California · THREADEX · 1893–2026

San Jose, CA

37.359°N, 121.924°W · station SJCthr · 134 years of record
58°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for San Jose.
66°TUE7/1463°WED7/1559°THU7/1658°FRI7/1759°SAT7/1860°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#80 / 130
coldest Jul 17 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

44°F
set in 1909

Mildest Jul 17 ever

67°F
set in 1984

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at San Jose. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4456671893: 48°F1894: 50°F1895: 46°F1896: 56°F1897: 51°F1900: 57°F1902: 45°F1903: 45°F1904: 47°F1905: 49°F1906: 52°F1907: 52°F1908: 49°F1909: 44°F1910: 53°F1911: 56°F1912: 58°F1913: 50°F1914: 57°F1915: 52°F1916: 54°F1917: 55°F1918: 57°F1919: 54°F1920: 48°F1921: 51°F1922: 57°F1923: 51°F1924: 50°F1925: 62°F1926: 56°F1927: 55°F1928: 51°F1929: 52°F1930: 50°F1931: 56°F1932: 55°F1933: 52°F1934: 57°F1935: 61°F1936: 50°F1937: 56°F1938: 58°F1939: 52°F1940: 58°F1941: 60°F1942: 57°F1943: 54°F1944: 55°F1945: 56°F1946: 52°F1947: 57°F1948: 60°F1949: 58°F1950: 57°F1951: 54°F1952: 58°F1953: 56°F1954: 55°F1955: 49°F1956: 55°F1957: 60°F1958: 59°F1959: 58°F1960: 56°F1961: 61°F1962: 54°F1963: 54°F1964: 54°F1965: 58°F1966: 50°F1967: 56°F1968: 52°F1969: 57°F1970: 57°F1971: 58°F1972: 61°F1973: 59°F1974: 56°F1975: 55°F1976: 57°F1977: 62°F1978: 58°F1979: 58°F1980: 55°F1981: 56°F1982: 57°F1983: 52°F1984: 67°F1985: 54°F1986: 54°F1987: 55°F1988: 60°F1989: 60°F1990: 63°F1991: 61°F1992: 64°F1993: 55°F1994: 58°F1995: 65°F1996: 60°F1997: 60°F1998: 58°F1999: 56°F2000: 59°F2001: 53°F2002: 54°F2003: 61°F2004: 59°F2005: 63°F2006: 62°F2007: 59°F2008: 58°F2009: 58°F2010: 59°F2011: 58°F2012: 56°F2013: 58°F2014: 60°F2015: 59°F2016: 57°F2017: 62°F2018: 60°F2019: 58°F2020: 58°F2021: 54°F2022: 59°F2023: 64°F2024: 61°F2025: 57°F58° forecast189320251909

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1758°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#80 of 130
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°F196218°F1894
Feb81°F193024°F1894
Mar89°F201525°F1895
Apr95°F198926°F1895
May102°F191032°F1894
Jun107°F196133°F1893
Jul108°F190540°F1893
Aug105°F199339°F1893
Sep109°F202235°F1893
Oct106°F202430°F1893
Nov85°F192122°F1893
Dec79°F195819°F1990
All-time109°F202218°F1894

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at San Jose so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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 -1° 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

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight14h 32m · losing 6 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
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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 Jul 17 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.

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