Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in Berkeley, California

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Berkeley, California since 1893. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Berkeley since 1893.

Located on the east side of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, the city of Berkeley has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the Golden State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Berkeley, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in California.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Berkeley is 82 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of California is 179 degrees; a huge difference of 97 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Berkeley, California

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Berkeley is 107 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Berkeley is 107 degrees, which occurred on June 15, 2000.

Days when the temperature soars to 100 degrees or hotter are not overly common in Berkeley, and the city has only had 100 degree days in May, June. September and October (none in July). Berkeley averages just three days a year when the temperature rises to 90 degrees or above.

The city of Berkeley is home to the oldest university in the California public university system, the University of California, Berkeley. The University of California, Berkeley is an interesting place to visit, and it is easily the largest employer in the city of Berkeley.

Even though Berkeley is located only about 12 miles northeast of San Francisco, the city has a higher hottest temperature record than San Francisco has ever had.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is 134 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of California, and the world, is 134 degrees, which occurred on July 10, 1913, in Death Valley, which is located about 300 miles southeast of Berkeley.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Berkeley (107) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (134) is 27 degrees. A big statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Berkeley is 25 Degrees

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Berkeley is 25 degrees, which has occurred on three different dates. The first time it was a record low of 25 degrees in Berkeley was on January 26, 1899, the second time was on January 21, 1937, and the third time was on December 9, 1972.

The Weather Channel website, weather dot com, lists a lowest all-time temperature record of 24 degrees for Berkeley as having occurred in December of 1990. The Weather Channel's daily record lowest temperature records for December, though, displays the 25 degrees listed above that occurred on December 9th in 1972 as the lowest temperature ever in December for Berkeley.

In any event, Berkeley is a warm weather city with a very mild climate. Berkeley averages just one day a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is -45 Degrees 

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of California is -45 degrees, which occurred on January 20, 1937, in Boca, a town that was located about 200 miles northeast of Berkeley, but is now mostly submerged under the Boca Dam.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Berkeley (25) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (-45) is 70 degrees. A huge statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Berkeley has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the state of California.