COLDESTSINCE.COMBrowse statesThe AlmanacYear in ReviewThe Wire
COLD94
Coldest Since
National Cold Records
California · THREADEX · 1893–2026

San Jose, CA

37.359°N, 121.924°W · station SJCthr · 134 years of record
56°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for San Jose.
56°WED9/257°THU9/358°FRI9/456°SAT9/557°SUN9/658°MON9/761°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at San Jose — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#60 / 129
coldest Sep 2 in 129 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

42°F
set in 1895

Mildest Sep 2 ever

74°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 56°F — 60th coldest Sep 2 of 129 years · record 42°F (1895) · coldest since 2021.
1893: 45°F1894: 50°F1895: 42°F1896: 48°F1900: 62°F1901: 46°F1903: 50°F1904: 51°F1905: 51°F1906: 56°F1907: 45°F1908: 53°F1909: 50°F1910: 48°F1911: 54°F1912: 51°F1913: 54°F1914: 51°F1915: 54°F1916: 59°F1917: 55°F1918: 58°F1919: 50°F1920: 58°F1921: 51°F1922: 50°F1923: 55°F1924: 55°F1925: 51°F1926: 56°F1927: 54°F1928: 53°F1929: 48°F1930: 55°F1931: 54°F1932: 57°F1933: 55°F1934: 55°F1935: 55°F1936: 53°F1937: 56°F1938: 51°F1939: 48°F1940: 55°F1941: 59°F1942: 58°F1943: 55°F1944: 60°F1945: 54°F1946: 51°F1947: 58°F1948: 53°F1949: 53°F1950: 62°F1951: 55°F1952: 64°F1953: 56°F1954: 59°F1955: 63°F1956: 57°F1957: 55°F1958: 58°F1959: 56°F1960: 54°F1961: 56°F1962: 56°F1963: 56°F1964: 53°F1965: 57°F1966: 55°F1967: 59°F1968: 61°F1969: 60°F1970: 49°F1971: 60°F1972: 59°F1973: 51°F1974: 56°F1975: 52°F1976: 59°F1977: 56°F1978: 62°F1979: 67°F1980: 54°F1981: 53°F1982: 58°F1983: 55°F1984: 55°F1985: 61°F1986: 57°F1987: 63°F1988: 62°F1989: 52°F1990: 55°F1991: 60°F1992: 60°F1993: 64°F1994: 55°F1995: 53°F1996: 56°F1997: 59°F1998: 59°F1999: 54°F2000: 58°F2001: 59°F2002: 66°F2003: 61°F2004: 60°F2005: 59°F2006: 56°F2007: 60°F2008: 55°F2009: 65°F2010: 64°F2011: 58°F2012: 57°F2013: 66°F2014: 59°F2015: 57°F2016: 59°F2017: 74°F2018: 56°F2019: 62°F2020: 57°F2021: 56°F2022: 60°F2023: 61°F2024: 60°F2025: 64°F56° forecast40455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
📖 San Jose's full Climate Almanac →

The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 256°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record42°F
This-date rank#60 of 129
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record18°F (1894)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at San Jose in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 8, 196218°FJan 6, 1894
Feb81°FFeb 17, 193024°FFeb 11, 1894
Mar89°FMar 14, 201525°FMar 15, 1895
Apr95°FApr 9, 198926°FApr 5, 1895
May102°FMay 30, 191032°FMay 16, 1894
Jun107°FJun 14, 196133°FJun 19, 1893
Jul108°FJul 7, 190540°FJul 24, 1893
Aug105°FAug 1, 199339°FAug 26, 1893
Sep109°FSep 6, 202235°FSep 30, 1893
Oct106°FOct 2, 202430°FOct 18, 1893
Nov85°FNov 4, 192122°FNov 20, 1893
Dec79°FDec 12, 195819°FDec 22, 1990
All-time109°FSep 6, 202218°FJan 6, 1894

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at San Jose so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 3, 2017

Coldest high ever

35°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 11, 1932
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 1, 199740°FJan 6, 1907
Feb62°FFeb 15, 198243°FFeb 5, 1989
Mar64°FMar 21, 198446°FMar 16, 1954
Apr64°FApr 30, 198148°FApr 9, 1927
May68°FMay 16, 200852°FMay 4, 1915
Jun72°FJun 17, 199359°FJun 2, 1967
Jul74°FJul 23, 200662°FJul 3, 1910
Aug73°FAug 14, 202065°FAug 5, 1999
Sep78°FSep 3, 201760°FSep 29, 1894
Oct68°FOct 3, 202454°FOct 26, 1896
Nov64°FNov 20, 195046°FNov 27, 1896
Dec61°FDec 21, 202535°FDec 11, 1932
All-time78°FSep 3, 201735°FDec 11, 1932

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

14 days
record run, ended Feb 7 1895

So far in 2026

0 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from San Jose's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Jan: 60°FJan: 42°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 44°FMar: 66°FMar: 47°FApr: 70°FApr: 49°FMay: 74°FMay: 53°FJun: 79°FJun: 56°FJul: 81°FJul: 58°FAug: 82°FAug: 59°FSep: 81°FSep: 57°FOct: 76°FOct: 53°FNov: 66°FNov: 46°FDec: 59°FDec: 42°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight12h 59m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.36°N, 121.92°W

Nearby Stations

San Francisco Airport, CA30 mi NWStockton, CA52 mi NEMerced, CA77 mi ESacramento, CA82 mi NMadera, CA103 mi EFresno, CA127 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

San Jose's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
San Jose, CA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against San Jose's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
San Jose, CA — 2026 daily low trace
Download year chart

Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at San Jose, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
San Jose, CA daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at San Jose — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
No days ≤32°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 5. Record: 40 in 1893.

Share Card

A ready-to-share summary of San Jose's outlook — post it, or link this page.
San Jose, CA cold share card
Download card
See San Jose on hottestsince.com →