Thermograph

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

Sacramento, California, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Sacramento, California, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 119°F on 2022-09-06; its coldest fell to 21°F on 1989-02-06.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
77°F2009-01-12
38°F1982-01-04
58°F1997-01-01
24°F1997-01-13
February
79°F1995-02-03
41°F1989-02-03
59°F2026-02-28
21°F1989-02-06
March
84°F2026-03-18
44°F1991-03-26
64°F2026-03-19
29°F2002-03-18
April
93°F2004-04-27
46°F1982-04-01
66°F2009-04-21
31°F1999-04-09
May
107°F2001-05-31
54°F1998-05-11
70°F2001-05-31
38°F1983-05-09
June
113°F2021-06-18
59°F1988-06-06
77°F2019-06-11
44°F1982-06-05
July
116°F2021-07-10
77°F1987-07-17
83°F2006-07-23
48°F1982-07-04
August
116°F1990-08-06
74°F2000-08-29
80°F2020-08-16
52°F1989-08-30
September
119°F2022-09-06
63°F1986-09-25
81°F2017-09-02
46°F1986-09-28
October
107°F2024-10-02
53°F1996-10-29
78°F2024-10-07
40°F1989-10-29
November
87°F2018-11-03
45°F2010-11-27
65°F2010-11-04
26°F1994-11-19
December
77°F1998-12-16
36°F1988-12-27
57°F2005-12-22
22°F1990-12-22

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
79°F1995-02-03
36°F1988-12-27
59°F2026-02-28
21°F1989-02-06
Spring (Mar–May)
107°F2001-05-31
44°F1991-03-26
70°F2001-05-31
29°F2002-03-18
Summer (Jun–Aug)
116°F2021-07-10
59°F1988-06-06
83°F2006-07-23
44°F1982-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
119°F2022-09-06
45°F2010-11-27
81°F2017-09-02
26°F1994-11-19

All-time records

The most extreme value Sacramento has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 119°F 2022-09-06
Lowest 36°F 1988-12-27

Low

Highest 83°F 2006-07-23
Lowest 21°F 1989-02-06

Feels-like

Highest 136°F 2006-07-23
Lowest 7°F 1989-02-05

Humidity

Highest 16.1 g/m³ 2017-06-18
Lowest 1.3 g/m³ 2018-11-09

Wind

Highest 46 mph 2008-01-04
Lowest 2 mph 1998-12-27

Precip

Wettest 5.44 in 2021-10-24
Driest 146-day dry spell 2020-06-13

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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