Oakland Museum, California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Oakland Museum's normal year runs from 45°F December nights to 75°F September afternoons, with 22.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.3°C, December lows of 7°C, September highs of 24°C, 574 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOakland Museum
- Station IDUSC00046336
- Location37.80°N 122.26°W
- Elevation30 ft (9 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Oakland Museum is 72°F and the normal low 54°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Oakland Museum.
- Jan 60° 45°
- Feb 62° 47°
- Mar 65° 49°
- Apr 67° 50°
- May 69° 53°
- Jun 72° 55°
- Jul 72° 57°
- Aug 73° 58°
- Sep 75° 57°
- Oct 73° 55°
- Nov 66° 49°
- Dec 60° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Oakland Museum each month?
September is the warmest month, with normal highs of 75°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 45°F. The most precipitation falls in December (4.66 in), the least in July (0.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 45°F | 52.5°F | 4.35 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 62°F | 47°F | 54.7°F | 4.35 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 65°F | 49°F | 56.7°F | 3.21 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 50°F | 58.5°F | 1.37 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 69°F | 53°F | 60.8°F | 0.75 | 4 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 72°F | 55°F | 63.4°F | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 72°F | 57°F | 64.1°F | 0.00 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 73°F | 58°F | 65.2°F | 0.05 | <1 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 75°F | 57°F | 65.9°F | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 55°F | 63.7°F | 1.13 | 3 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 49°F | 57.6°F | 2.44 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 60°F | 45°F | 52.4°F | 4.66 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 52°F | 59.6°F | 22.61 | 63 | 5 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 7°C | 11.4°C | 110 mm |
| February | 17°C | 8°C | 12.6°C | 110 mm |
| March | 18°C | 9°C | 13.7°C | 82 mm |
| April | 19°C | 10°C | 14.7°C | 35 mm |
| May | 20°C | 12°C | 16.0°C | 19 mm |
| June | 22°C | 13°C | 17.4°C | 5 mm |
| July | 22°C | 14°C | 17.8°C | 0 mm |
| August | 23°C | 14°C | 18.4°C | 1 mm |
| September | 24°C | 14°C | 18.8°C | 3 mm |
| October | 23°C | 13°C | 17.6°C | 29 mm |
| November | 19°C | 10°C | 14.2°C | 62 mm |
| December | 15°C | 7°C | 11.3°C | 118 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046336; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Oakland Museum?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (0).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046336.
How hot and how cold does it get at Oakland Museum?
In a normal year in Oakland Museum, 5 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 63 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 63a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1970) is 109°F, on September 14, 1971; the lowest is 26°F, on December 9, 1972.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1998, with 41.07 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00046336; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00046336. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Oakland Museum?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Oakland Museum, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (84%) and December the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.5 |
| February | 77% | 3.4 |
| March | 79% | 4.6 |
| April | 82% | 6.0 |
| May | 81% | 6.7 |
| June | 84% | 7.3 |
| July | 78% | 6.5 |
| August | 77% | 5.8 |
| September | 82% | 5.1 |
| October | 83% | 4.0 |
| November | 81% | 2.8 |
| December | 74% | 2.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Oakland Museum record?
A normal year at Oakland Museum brings 2,205 heating degree days, 59% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 249 cooling degree days, 73% fewer than the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,570 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 389 | 0 |
| February | 287 | 0 |
| March | 260 | 3 |
| April | 201 | 7 |
| May | 148 | 17 |
| June | 81 | 33 |
| July | 60 | 32 |
| August | 42 | 48 |
| September | 39 | 66 |
| October | 82 | 40 |
| November | 226 | 4 |
| December | 391 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,205 | 249 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046336. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Oakland Museum been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 59.9°F, 0.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.6°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 59.9°F | +0.3°F | 18.41 |
| 2023 | 59.2°F | −0.4°F | 27.11 |
| 2024 | 60.5°F | +0.9°F | 24.30 |
| 2025 | 59.9°F | +0.3°F | 16.58 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00046336. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Oakland Museum's climate compare?
Oakland Museum is warmer than 87 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 148. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.6°F is warmer than 74%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Oakland Museum is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Oakland Museum share this climate record?
Piedmont has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Piedmont, CA10,816 people · 2 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Oakland Museum's climate
What is the coldest month at Oakland Museum?
December, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 45°F. The warmest is September (75°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow at Oakland Museum?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Oakland Museum?
December, with 4.66 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Oakland Museum in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Oakland Museum in zone 10a in ZIP code 94612, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 36°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 10b.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Berkeley, CA5 miles from this station, 58.5°F a year
- Oakland, CA6 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- San Francisco, CA9 miles from this station, 57.7°F a year
- Richmond, CA11 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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