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.
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).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg 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
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 →