38.507°N, 121.496°W · station SACthr · 150 years of record
88°F
HOTTEST SEP 7 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sacramento.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Sacramento — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#140 / 144
warmest Sep 1 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
109°F
set in 2017
Coolest Sep 1 ever
67°F
set in 1964
Forecast high 75°F — 140th warmest Sep 1 of 144 years · record 109°F (2017) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 144
warmest Sep 2 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
108°F
set in 1950
Coolest Sep 2 ever
66°F
set in 2000
Forecast high 79°F — 131st warmest Sep 2 of 144 years · record 108°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#135 / 144
warmest Sep 3 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
108°F
set in 1955
Coolest Sep 3 ever
69°F
set in 1927
Forecast high 76°F — 135th warmest Sep 3 of 144 years · record 108°F (1955) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#136 / 144
warmest Sep 4 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
107°F
set in 1950
Coolest Sep 4 ever
67°F
set in 1900
Forecast high 78°F — 136th warmest Sep 4 of 144 years · record 107°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#116 / 144
warmest Sep 5 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
114°F
set in 2022
Coolest Sep 5 ever
69°F
set in 1978
Forecast high 80°F — 116th warmest Sep 5 of 144 years · record 114°F (2022) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#104 / 144
warmest Sep 6 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
114°F
set in 2022
Coolest Sep 6 ever
69°F
set in 1887
Forecast high 83°F — 104th warmest Sep 6 of 144 years · record 114°F (2022) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#71 / 144
warmest Sep 7 in 144 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
109°F
set in 2020
Coolest Sep 7 ever
62°F
set in 1912
Forecast high 88°F — 71st warmest Sep 7 of 144 years · record 109°F (2020) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sacramento in each calendar month, and for the whole 1877–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
76°FJan 24, 2014
19°FJan 14, 1888
Feb
80°FFeb 18, 1899
21°FFeb 13, 1884
Mar
88°FMar 26, 1988
26°FMar 5, 1971
Apr
96°FApr 21, 1931
31°FApr 9, 1999
May
105°FMay 28, 1984
34°FMay 3, 1950
Jun
115°FJun 15, 1961
41°FJun 7, 1950
Jul
114°FJul 17, 1925
47°FJul 3, 1901
Aug
112°FAug 16, 2020
48°FAug 30, 1887
Sep
114°FSep 5, 2022
42°FSep 30, 2007
Oct
104°FOct 2, 2001
34°FOct 30, 1935
Nov
87°FNov 1, 1960
26°FNov 21, 1941
Dec
74°FDec 7, 2020
17°FDec 11, 1932
All-time
115°FJun 15, 1961
17°FDec 11, 1932
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Sacramento so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 9, 1881
Coldest high ever
29°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 14, 1972
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
60°FJan 1, 1997
31°FJan 5, 1961
Feb
58°FFeb 8, 2015
40°FFeb 3, 1883
Mar
60°FMar 24, 1896
43°FMar 2, 1976
Apr
64°FApr 19, 1907
50°FApr 12, 1922
May
72°FMay 28, 1887
54°FMay 7, 1905
Jun
78°FJun 23, 1909
57°FJun 6, 1914
Jul
78°FJul 9, 1881
65°FJul 3, 1910
Aug
76°FAug 12, 1898
66°FAug 29, 2000
Sep
74°FSep 22, 1939
58°FSep 30, 1894
Oct
70°FOct 9, 1899
50°FOct 30, 1886
Nov
62°FNov 20, 1950
40°FNov 28, 1952
Dec
60°FDec 23, 1964
29°FDec 14, 1972
All-time
78°FJul 9, 1881
29°FDec 14, 1972
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
33 days
record run, ended Aug 6 2018
So far in 2026
66 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Sacramento's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Sacramento's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Sacramento's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.