Traffic Predict

Bay Area Traffic Right Now

As of 6:00 am PDT, freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area are averaging 66 mph across 1961 sensors, about normal for this time. 14 sensors report stop-and-go traffic under 30 mph. 28 incidents are active.

Only 44% of the San Francisco Bay Area's freeway sensors are reporting real speeds right now. Most Caltrans detectors here are broken or offline, so the other speeds are estimated. How the sensors have declined.

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Slowest stretches right now

Freeways in Bay Area

FreewayNowUsually
SR-1 North67 mph66 mph
SR-1 South67 mph68 mph
SR-4 East67 mph66 mph
SR-4 West62 mph57 mph
I-5 North69 mph68 mph
I-5 South72 mph72 mph
SR-12 East64 mph66 mph
SR-12 West65 mph60 mph
SR-17 North67 mph66 mph
SR-17 South67 mph67 mph
SR-24 East67 mph68 mph
SR-24 West67 mph65 mph
SR-25 North70 mph50 mph
SR-25 South62 mph63 mph
SR-29 South66 mph68 mph
SR-37 East66 mph65 mph
SR-37 West65 mph64 mph
I-80 East68 mph67 mph
I-80 West60 mph59 mph
SR-84 North66 mph–
SR-84 South67 mph–
SR-85 North66 mph67 mph
SR-85 South66 mph67 mph
SR-87 North62 mph66 mph
SR-87 South63 mph–
SR-92 East66 mph66 mph
SR-92 West65 mph64 mph
SR-99 North69 mph62 mph
SR-99 South67 mph63 mph
US-101 North65 mph64 mph
US-101 South67 mph66 mph
SR-120 East––
SR-120 West––
SR-132 East––
SR-132 West––
I-205 East––
I-205 West––
SR-237 East64 mph67 mph
SR-237 West65 mph63 mph
I-238 North65 mph61 mph
I-238 South67 mph63 mph
SR-242 North68 mph68 mph
SR-242 South68 mph57 mph
I-280 North65 mph–
I-280 South66 mph–
I-580 East68 mph66 mph
I-580 West68 mph63 mph
I-680 North68 mph68 mph
I-680 South67 mph64 mph
I-880 North67 mph66 mph
I-880 South63 mph61 mph
I-980 East71 mph–
I-980 West68 mph–

When is traffic worst in Bay Area?

Across all freeways we track, traffic is usually worst on Thursday around 5 pm (about 54 mph). On weekdays the morning slowdown peaks around 8 am (55 mph on Tuesdays) and the evening slowdown around 5 pm (54 mph on Thursdays).

Typical average freeway speed (mph) in Bay Area, by day and hour (local time)
Day5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6763595758606161616058585761656667
Tue6863585556606161626057565558636667
Wed6863585557606161616057555558636667
Thu6763585557606162615956555458636567
Fri6864605961616161605856555660646667
Sat6767676665646262626262626364656567
Sun6868686767656463636363636465656567

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