Thermograph

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

Sacramento weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Sacramento, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 118°F on 2022-09-06; its coldest fell to 20°F on 1990-12-22.

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
76°F2021-01-18
44°F1993-01-05
61°F1997-01-01
24°F2012-01-17
February
80°F2012-02-23
45°F1989-02-06
61°F2017-02-09
26°F1989-02-07
March
90°F2026-03-29
50°F2006-03-11
61°F2026-03-31
33°F1998-03-07
April
99°F2009-04-22
51°F1982-04-01
67°F2013-04-30
37°F1999-04-09
May
106°F2009-05-17
57°F1991-05-18
75°F2008-05-15
43°F2010-05-11
June
109°F2000-06-15
65°F2011-06-01
82°F2017-06-18
49°F1999-06-08
July
110°F2006-07-23
76°F2012-07-17
80°F2006-07-23
52°F2008-07-22
August
110°F2020-08-15
69°F2000-08-30
83°F2020-08-16
52°F2009-08-24
September
118°F2022-09-06
66°F1986-09-26
77°F2017-09-03
46°F2007-09-30
October
103°F2020-10-01
58°F2000-10-30
68°F2020-10-15
37°F2023-10-31
November
85°F2018-11-01
49°F1983-11-23
63°F2023-11-06
28°F2004-11-30
December
75°F2020-12-07
35°F1990-12-22
60°F2005-12-22
20°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)
80°F2012-02-23
35°F1990-12-22
61°F1997-01-01
20°F1990-12-22
Spring (Mar–May)
106°F2009-05-17
50°F2006-03-11
75°F2008-05-15
33°F1998-03-07
Summer (Jun–Aug)
110°F2020-08-15
65°F2011-06-01
83°F2020-08-16
49°F1999-06-08
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
118°F2022-09-06
49°F1983-11-23
77°F2017-09-03
28°F2004-11-30

All-time records

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

High

Highest 118°F 2022-09-06
Lowest 35°F 1990-12-22

Low

Highest 83°F 2020-08-16
Lowest 20°F 1990-12-22

Feels-like

Highest 146°F 2024-07-11
Lowest 11°F 1990-12-22

Humidity

Highest 16.8 g/m³ 1998-09-06
Lowest 1.7 g/m³ 1990-12-22

Wind

Highest 31 mph 2008-01-04
Lowest 2 mph 1993-11-08

Gust

Highest 65 mph 2008-01-04
Lowest 7 mph 1998-12-17

Precip

Wettest 3.61 in 1986-02-17
Driest 55-day dry spell 2018-05-27

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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