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Oakland vs San Rafael, California Climate

93%match

On climate, San Rafael is a 93% match for Oakland. Compared with Oakland, San Rafael has twice the winter rain and 4°F (2°C) hotter summer days.

Oakland gets 24 in (597 mm) of rain a year and San Rafael 42 in (1057 mm). Oakland's warmest month is September, at 78°F (25°C); San Rafael's is August, at 81°F (27°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Oakland
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
San Rafael

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

OaklandSan Rafaelsolid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDOakland Jan: 59°Oakland Feb: 62°Oakland Mar: 65°Oakland Apr: 68°Oakland May: 71°Oakland Jun: 75°Oakland Jul: 75°Oakland Aug: 76°Oakland Sep: 78°Oakland Oct: 75°Oakland Nov: 66°Oakland Dec: 59°Oakland Jan: 45°Oakland Feb: 47°Oakland Mar: 48°Oakland Apr: 49°Oakland May: 52°Oakland Jun: 55°Oakland Jul: 55°Oakland Aug: 56°Oakland Sep: 56°Oakland Oct: 53°Oakland Nov: 48°Oakland Dec: 45°San Rafael Jan: 57°San Rafael Feb: 61°San Rafael Mar: 65°San Rafael Apr: 68°San Rafael May: 73°San Rafael Jun: 78°San Rafael Jul: 80°San Rafael Aug: 81°San Rafael Sep: 81°San Rafael Oct: 76°San Rafael Nov: 66°San Rafael Dec: 58°San Rafael Jan: 42°San Rafael Feb: 44°San Rafael Mar: 45°San Rafael Apr: 46°San Rafael May: 49°San Rafael Jun: 52°San Rafael Jul: 54°San Rafael Aug: 55°San Rafael Sep: 53°San Rafael Oct: 51°San Rafael Nov: 46°San Rafael Dec: 42°

Rain (in per month)

OaklandSan Rafael

0510JFMAMJJASONDOakland Jan: 4.8Oakland Feb: 4.6Oakland Mar: 3.3Oakland Apr: 1.6Oakland May: 0.8Oakland Jun: 0.2Oakland Jul: 0.0Oakland Aug: 0.0Oakland Sep: 0.1Oakland Oct: 1.2Oakland Nov: 2.5Oakland Dec: 4.3San Rafael Jan: 8.0San Rafael Feb: 7.9San Rafael Mar: 5.5San Rafael Apr: 2.7San Rafael May: 1.3San Rafael Jun: 0.3San Rafael Jul: 0.0San Rafael Aug: 0.1San Rafael Sep: 0.2San Rafael Oct: 1.8San Rafael Nov: 4.5San Rafael Dec: 9.4

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Oakland and San Rafael
MonthHighLowRain
OaklandSan RafaelOaklandSan RafaelOaklandSan Rafael
Jan59°F(15°C)57°F(14°C)45°F(7°C)42°F(6°C)4.8 in(122 mm)8.0 in(204 mm)
Feb62°F(17°C)61°F(16°C)47°F(8°C)44°F(7°C)4.6 in(117 mm)7.9 in(200 mm)
Mar65°F(18°C)65°F(18°C)48°F(9°C)45°F(7°C)3.3 in(84 mm)5.5 in(140 mm)
Apr68°F(20°C)68°F(20°C)49°F(10°C)46°F(8°C)1.6 in(41 mm)2.7 in(69 mm)
May71°F(22°C)73°F(23°C)52°F(11°C)49°F(10°C)0.7 in(19 mm)1.3 in(32 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)78°F(25°C)55°F(13°C)52°F(11°C)0.2 in(5 mm)0.3 in(8 mm)
Jul75°F(24°C)80°F(27°C)55°F(13°C)54°F(12°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Aug76°F(24°C)81°F(27°C)56°F(14°C)55°F(13°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Sep78°F(25°C)81°F(27°C)56°F(13°C)53°F(12°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.2 in(4 mm)
Oct75°F(24°C)76°F(25°C)53°F(12°C)51°F(10°C)1.2 in(31 mm)1.8 in(46 mm)
Nov66°F(19°C)65°F(19°C)48°F(9°C)46°F(8°C)2.5 in(64 mm)4.4 in(113 mm)
Dec59°F(15°C)58°F(14°C)45°F(7°C)42°F(6°C)4.3 in(110 mm)9.4 in(238 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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