Rainfall totals Oakland, CA
Through Oct 7, 2026, Oakland has received 10.28 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 12.08 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at OAKLAND in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Oakland International Airport, with records back to 1948. Across the record from 1948, 79 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.08 inches of rain fell on Sep 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
OAKLAND saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
The last measurable rain in Oakland fell on Sep 3, 2026, 35 days ago. In October, rain days at this station are typically 2 days apart.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.02 inches | -0.02 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.00 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.00 inches | 0.14 inches | -0.14 inches |
| Year to date | 10.28 inches | 12.08 inches | -1.80 inches (-15%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 0.58 inches | 1973 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for OAKLAND, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did Oakland get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| May 28, 2026 | 0.29 inches |
| May 5, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| May 4, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 0.32 inches |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 1.31 inches |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 0.39 inches |
| Apr 11, 2026 | 0.88 inches |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 0.42 inches |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 0.15 inches |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 0.52 inches |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 0.25 inches |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 0.77 inches |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 1.11 inches |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 0.13 inches |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 0.24 inches |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 0.76 inches |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 1.00 inches |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
With 1.31 inches on Apr 20, 2026, this is the 91st wettest of the 3,900 measurable rain days in the Oakland International Airport record, which begins in 1948. That is the most rain recorded at this station on April 20 since 1948.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 10.28 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 31-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Oakland rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.58 inches | 3.42 inches | -0.84 inches (-25%) |
| February | 3.55 inches | 3.51 inches | +0.04 inches (+1%) |
| March | 0.18 inches | 2.71 inches | -2.53 inches (-93%) |
| April | 3.49 inches | 1.35 inches | +2.14 inches (+159%) |
| May | 0.39 inches | 0.63 inches | -0.24 inches (-38%) |
| June | 0.01 inches | 0.18 inches | -0.17 inches |
| July | 0.00 inches | 0.00 inches | |
| August | 0.00 inches | 0.04 inches | -0.04 inches |
| September | 0.08 inches | 0.10 inches | -0.02 inches |
| October | 0.00 inches | 0.88 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Oakland
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 11.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Oakland International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1948 counts toward the average, 61 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Oakland
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 5.01 inches | Dec 31, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 29.37 inches | 1973 |
| Driest year | 4.89 inches | 2013 |
| Average year | 17.52 inches | 61 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 63 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1948 | 22,653 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 3.42 | 3.51 | 2.71 | 1.35 | 0.63 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.88 | 2.02 | 3.84 | 18.68 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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