San Rafael weather
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NWS, the American and the European model put San Rafael's high today between 70° and 76°, a 6° split. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 71°, with a 0% chance of rain.
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San Rafael weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weatherSan Rafael swings 41°F across the year, from 83°F highs in July to 42°F lows in January, and December is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 32 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 89 days a year at 77°F or above, 31 of them at 86°F or above, 0 frost nights, and rain on 58 days.
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for San Rafael’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
NWS, American, European side by side around San Rafael and nearby towns.Live rain radar →San Rafael hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
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San Rafael 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitSan Rafael, California (CA) is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 83°F) and coldest in Jan (lows around 42°F), with roughly 32 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for San Rafael right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United States before you trust any single number.
San Rafael climate by month
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How the weather around San Rafael has changed since 1995
San Rafael sits in the same roughly 50 km square of NASA's reanalysis as San Francisco. That square ran 1.0°F warmer in 2015-2024 than in 1995-2004. See the full 30-year picture on the San Francisco page.
Which forecast is most accurate in San Rafael?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.