Bay Area Park Weather
State, regional, and open-space parks from the coast to the inland ridges. Across the 59 places we track here, summer afternoons range from 55°F at Point Reyes Lighthouse to 86°F at Almaden Quicksilver County Park, a 31°F spread.
Standouts
Warmest summer afternoons
86°F
Almaden Quicksilver County Park has the warmest summer afternoons, averaging 86°F at the warmest hour.
Coolest summer afternoons
55°F
Point Reyes Lighthouse has the coolest summer afternoons, averaging 55°F.
Foggiest summer mornings
57%
Purisima Creek Redwoods is the foggiest, with fog in about 57% of summer morning hours.
Windiest summer afternoons
18 mph
Presidio of San Francisco is the windiest on summer afternoons, averaging 18 mph.
Most rain
53 in.
Austin Creek State Recreation Area is the wettest, with about 53 in. of rain a year.
Least rain
16 in.
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is the driest, with about 16 in. of rain a year.
Compare all 59 parks
| Place | Summer afternoons | Winter lows | Summer morning fog | Summer afternoon wind | Rain per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaden Quicksilver County ParkPark · 1,200 ft | 86°F | 40°F | 7% | 9 mph | 21 in. |
| Jack London State Historic ParkPark · 540 ft | 85°F | 39°F | 31% | 7 mph | 31 in. |
| Henry W. Coe State ParkPark · 2,600 ft | 84°F | 38°F | 12% | 11 mph | 31 in. |
| Sonoma Valley Regional ParkPark · 200 ft | 84°F | 39°F | 21% | 10 mph | 27 in. |
| Black Diamond Mines Regional PreservePark · 1,200 ft | 84°F | 40°F | 2% | 14 mph | 16 in. |
| Del Valle Regional ParkPark · 800 ft | 84°F | 39°F | 10% | 11 mph | 17 in. |
| Austin Creek State Recreation AreaPark · 1,200 ft | 84°F | 41°F | 25% | 7 mph | 53 in. |
| Annadel State ParkPark · 800 ft | 83°F | 40°F | 31% | 9 mph | 37 in. |
| Uvas Canyon County ParkPark · 1,200 ft | 82°F | 40°F | 26% | 7 mph | 27 in. |
| Mount Burdell Open Space PreservePark · 1,558 ft | 82°F | 41°F | 17% | 9 mph | 29 in. |
| Olompali State Historic ParkPark · 400 ft | 82°F | 41°F | 17% | 9 mph | 28 in. |
| Rancho San AntonioPark · 656 ft | 82°F | 40°F | 16% | 9 mph | 24 in. |
| Sunol Regional WildernessPark · 1,200 ft | 82°F | 41°F | 10% | 10 mph | 23 in. |
| Morgan Territory Regional PreservePark · 1,900 ft | 81°F | 42°F | 19% | 11 mph | 21 in. |
| Armstrong Redwoods State Natural ReservePark · 200 ft | 81°F | 41°F | 22% | 7 mph | 51 in. |
| Sugarloaf Ridge State ParkPark · 1,600 ft | 80°F | 40°F | 17% | 10 mph | 40 in. |
| Edgewood Park & Natural PreservePark · 600 ft | 79°F | 41°F | 23% | 8 mph | 23 in. |
| Windy Hill Open SpacePark · 1,900 ft | 79°F | 41°F | 21% | 8 mph | 37 in. |
| Garin Regional ParkPark · 800 ft | 78°F | 41°F | 17% | 9 mph | 17 in. |
| Briones Regional ParkPark · 1,200 ft | 78°F | 42°F | 23% | 11 mph | 28 in. |
| Las Trampas Regional WildernessPark · 1,600 ft | 78°F | 41°F | 19% | 11 mph | 25 in. |
| China Camp State ParkPark · 50 ft | 78°F | 44°F | 20% | 8 mph | 30 in. |
| Ring Mountain PreservePark · 602 ft | 77°F | 45°F | 19% | 9 mph | 29 in. |
| Mission PeakPark · 2,517 ft | 77°F | 41°F | 21% | 10 mph | 21 in. |
| Mission Peak Regional PreservePark · 2,517 ft | 77°F | 41°F | 21% | 10 mph | 21 in. |
| Mount Diablo State ParkPark · 3,849 ft | 77°F | 42°F | 4% | 10 mph | 22 in. |
| Castle Rock State ParkPark · 2,800 ft | 76°F | 39°F | 12% | 6 mph | 45 in. |
| Sanborn County ParkPark · 2,000 ft | 76°F | 39°F | 12% | 6 mph | 43 in. |
| Muir Woods National MonumentPark · 262 ft | 76°F | 44°F | 24% | 9 mph | 36 in. |
| Monte Bello Open Space PreservePark · 2,800 ft | 74°F | 40°F | 26% | 8 mph | 41 in. |
| Anthony Chabot Regional ParkPark · 886 ft | 74°F | 41°F | 39% | 10 mph | 20 in. |
| Portola Redwoods State ParkPark · 1,200 ft | 74°F | 40°F | 34% | 8 mph | 37 in. |
| Samuel P. Taylor State ParkPark · 164 ft | 74°F | 42°F | 32% | 9 mph | 38 in. |
| Mount Tamalpais State ParkPark · 2,571 ft | 73°F | 43°F | 20% | 7 mph | 42 in. |
| Lake MerrittPark · 13 ft | 73°F | 45°F | 30% | 7 mph | 22 in. |
| Big Basin Redwoods State ParkPark · 1,200 ft | 72°F | 41°F | 38% | 8 mph | 44 in. |
| Russian Ridge Open SpacePark · 2,400 ft | 72°F | 41°F | 36% | 9 mph | 40 in. |
| Skyline Ridge Open SpacePark · 2,300 ft | 72°F | 41°F | 36% | 9 mph | 40 in. |
| Redwood Regional ParkPark · 1,200 ft | 71°F | 42°F | 53% | 10 mph | 27 in. |
| Tilden Regional ParkPark · 1,200 ft | 70°F | 42°F | 49% | 10 mph | 29 in. |
| Pescadero Creek County ParkPark · 600 ft | 69°F | 40°F | 42% | 8 mph | 31 in. |
| Wildcat Canyon Regional ParkPark · 800 ft | 69°F | 42°F | 42% | 11 mph | 27 in. |
| Berkeley MarinaPark · 7 ft | 68°F | 44°F | 33% | 8 mph | 23 in. |
| Butano State ParkPark · 400 ft | 68°F | 41°F | 45% | 9 mph | 39 in. |
| McLaren ParkPark · 459 ft | 66°F | 43°F | 37% | 13 mph | 26 in. |
| Point Reyes National SeashorePark · 200 ft | 65°F | 46°F | 37% | 10 mph | 35 in. |
| Corona Heights ParkPark · 520 ft | 65°F | 44°F | 48% | 13 mph | 25 in. |
| Tomales Bay State ParkPark · 50 ft | 65°F | 45°F | 39% | 11 mph | 37 in. |
| Purisima Creek RedwoodsPark · 800 ft | 65°F | 42°F | 57% | 7 mph | 34 in. |
| Don Edwards Wildlife RefugePark · 3 ft | 63°F | 44°F | 18% | 16 mph | 18 in. |
| Coyote Hills Regional ParkPark · 295 ft | 63°F | 44°F | 21% | 14 mph | 19 in. |
| Golden Gate ParkPark · 131 ft | 62°F | 45°F | 43% | 12 mph | 27 in. |
| Angel Island State ParkPark · 788 ft | 62°F | 45°F | 27% | 15 mph | 28 in. |
| Fort FunstonPark · 200 ft | 61°F | 45°F | 45% | 10 mph | 27 in. |
| Año Nuevo State ParkPark · 50 ft | 59°F | 44°F | 42% | 14 mph | 32 in. |
| Presidio of San FranciscoPark · 200 ft | 58°F | 45°F | 40% | 18 mph | 27 in. |
| Lands EndPark · 200 ft | 58°F | 45°F | 45% | 16 mph | 27 in. |
| Salt Point State ParkPark · 100 ft | 56°F | 43°F | 41% | 10 mph | 43 in. |
| Point Reyes LighthousePark · 100 ft | 55°F | 47°F | 52% | 10 mph | 35 in. |
Summer afternoons, fog, and wind are June to August averages from NOAA’s HRRR model, hour by hour. Fog is the share of 6–10 AM hours with fog. Winter lows are December to February averages, and rain is the yearly total, from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.