Climateby Month

Sacramento, CA climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 27 ft elevation · also covers Roseville

Summers in Sacramento are hot; winters are cool. Highs peak at 94°F in July and fall to 56°F in December. The wettest month is January (about 11 wet days) and the driest is July (about 0). Snow is rare. The most comfortable time to visit is April.

Warmest month
94°F
July normal high
Coldest month
41°F
December normal low
Wet days a year
61
19.2 in of precipitation
Muggy days a year
0
dew point 65°F or higher

How warm is Sacramento?

Normal highs range from 56°F in December to 94°F in July.

40°60°80°100° January: normal high 57°F (14°C), low 41°F (5°C) February: normal high 62°F (17°C), low 44°F (7°C) March: normal high 68°F (20°C), low 47°F (8°C) April: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 49°F (9°C) May: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 54°F (12°C) June: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 59°F (15°C) July: normal high 94°F (34°C), low 61°F (16°C) 94° 61° August: normal high 94°F (34°C), low 61°F (16°C) September: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 59°F (15°C) October: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 53°F (12°C) November: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 45°F (7°C) December: normal high 56°F (13°C), low 41°F (5°C) 56° 41° JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Sacramento?

January has the most wet days (about 11); the year brings about 19 in of precipitation.

January: 11 wet days 11 February: 10 wet days March: 9 wet days April: 5 wet days May: 4 wet days June: 1 wet days July: 0 wet days 0 August: 0 wet days September: 1 wet days October: 3 wet days November: 7 wet days December: 10 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How humid is Sacramento?

Muggy days (dew point 65°F or higher) are rare in any month.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 0 muggy days June: 0 muggy days July: 0 muggy days 0 August: 0 muggy days September: 0 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Sacramento Executive Airport, 5.2 mi S of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June.

January: 9.8 hours of daylight February: 10.8 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.3 hours of daylight June: 14.8 hours of daylight 14.8 July: 14.6 hours of daylight August: 13.6 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.1 hours of daylight December: 9.5 hours of daylight 9.5 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Sacramento, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysMuggy daysDaylight
January 57°F41°F 3.9 in11 0 9.8 h
February 62°F44°F 3.6 in10 0 10.8 h
March 68°F47°F 2.8 in9 0 12.0 h
April 74°F49°F 1.4 in5 0 13.2 h
May 81°F54°F 0.9 in4 0 14.3 h
June 89°F59°F 0.2 in1 0 14.8 h
July 94°F61°F 0.0 in0 0 14.6 h
August 94°F61°F 0.02 in0 0 13.6 h
September 89°F59°F 0.1 in1 0 12.4 h
October 79°F53°F 0.9 in3 0 11.2 h
November 65°F45°F 1.8 in7 0 10.1 h
December 56°F41°F 3.5 in10 0 9.5 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Sacramento

By our comfort score, the best month is April.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 45370
Feb 571070
Mar 721960
Apr 771831
May 691327
Jun 554115
Jul 441024
Aug 431024
Sep 484016
Oct 671624
Nov 651640
Dec 44260

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Sacramento

The last spring frost typically comes around Jan 12, and the first fall frost around Dec 16, leaving 341 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Sacramento
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Jan 12after Feb 8
First fall frost (32°F)Dec 16before Nov 28
Hard freeze (28°F)in about 25% of years; no typical date
Frost-free season341 daysunder 308 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Sacramento 5 Ese (USW00023271), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in California.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 112°F (July 10, 2002); the lowest was 25°F (December 9, 2013).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Sacramento

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Also covers

Roseville uses the same temperature and rain stations as Sacramento, so its monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall and frost dates: Sacramento 5 Ese (USW00023271), 4.6 mi ESE of the city center, 38 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snow depth: Nicolaus #2 (USC00046194), 24 mi N of the city center, 43 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Sacramento Executive Airport (USW00023232), 5.2 mi S of the city center, 15 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Sacramento Executive Airport (724830-23232), 5.2 mi S of the city center, 19 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error