Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Sacramento, CA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Sacramento lands right in the heart of spring transition — historically mild with an average high of 69° and low of 48°. There's a 1-in-4 chance of rain today, though the date has seen a wide swing: a toasty 88° back in 1985 and a sharp 36° low in 1929.
Sacramento plays for keeps when it comes to extremes — the city hit a staggering 116° on September 6, 2022, one of the most intense heat events in California valley history. On the other end, December 11, 1932 brought a brutal 17°, and a single October day in 2021 dropped 5.44 inches of rain.
Sacramento runs hot and dry through summer, peaking in the July 16–22 window at an average high of 93°, while winter settles into the low 50s from December through January. Rain is almost entirely a winter affair — the last week of December averages nearly an inch of precipitation — and summers are essentially bone dry.