38.507°N, 121.496°W · station SACthr · 150 years of record
87°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Oct 17
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
#7 / 142
warmest Oct 17 in 142 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
96°F
set in 2020
Coolest Oct 17 ever
55°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 87°F — 7th warmest Oct 17 of 142 years · record 96°F (2020) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#42 / 142
warmest Oct 18 in 142 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
93°F
set in 1988
Coolest Oct 18 ever
60°F
set in 1892
Forecast high 82°F — 42nd warmest Oct 18 of 142 years · record 93°F (1988) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#112 / 142
warmest Oct 19 in 142 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
93°F
set in 1988
Coolest Oct 19 ever
60°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 70°F — 112th warmest Oct 19 of 142 years · record 93°F (1988) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#112 / 142
warmest Oct 20 in 142 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
94°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 20 ever
55°F
set in 1908
Forecast high 69°F — 112th warmest Oct 20 of 142 years · record 94°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#95 / 142
warmest Oct 21 in 142 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
92°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 21 ever
60°F
set in 1897
Forecast high 72°F — 95th warmest Oct 21 of 142 years · record 92°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#93 / 141
warmest Oct 22 in 141 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1937
Coolest Oct 22 ever
56°F
set in 1897
Forecast high 72°F — 93rd warmest Oct 22 of 141 years · record 89°F (1937) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#84 / 142
warmest Oct 23 in 142 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
89°F
set in 1965
Coolest Oct 23 ever
56°F
set in 1897
Forecast high 72°F — 84th warmest Oct 23 of 142 years · record 89°F (1965) · warmest since 2025.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 5 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
81 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: 79°F · forecast is +8° 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.