What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sacramento?

Sacramento's hottest day on record reached 116°F, set on September 6, 2022. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 40°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 76°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.

What is the record high temperature in Sacramento?

The all-time record high in Sacramento is 116°F, recorded on September 6, 2022. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.

What is the coldest day ever recorded in Sacramento?

Sacramento's coldest day on record bottomed out at 17°F, set on December 11, 1932. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.

What is the record low temperature in Sacramento?

The all-time record low in Sacramento is 17°F, recorded on December 11, 1932. The gap between that and the 116°F record high — a span of 99°F — is the full range of temperatures Sacramento has experienced across its long-term daily record.

Is it normal to be this hot in Sacramento?

It depends on how far above Sacramento's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 76°F; the all-time record of 116°F (set 2022) sits about 40°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.

When did Sacramento set its temperature records?

Sacramento's record high of 116°F was set in 2022 (September 6, 2022), and its record low of 17°F in 1932 (December 11, 1932). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1877, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.

Has Sacramento been getting hotter?

Yes — Sacramento's annual mean temperature has trended about 5.0°F warmer since 1878 (+0.34°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1878–2023). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

Sacramento, California Weather Records

The hottest and coldest days Sacramento has ever recorded — and how today compares to normal

Sacramento’s all-time temperature records

Hottest day on record: 116°Fset September 6, 2022
Coldest day on record: 17°Fset December 11, 1932

That is a 99°F span between the hottest and coldest days Sacramento has ever recorded — the full range of what its weather has done across the station’s record back to 1877.

Sacramento, CA · Today vs. normal

4°F below typical for 7:00 AM on Sep 21

At 7:00 AM PDT on Sep 21 it was 55°F in Sacramento — 4° below the 59°F typical for that hour (estimated from the Sep 21 normal high of 87°F and low of 58°F, interpolated from the monthly normals).

How extreme Sacramento’s weather gets

Sacramento’s weather is usually mild by its own standards — a typical year averages a daily high near 76°F, and the normal high for September runs about 89°F. The records sit well outside that everyday range. The hottest day on record reached 116°F in 2022 — roughly 40°F above a typical year’s average high, the kind of gap that turns an ordinary summer into a genuine heat event.

At the other end, Sacramento has bottomed out at 17°F (1932). Those edges are why the today-versus-normal readout above is worth a glance: it shows where today falls between the normal and the record, so a hot afternoon can be judged against the real history rather than a hunch. A reading a few degrees over the September normal is ordinary; one pushing toward the 116°F record is the rare event the record marks.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sacramento?: Sacramento's hottest day on record reached 116°F, set on September 6, 2022. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 40°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 76°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.
What is the record high temperature in Sacramento?: The all-time record high in Sacramento is 116°F, recorded on September 6, 2022. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.
What is the coldest day ever recorded in Sacramento?: Sacramento's coldest day on record bottomed out at 17°F, set on December 11, 1932. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.
What is the record low temperature in Sacramento?: The all-time record low in Sacramento is 17°F, recorded on December 11, 1932. The gap between that and the 116°F record high — a span of 99°F — is the full range of temperatures Sacramento has experienced across its long-term daily record.
Is it normal to be this hot in Sacramento?: It depends on how far above Sacramento's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 76°F; the all-time record of 116°F (set 2022) sits about 40°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.
When did Sacramento set its temperature records?: Sacramento's record high of 116°F was set in 2022 (September 6, 2022), and its record low of 17°F in 1932 (December 11, 1932). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1877, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.
Has Sacramento been getting hotter?: Yes — Sacramento's annual mean temperature has trended about 5.0°F warmer since 1878 (+0.34°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1878–2023). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.