Annual mean 16°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
30.6 °C
Coldest
10.9 °C
Wettest
22%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.2 m/s average
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The average temperature in Sacramento over the whole year is 16°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. The rainy (wet) season in Sacramento runs from November to April, peaking in December with a 24% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 2%. Winds in Sacramento are highest in May, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Sacramento come in July, when the sky is typically 2% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 42%.
Month by month Sacramento climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
12°C
6°C
9°C
22%
42%
2.4 m/s
8
0
74
February
14°C
6°C
11°C
20%
25%
2.6 m/s
23
0
77
March
16°C
8°C
12°C
21%
33%
2.8 m/s
33
1
83
April
20°C
10°C
17°C
15%
19%
2.9 m/s
71
11
81
May
24°C
13°C
21°C
12%
11%
3.4 m/s
79
28
63
June
29°C
16°C
27°C
6%
3%
3.2 m/s
60
60
29
July
31°C
17°C
29°C
2%
2%
3.1 m/s
40
75
11
August
30°C
17°C
29°C
4%
5%
2.8 m/s
45
76
11
September
28°C
15°C
26°C
8%
8%
2.3 m/s
65
61
30
October
24°C
11°C
21°C
13%
10%
2.1 m/s
82
26
67
November
16°C
7°C
14°C
16%
24%
1.7 m/s
42
0
91
December
12°C
5°C
9°C
24%
38%
1.9 m/s
7
0
73
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Sacramento weather by season
Year round, Sacramento has days of about 12°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 31°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Sacramento weather in winterDecember to February
High 13°CLow 6°CRain 22%
Winter in Sacramento has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Sacramento weather in springMarch to May
High 20°CLow 10°CRain 16%
Spring in Sacramento has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Sacramento weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 17°CRain 4%
Summer in Sacramento has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
Sacramento weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 23°CLow 11°CRain 13%
Autumn in Sacramento has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Sacramento?
The rainy (wet) season in Sacramento runs from November to April, peaking in December with a 24% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 2%.
What time of year is Sacramento windiest?
Winds in Sacramento are highest in May, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Sacramento year round?
The average temperature in Sacramento over the whole year is 16°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.