🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, USA
Does It Rain at Outside Lands?
Across roughly 15 years of records at the site, rain falls on about 0% of Outside Lands days, averaging 0.0mm a day.
The short answer
0%
of days see 1mm+
0.0 mm
average per day
Low
wet-ground risk
Rain is the exception rather than the rule here. Wet ground is rarely the story — sun and dust usually are.
Rain day by day
| Day | Rain | High | Weather score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 Aug | 0.0 mm | 18°C | 94% |
| Sat 8 Aug | 0.0 mm | 18°C | 94% |
| Sun 9 Aug | 0.0 mm | 18°C | 95% |
The wettest festival day on average is Fri 7 Aug at 0.0mm; the driest is Fri 7 Aug at 0.0mm. Over the main days that adds up to roughly 0.0mm.
What rain actually does to Outside Lands
Outside Lands is famous for the fog — visibility drops, hoodies and beanies come out, and first-time attendees from out of town are routinely caught underdressed. The cool, damp air actually helps the crowd stay comfortable for long sets, and the cypress and eucalyptus trees of Golden Gate Park give the festival a uniquely sheltered, woodland feel that other US festivals never have.
If the forecast turns wet
- Waterproof shoes over trainers — you'll be on wet pavement and grass all day.
- Rain jacket for walking, poncho for standing in a crowd with a backpack.
- No campsite here, so the fix for a bad hour is indoors, under cover, or an early trip home and back.
- A dry bag for phone, power bank and tickets, and dry clothes waiting at home.
How we know
These numbers come from the Open-Meteo historical reanalysis at the festival's coordinates, averaged day by day over about 15 years. They describe a typical edition, not the one you're going to — for the live picture, the Outside Lands forecast page updates twice a day once the event is inside the forecast window.