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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Sacramento, California, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Sacramento, California, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 98°F, and its coldest is December, with an average low of 41°F.

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California. The county seat of Sacramento County, it is located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in the Sacramento Valley. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Sacramento, California, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 100°F Normal · 58th pct
Low 69°F Very High · 95th pct
Feels-like 100°F Low · 25th pct
Humidity 10.7 g/m³ High · 76th pct
Wind 13 mph Normal · 58th pct
Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Sacramento average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Sacramento, California, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is February (0.20 in on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 58°F 41°F 0.10 in
February 60°F 42°F 0.20 in
March 64°F 44°F 0.10 in
April 69°F 46°F 0.10 in
May 79°F 51°F 0.00 in
June 90°F 57°F 0.00 in
July 98°F 61°F 0.00 in
August 97°F 61°F 0.00 in
September 91°F 59°F 0.00 in
October 81°F 54°F 0.00 in
November 66°F 47°F 0.10 in
December 58°F 41°F 0.10 in

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 119°F on 2022-09-06
  • Coldest day on record: 21°F on 1989-02-06

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Percentiles compare each day to Sacramento, California, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →