Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in San Jose, California

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in the city of San Jose, California since at least 1907. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in San Jose since 1907.

Located at the end of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, the city of San Jose 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 San Jose, 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 San Jose is 90 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of California is 179 degrees; a massive difference of 89 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in San Jose, California

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in San Jose is 109 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of San Jose is 109 degrees, which occurred on June 14, 2000.

San Jose is definitely a warm weather city. The city has a Mediterranean like climate, and averagesabout 16 days a year with temperatures of 90 degrees or above, and one day a year of 100 degrees or above.

I've been to San Jose a few times, and it's an interesting place to visit. It's the largest city in Silicon Valley, it has great weather almost all year, and the views of the city from the surrounding hills and mountains are fantastic, especially at night.

Though San Jose is located only about 50 miles south of San Francisco, the city can get considerably hotter than San Francisco does. In fact, San Jose's all-time hottest temperature is six degrees hotter than San Francisco's record, probably because San Francisco is right on the Pacific Ocean.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is 134 Degrees 

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

Death Valley is located around 250 miles southeast of San Jose as the crow flies, but it's almost a 500 mile drive because there are no direct roads. If you have never been there, Death Valley is cool place to visit despite the heat. It's a land filled with great sights like sand dunes, mountains, valleys and even a waterfall (Darwin Falls).

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in San Jose (109) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (134) is 25 degrees. A huge statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in San Jose is 19 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in San Jose is 19 degrees, which occurred on both December 22 and December 23 in 1990. The city of San Jose never really gets that cold, as it averages under three days a year with below freezing temperatures.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is -45 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of California is -45 degrees, which occurred on January 20, 1937, in Boca. The town of Boca, which was mostly submerged under the Boca Dam in 1939, was located near Truckee, about 220 miles northeast of San Jose.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in San Jose (19) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (-45) is 64 degrees. A very large statistical difference.

Overall, the city of San Jose has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the state of California. San Jose has one of the nicest weather climates in the United States and the world.