Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Burlingame, CA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Burlingame typically lands in that classic Bay Area spring sweet spot — a 63° high, 48° low, with about a 1-in-4 chance of rain. The date's range tells a wilder story though: it's hit as warm as 84° (1989) and dipped as cold as 39° (1975), so spring here keeps you guessing.
Burlingame's all-time extremes capture the Bay Area's occasional drama — 105° in June 2000 on one end, 24° in December 1972 on the other. The wettest single day on record dumped 5.59 inches on January 4, 1982, and the city has even seen snow, with 1.5 inches falling on January 21, 1962.
Burlingame runs mild year-round, but the warmest stretch peaks late August through early September with average highs around 74° — actually warmer than summer. Cool season bottoms out in early January around 55°, and if you're trying to dodge rain, avoid late December, which averages over an inch of precipitation in a single week.