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Weather extremes

How extreme does San Clemente's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days San Clemente has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Oceanside Marina station 31 km away. Updated through April 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days San Clemente has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
103°F Jul 21, 1974

That is about 33°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in San Clemente (typical high near 70°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 103°F Jul 21, 1974
2 102°F Sep 23, 1975
3 100°F Nov 4, 1976
❄️ Coldest night
20°F Aug 13, 1991

About 46°F colder than a normal August night in San Clemente (typical low near 66°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 20°F Aug 13, 1991
2 27°F Dec 29, 1975
3 28°F Feb 8, 1974
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.21 in Mar 15, 2023

More rain in a single day than San Clemente usually gets in the whole month of March (typical March total about 1.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.21 in Mar 15, 2023recent
2 3.06 in Apr 10, 2020
3 3.02 in Mar 1, 1978
Most snow in one day
0.2 in Nov 27, 2008

Top recorded days

1 0.2 in Nov 27, 2008

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 103°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

San Clemente's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 103°F is about 33°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, San Clemente's warmest days reach the low 70s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 40s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 103°F and as low as 20°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 0 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa Ana Fire Stn (NOAA GHCN station USC00047888), about 42 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →