All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in San Antonio, Texas

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in San Antonio, Texas since 1885. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in San Antonio since 1885.

Located in south-central Texas, the city of San Antonio tends to have a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of Texas. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in San Antonio, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in the state of Texas.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in San Antonio is 111 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Texas is 143 degrees; a big difference of 32 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in San Antonio, Texas

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in San Antonio is 111 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of San Antonio is 111 degrees, which occurred on September 5, 2000. Days when the weather temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not all rare in San Antonio. The city averages eight 100 degree weather temperature days per year.

Despite being well over 250 miles south of Dallas, San Antonio tends not to get as hot as Dallas does. The all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Dallas is 113 degrees, and Dallas also averages 17 days of 100 degree weather per year.

So the record hottest temperature for Dallas is two degrees hotter than San Antonio, and Dallas averages nine more 100 degree weather temperature days per year.

I've been to both Dallas and San Antonio a few times. I like both cities, but with places like the River Walk, San Antonio is a bit more visitor friendly, and it doesn't hurt that it's a little cooler too in the summer.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Texas is 120 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas is 120 degrees, which occurred on August 12, 1936, in Seymour. The small city of Seymour is the county seat for Baylor County, and the city is located about 325 miles north of San Antonio.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in San Antonio (111) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas (120) is nine degrees. A significant statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in San Antonio is 0 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of San Antonio is 0 degrees, which occurred on January 31, 1949. While the city has never had a below zero temperature reading, the temperature drops below freezing in San Antonio an average of 22 times per year.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Texas is -23 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Texas is -23 degrees, which occurred on February 8, 1933, in Seminole. The city of Seminole is the county seat for Gaines County in west Texas, and the city is located around 400 miles northwest of San Antonio.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in San Antonio (0) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas (-23) is 23 degrees. A huge statistical difference.

Overall, while it can get pretty hot in the summer in San Antonio, the city still stays cooler than the extremes in the state of Texas, and San Antonio stays much warmer in the winters than many places can get in the Lone Star State.