0.00
August 11	66	57	0.00
August 12	63	57	0.00
August 13	66	58	0.00
August 14	66	58	0.00
August 15	65	56	0.00
August 16	64	54	0.00
August 17	66	53	0.00
August 18	67	53	0.00
August 19	77	58	0.02
August 20	65	59	0.00
August 21	66	58	0.00
August 22	66	58	0.00
August 23	67	57	0.00
August 24	66	57	0.00
August 25	65	57	0.00
August 26	67	57	0.00
August 27	64	57	0.00
August 28	68	58	0.00
August 29	65	56	0.00
August 30	64	55	0.00
August 31	67	55	0.00

September 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	67	58	0.00
September 2	83	59	0.00
September 3	92	70	0.00
September 4	90	64	0.00
September 5	74	55	0.00
September 6	60	56	0.00
September 7	63	53	0.00
September 8	66	55	0.00
September 9	67	52	0.00
September 10	67	52	0.00
September 11	71	53	0.00
September 12	59	52	0.00
September 13	63	54	0.00
September 14	67	55	0.00
September 15	68	59	0.00
September 16	64	56	0.22
September 17	66	55	0.00
September 18	69	55	0.00
September 19	72	56	0.00
September 20	63	56	0.00
September 21	65	55	0.00
September 22	66	56	0.00
September 23	66	56	0.00
September 24	74	53	0.00
September 25	81	54	0.00
September 26	86	55	0.00
September 27	80	58	0.00
September 28	66	56	0.00
September 29	71	54	0.00
September 30	77	57	0.00

October 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	80	57	0.00
October 2	67	54	0.00
October 3	69	53	0.00
October 4	61	52	0.00
October 5	58	52	0.00
October 6	62	52	0.00
October 7	65	54	0.00
October 8	71	58	0.00
October 9	71	53	0.00
October 10	64	54	0.03
October 11	64	56	0.00
October 12	73	55	0.00
October 13	84	60	0.00
October 14	89	65	0.00
October 15	94	69	0.00
October 16	84	53	0.00
October 17	62	52	0.00
October 18	59	52	0.00
October 19	62	54	0.00
October 20	57	53	0.00
October 21	59	51	0.00
October 22	64	52	0.00
October 23	65	50	0.00
October 24	69	52	0.00
October 25	61	53	0.00
October 26	65	54	0.01
October 27	61	53	0.05
October 28	64	52	0.00
October 29	66	55	0.00
October 30	70	58	0.00
October 31	63	53	0.00

November 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	55	52	0.00
November 2	61	50	0.00
November 3	60	49	0.00
November 4	64	51	0.00
November 5	77	50	0.00
November 6	75	54	0.00
November 7	71	52	0.00
November 8	72	53	0.00
November 9	59	49	0.00
November 10	59	52	0.00
November 11	66	52	0.00
November 12	71	52	0.00
November 13	74	56	0.00
November 14	72	49	0.00
November 15	60	49	0.00
November 16	61	50	0.00
November 17	64	45	0.00
November 18	58	48	0.00
November 19	56	45	0.77
November 20	55	41	1.03
November 21	59	47	0.00
November 22	56	47	0.38
November 23	60	52	0.00
November 24	60	54	0.00
November 25	57	54	0.76
November 26	57	50	0.09
November 27	61	48	0.00
November 28	62	49	0.00
November 29	61	51	0.75
November 30	61	53	0.66

December 1961 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	58	52	0.97
December 2	54	50	0.65
December 3	57	50	0.00
December 4	56	48	0.00
December 5	59	48	0.00
December 6	60	47	0.00
December 7	57	48	0.00
December 8	59	45	0.00
December 9	54	47	0.00
December 10	52	45	0.00
December 11	51	43	0.00
December 12	50	43	0.00
December 13	47	43	0.00
December 14	53	43	0.00
December 15	48	44	0.04
December 16	57	44	0.00
December 17	54	48	0.31
December 18	50	46	0.03
December 19	59	50	0.06
December 20	59	55	0.05
December 21	61	51	0.02
December 22	63	48	0.00
December 23	62	50	0.00
December 24	54	46	0.00
December 25	49	44	0.00
December 26	52	43	0.00
December 27	50	43	0.00
December 28	48	41	0.00
December 29	48	41	0.00
December 30	49	40	0.00
December 31	45	40	0.00

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1921–2024	Downtown San Francisco	location