Sacramento climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sacramento?

Sacramento has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,682 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sacramento?

The hottest day measured in Sacramento between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1963, reaching 38.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sacramento?

The coldest day measured in Sacramento between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 0.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sacramento?

Almost never: Sacramento sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Sacramento warmed?

Yes: Sacramento warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sacramento?

The wettest day measured in Sacramento between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1997, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sacramento?

The windiest day measured in Sacramento between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1994, with winds reaching 33.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sacramento?

The warmest month in Sacramento is October (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (18.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sacramento?

Sacramento receives on average 1,682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sacramento?

Sacramento gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sacramento (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,682 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is October (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is June (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Sacramento averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.

Sacramento has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 18 October 1963) and the coldest 0.8 °C (on 1 June 1979).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

SacramentoMinas Gerais

coords: -19.87°, -47.44°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJuneWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.6°C

Average daily high

26.9°C

Average daily low

17.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,682mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

14.0km/h

Seasonal range

4.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

163 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.8 °C

Average feels-like low

17.5 °C

Average peak gust

33.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

41 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

38.5 °C

18 October 1963

Coldest day

0.8 °C

1 June 1979

Wettest day

147 mm

3 January 1997

Windiest day

33.4 km/h

30 October 1994

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

26 December 1986

Hottest feels-like

40.3 °C

18 October 1963

Coldest feels-like

-2.3 °C

1 June 1979

Sunniest day

13.2 h

15 December 1972

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C7 October 2025	4.2 °C11 August 2025	21.9 °C	1,158 mm	97
2024	37.1 °C8 October 2024	2.7 °C11 August 2024	22.9 °C	1,466 mm	108
2023	37.2 °C25 September 2023	6.9 °C15 July 2023	22.3 °C	1,494 mm	102
2022	34.1 °C13 September 2022	2.9 °C20 May 2022	21.5 °C	1,402 mm	64
2021	36.9 °C21 September 2021	2.7 °C30 June 2021	22.2 °C	1,082 mm	78
2020	37.6 °C7 October 2020	6.3 °C26 May 2020	22.0 °C	1,551 mm	80
2019	35.7 °C13 September 2019	4.8 °C7 July 2019	22.7 °C	1,467 mm	101
2018	34.3 °C24 September 2018	5.5 °C21 May 2018	22.3 °C	1,456 mm	69
2017	35.7 °C15 October 2017	9.4 °C11 June 2017	22.4 °C	1,263 mm	84
2016	34.4 °C18 September 2016	4.6 °C18 July 2016	22.5 °C	1,689 mm	104
2015	36.7 °C17 October 2015	11.4 °C27 June 2015	22.8 °C	1,495 mm	112
2014	36.6 °C15 October 2014	9.4 °C29 May 2014	22.3 °C	1,183 mm	91
2013	33.7 °C11 November 2013	5.9 °C28 August 2013	21.7 °C	1,603 mm	47
2012	35.3 °C30 October 2012	7.4 °C19 July 2012	22.1 °C	1,498 mm	70
2011	33.8 °C22 September 2011	7.6 °C5 August 2011	22.0 °C	1,711 mm	68
2010	33.9 °C29 October 2010	9.0 °C22 May 2010	22.3 °C	1,427 mm	86
2009	32.7 °C18 September 2009	5.9 °C3 June 2009	22.0 °C	1,911 mm	54
2008	34.8 °C29 October 2008	9.9 °C8 May 2008	21.8 °C	1,882 mm	51
2007	34.9 °C16 October 2007	7.4 °C25 May 2007	22.4 °C	1,577 mm	84
2006	34.2 °C24 January 2006	8.5 °C28 June 2006	21.8 °C	1,767 mm	48
2005	35.6 °C17 October 2005	9.7 °C10 July 2005	22.1 °C	1,539 mm	61
2004	34.7 °C25 September 2004	8.0 °C5 June 2004	21.7 °C	1,634 mm	54
2003	35.5 °C25 September 2003	7.5 °C9 May 2003	22.0 °C	1,476 mm	59
2002	34.7 °C12 October 2002	5.6 °C3 September 2002	22.7 °C	1,371 mm	89
2001	33.2 °C10 September 2001	6.8 °C28 June 2001	21.7 °C	1,638 mm	56
2000	34.9 °C14 October 2000	4.8 °C18 July 2000	21.6 °C	1,712 mm	44
1999	34.0 °C1 October 1999	6.7 °C22 May 1999	21.7 °C	1,316 mm	66
1998	33.9 °C8 September 1998	10.2 °C8 June 1998	22.1 °C	1,620 mm	90
1997	34.8 °C9 November 1997	6.5 °C9 June 1997	21.7 °C	1,872 mm	76
1996	32.8 °C24 September 1996	6.6 °C30 June 1996	21.7 °C	1,849 mm	71
1995	34.0 °C18 January 1995	9.6 °C8 June 1995	22.0 °C	1,669 mm	82
1994	35.6 °C3 October 1994	1.9 °C10 July 1994	22.2 °C	1,632 mm	90
1993	33.1 °C30 November 1993	6.6 °C20 June 1993	21.6 °C	1,500 mm	50
1992	31.5 °C8 January 1992	9.7 °C14 August 1992	21.3 °C	1,785 mm	12
1991	32.2 °C10 August 1991	10.8 °C8 July 1991	21.7 °C	1,840 mm	36
1990	33.1 °C12 October 1990	6.3 °C19 May 1990	22.0 °C	1,333 mm	71
1989	31.8 °C10 October 1989	8.0 °C28 May 1989	21.3 °C	1,866 mm	28
1988	35.3 °C27 September 1988	6.3 °C5 June 1988	21.8 °C	1,637 mm	49
1987	34.7 °C18 October 1987	4.1 °C9 August 1987	21.9 °C	1,308 mm	53
1986	33.4 °C7 October 1986	6.8 °C2 June 1986	21.4 °C	1,483 mm	39
1985	34.1 °C17 November 1985	2.7 °C9 June 1985	21.5 °C	1,551 mm	54
1984	33.8 °C9 November 1984	9.1 °C27 August 1984	22.0 °C	1,374 mm	61
1983	31.8 °C11 March 1983	7.1 °C4 August 1983	21.3 °C	2,378 mm	12
1982	33.5 °C26 November 1982	9.2 °C28 May 1982	21.5 °C	2,024 mm	34
1981	33.1 °C20 September 1981	1.9 °C21 July 1981	21.2 °C	1,584 mm	30
1980	34.2 °C28 October 1980	6.2 °C15 June 1980	21.7 °C	1,281 mm	42
1979	33.3 °C7 October 1979	0.8 °C1 June 1979	21.1 °C	1,776 mm	31
1978	32.4 °C30 January 1978	4.2 °C16 August 1978	21.2 °C	1,690 mm	32
1977	32.2 °C2 March 1977	4.2 °C18 May 1977	21.8 °C	1,435 mm	53
1976	31.2 °C15 October 1976	5.7 °C6 July 1976	20.9 °C	1,946 mm	15
1975	34.0 °C2 October 1975	4.1 °C18 July 1975	21.3 °C	1,513 mm	47
1974	32.8 °C14 September 1974	8.1 °C31 May 1974	21.3 °C	1,636 mm	43
1973	34.0 °C18 September 1973	4.9 °C20 June 1973	21.9 °C	1,549 mm	58
1972	34.5 °C26 October 1972	6.2 °C9 July 1972	21.4 °C	1,641 mm	21
1971	32.6 °C3 February 1971	7.6 °C2 June 1971	21.0 °C	1,555 mm	22
1970	32.8 °C24 December 1970	10.2 °C16 August 1970	21.6 °C	1,016 mm	32
1969	34.5 °C15 September 1969	7.2 °C11 July 1969	22.0 °C	1,004 mm	63
1968	34.8 °C8 October 1968	5.7 °C18 May 1968	21.0 °C	1,068 mm	37
1967	33.8 °C6 September 1967	8.3 °C9 June 1967	21.5 °C	1,636 mm	43
1966	34.4 °C16 September 1966	9.2 °C3 June 1966	21.1 °C	1,917 mm	27
1965	33.0 °C19 September 1965	3.3 °C12 July 1965	20.6 °C	2,289 mm	27
1964	32.9 °C2 September 1964	8.3 °C7 June 1964	20.5 °C	2,031 mm	9
1963	38.5 °C18 October 1963	6.2 °C22 June 1963	22.5 °C	1,114 mm	95
1962	33.9 °C12 September 1962	6.7 °C13 June 1962	20.6 °C	2,482 mm	25
1961	36.9 °C28 September 1961	9.4 °C28 May 1961	22.1 °C	1,992 mm	76
1960	36.1 °C25 September 1960	7.3 °C10 July 1960	20.8 °C	2,117 mm	26
1959	33.1 °C23 September 1959	7.4 °C8 June 1959	21.6 °C	1,575 mm	48
1958	34.5 °C7 October 1958	10.0 °C22 June 1958	21.4 °C	1,423 mm	67
1957	34.8 °C20 October 1957	3.7 °C22 July 1957	21.1 °C	1,786 mm	45
1956	32.7 °C1 February 1956	6.3 °C6 June 1956	20.5 °C	1,514 mm	49
1955	35.9 °C2 October 1955	6.5 °C23 May 1955	21.6 °C	1,495 mm	47
1954	34.3 °C22 September 1954	7.7 °C21 June 1954	21.4 °C	2,020 mm	43
1953	32.2 °C22 August 1953	10.0 °C6 July 1953	21.1 °C	2,077 mm	9
1952	33.5 °C4 September 1952	7.3 °C30 April 1952	20.8 °C	2,408 mm	18
1951	33.4 °C19 November 1951	10.1 °C16 July 1951	20.8 °C	1,742 mm	35
1950	34.7 °C20 September 1950	8.8 °C11 June 1950	20.9 °C	1,981 mm	26
1949	33.4 °C12 October 1949	10.1 °C19 May 1949	21.1 °C	1,991 mm	34
1948	34.9 °C27 September 1948	9.5 °C22 May 1948	21.3 °C	1,570 mm	32
1947	31.6 °C7 January 1947	7.8 °C8 July 1947	20.6 °C	2,150 mm	10
1946	32.5 °C7 September 1946	6.3 °C27 July 1946	21.2 °C	1,935 mm	19
1945	32.1 °C30 September 1945	10.2 °C2 June 1945	20.7 °C	2,593 mm	23
1944	33.5 °C16 September 1944	9.9 °C19 June 1944	20.8 °C	2,449 mm	27
1943	29.3 °C8 October 1943	8.9 °C27 June 1943	19.8 °C	2,081 mm	0
1942	37.2 °C28 November 1942	3.8 °C19 June 1942	20.8 °C	1,290 mm	59
1941	31.1 °C13 January 1941	7.4 °C30 May 1941	20.7 °C	2,527 mm	9
1940	31.9 °C23 August 1940	9.1 °C19 August 1940	20.8 °C	2,280 mm	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.9 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

97 d/yr

+46

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1159 mm

-524 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.3 °C	+1.0 °C	248 mm	-38 mm
Feb	29.5 °C	+2.0 °C	88 mm	-148 mm
Mar	29.6 °C	+2.2 °C	137 mm	-77 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+0.2 °C	183 mm	+89 mm
May	25.8 °C	+0.7 °C	2 mm	-45 mm
Jun	25.2 °C	+0.6 °C	20 mm	+0 mm
Jul	25.3 °C	+0.4 °C	4 mm	-13 mm
Aug	27.7 °C	+0.4 °C	11 mm	-7 mm
Sep	30.2 °C	+1.2 °C	34 mm	-26 mm
Oct	28.7 °C	+0.1 °C	86 mm	-71 mm
Nov	29.2 °C	+1.7 °C	135 mm	-100 mm
Dec	28.5 °C	+1.5 °C	210 mm	-90 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

7 Oct 2025

Coldest day

4.2 °C

11 Aug 2025

Wettest day

37.3 mm

19 Apr 2025

Windiest day

24.9 km/h

9 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

65.5 km/h

10 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.9 °C

26 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.0 °C

11 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

23 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sacramento?

Sacramento has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,682 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sacramento?

The hottest day measured in Sacramento between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1963, reaching 38.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sacramento?

The coldest day measured in Sacramento between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 0.8 °C.

Does it snow in Sacramento?

Almost never: Sacramento sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Sacramento warmed?

Yes: Sacramento warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sacramento?

The wettest day measured in Sacramento between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1997, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sacramento?

The windiest day measured in Sacramento between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1994, with winds reaching 33.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sacramento?

The warmest month in Sacramento is October (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (18.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Sacramento?

Sacramento receives on average 1,682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sacramento?

Sacramento gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sacramento?

Yes: Sacramento has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sacramento?

In Sacramento, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 18 October 1963, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 1 June 1979.

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