San Diego CA Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in San Diego, California. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in San Diego rose above 105 °F? What was the highest temperature in San Diego a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in San Diego and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1875, with just a few years missing data. The highest temperature recorded during that time there was 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 Celsius) on September 26, 1963.

Since 1940 the temperature extremes were measured at San Diego's International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown San Diego.

Highest San Diego temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
86	September 11, 2023	30
95	October 19, 2022 +	35
92	November 12, 2021	33
100	September 06, 2020	38
94	October 24, 2019	34
96	July 06, 2018	36
98	October 25, 2017	37
101	September 26, 2016	38
99	October 09, 2015	37
97	May 15, 2014	36
89	August 30, 2013	32
101	September 15, 2012	38
97	September 06, 2011	36
100	November 04, 2010	38

Highest temperature recorded at San Diego each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
98	April 20, 2009	37
94	October 08, 2008 +	34
91	September 03, 2007	33
99	July 22, 2006	37
89	October 06, 2005	32
96	September 05, 2004	36
88	October 26, 2003 +	31
91	September 01, 2002	33
85	September 25, 2001	29
89	June 25, 2000	32
90	September 29, 1999	32
92	September 03, 1998	33
92	September 24, 1997 +	33
88	November 09, 1996	31
90	February 19, 1995	32
99	October 09, 1994	37
87	September 27, 1993	31
91	September 23, 1992	33
94	August 12, 1991	34
94	June 26, 1990	34
100	September 25, 1989	38
107	September 04, 1988	42
104	October 03, 1987	40
90	August 18, 1986	32
98	October 03, 1985	37
100	September 08, 1984	38
95	October 25, 1983	35
91	September 03, 1982	33
100	June 16, 1981	38
95	June 28, 1980	35
101	June 10, 1979	38
101	September 25, 1978	38
87	July 26, 1977	31
97	November 04, 1976	36
103	September 23, 1975	39
92	October 16, 1974	33
93	September 27, 1973	34
92	July 28, 1972	33
101	October 06, 1971	38
97	September 27, 1970	36
89	August 22, 1969	32
93	September 24, 1968	34
91	October 16, 1967 +	33
97	November 01, 1966	36
104	October 22, 1965	40
97	October 19, 1964	36
111	September 26, 1963	44
89	October 30, 1962 +	32
107	October 14, 1961	42
92	April 02, 1960	33
102	September 11, 1959	39
98	October 17, 1958	37
97	June 18, 1957	36
96	November 09, 1956 +	36
104	September 01, 1955	40
88	August 30, 1954 +	31
96	May 05, 1953	36
90	September 19, 1952 +	32
91	October 07, 1951	33
92	November 03, 1950	33
92	November 04, 1949 +	33
90	April 15, 1948	32
92	April 13, 1947 +	33
90	September 18, 1946	32
–	1945	–
–	1944	–
87	May 19, 1943 +	31
–	1942	–
90	November 05, 1941	32
95	April 13, 1940	35
106	September 21, 1939	41
88	September 26, 1938	31
90	September 12, 1937	32
94	August 08, 1936	34
86	August 09, 1935	30
89	September 18, 1934 +	32
87	November 13, 1933	31
87	November 24, 1932	31
96	June 24, 1931	36
100	July 30, 1930	38
–	1929	–
83	November 20, 1928	28
94	October 20, 1927	34
90	October 05, 1926	32
88	July 14, 1925	31
88	September 29, 1924	31
91	October 13, 1923	33
92	September 17, 1922	33
93	November 03, 1921	34
82	August 16, 1920	28
91	June 03, 1919	33
94	September 28, 1918 +	34
92	September 28, 1917	33
84	August 01, 1916	29
91	August 27, 1915	33
90	October 25, 1914	32
110	September 17, 1913	43
94	October 13, 1912	34
93	July 14, 1911	34
96	April 23, 1910	36
100	September 16, 1909	38
84	September 28, 1908	29
86	November 29, 1907	30
91	September 30, 1906 +	33
88	August 30, 1905	31
94	October 21, 1904	34
85	August 19, 1903	29
81	January 04, 1902 +	27
96	October 21, 1901	36
89	November 03, 1900	32
93	October 08, 1899 +	34
91	September 11, 1898	33
89	August 20, 1897	32
98	May 25, 1896	37
90	September 27, 1895	32
90	September 15, 1894 +	32
88	October 02, 1893 +	31
87	May 18, 1892	31
89	September 08, 1891 +	32
93	June 06, 1890	34
91	September 25, 1889	33
93	April 12, 1888	34
85	October 29, 1887	29
82	August 29, 1886 +	28
90	September 21, 1885	32
92	August 15, 1884	33
101	September 22, 1883	38
83	August 10, 1882	28
86	September 13, 1881	30
84	August 18, 1880 +	29
99	March 29, 1879	37
100	September 11, 1878	38
94	June 10, 1877	34
87	April 28, 1876	31
88	October 16, 1875 +	31

San Diego - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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