Sacramento, CA: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 49.1°F in Sacramento, CA, the warmest January since 2024, tied 19th warmest of 149 (with 1959, 1899 and 1881).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 49.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 19th warmest of 149
Precipitation: 2.40 in; Driest since 2025; 63rd driest of 159

A normal January in Sacramento, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.6°F, between 44.6°F and 50.3°F in eight years of ten and 2.58 in of precipitation, between 0.34 in and 8.65 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Sacramento, CA since 1878: 49.1°F in 2026; the highest is 51.4°F, in 1986.

Normal range, 44.6 to 50.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Sacramento, CA from 1858 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	49.1	19	58.1	12	40.1	45	2.40	97	0
2025	47.9	40	60.1	4	35.7	126	0.45	148	0
2024	50.9	3	58.2	11	43.5	12	3.53	69	0
2023	49.2	18	57.2	22	41.3	31	5.12	36	0
2022	48.1	37	59.6	6	36.6	107	0.05	157	0
2021	48.8	24	58.6	10	39	65	2.50	92	0
2020	48.7	27	57.3	19	40.1	45	1.14	128	0
2019	50.2	9	58.8	9	41.6	30	4.22	50	0
2018	50	12	57.6	17	42.3	20	5.20	35	0
2017	46.8	63	53.9	61	39.7	55	9.92	3	0
2016	50.3	8	57.4	18	43.2	14	5.44	34	0
2015	49.9	14	59.9	5	39.9	54	trace	159	0
2014	50.8	4	65.7	1	35.9	118	0.15	155	0
2013	44.1	109	55.8	38	32.4	143	0.96	136	0
2012	47.8	41	60.5	3	35	129	2.43	96	0
2011	46.2	75	53.8	63	38.5	73	1.67	116	0
2010	48.3	32	54.2	60	42.4	18	4.79	43	0
2009	47.4	49	58.9	8	35.9	118	1.41	121	0
2008	45.9	80	52.8	88	38.9	67	6.67	21	0
2007	43.8	116	57.3	19	30.3	148	0.05	157	0
2006	48	38	56.4	30	39.7	55	2.53	90	0
2005	45.6	87	51	113	40.1	45	3.83	57	0
2004	46.9	60	53.5	73	40.3	42	2.11	106	0
2003	50.7	6	56.6	28	44.7	5	1.29	125	0
2002	44.8	100	52.9	85	36.7	106	2.19	102	0
2001	45.8	82	55.3	46	36.3	114	3.75	62	0
2000	48.8	24	56.7	26	40.8	35	6.49	24	0
1999	44.7	102	51.5	106	37.9	81	2.63	88	0
1998	49.7	16	55.3	46	44.1	7	6.40	25	0
1997	48.3	32	54.6	57	41.9	25	9.05	9	0
1996	48.2	34	55.2	49	41.2	32	4.16	52	0
1995	51.3	2	56.7	26	45.9	2	8.81	10	0
1994	47	56	56.4	30	37.6	90	2.12	105	0
1993	45.2	95	52.7	92	37.6	90	8.63	11	0
1992	43.5	119	49.4	130	37.7	88	1.39	122	0
1991	47.2	54	58	13	36.5	108	0.36	151	0
1990	47.5	44	57.3	19	37.6	90	4.97	37	0
1989	44.1	109	54.5	58	33.6	140	0.71	143	0
1988	48	38	56	34	40	51	2.98	81	0
1987	44.9	99	53.4	78	36.4	109	2.29	100	0
1986	51.4	1	57.9	14	44.9	4	3.67	64	0
1985	42.4	132	48.5	137	36.3	114	0.66	144	0
1984	48.2	34	55.6	41	40.8	35	0.16	154	0
1983	43	127	48.2	141	37.9	81	4.92	39	0
1982	42	135	49.2	131	34.7	132	5.50	33	0
1981	46.8	63	52.8	88	40.8	35	4.56	47	0
1980	46.9	60	53.1	81	40.7	39	5.64	32	0
1979	45.3	90	52.9	85	37.7	88	5.66	31	0
1978	50.2	9	55.1	53	45.4	3	9.14	8	0
1977	43.8	116	50.3	124	37.3	95	1.17	126	0
1976	47.2	54	59.5	7	34.8	130	0.36	151	0
1975	43.4	121	50.9	116	35.9	118	0.73	142	0
1974	46.2	75	53.2	79	39.3	63	3.58	67	0
1973	44.3	106	51.6	105	37	101	6.87	20	0
1972	41	145	48.5	137	33.5	141	0.81	141	0
1971	45.3	90	52.1	99	38.5	73	0.90	139	0
1970	49.3	17	55.9	36	42.6	17	7.88	18	0
1969	44	113	49.8	127	38.1	79	8.50	12	0
1968	43.3	123	52.2	97	34.5	134	3.77	60	0
1967	45.8	82	53.5	73	38.2	78	8.42	13	0
1966	45.6	87	55.4	44	35.9	118	1.91	110	0
1965	45.4	89	50.7	118	40	51	3.01	80	0
1964	45.1	96	53.2	79	36.9	103	3.83	57	0
1963	41	145	50.4	123	31.7	145	4.71	44	0
1962	41.8	141	51.3	109	32.3	144	1.00	133	0
1961	42.3	133	47.4	144	37.3	95	3.47	71	0
1960	46.4	69	53.5	73	39.2	64	3.43	73	0
1959	49.1	19	55.9	36	42.3	20	4.93	38	0
1958	45.7	85	52.9	85	38.6	72	4.87	40	0
1957	43.3	123	52.2	97	34.5	134	2.11	106	0
1956	47.5	44	52.8	88	42.1	22	6.10	27	0
1955	42	135	49.2	131	34.8	130	2.87	83	0
1954	46.3	72	54.8	55	37.9	81	2.67	87	0
1953	50.8	4	57.7	16	44	8	2.56	89	0
1952	44	113	51	113	37	101	7.96	16	0
1951	45.3	90	51.9	102	38.7	71	1.97	109	0
1950	42	135	50.2	125	33.7	139	3.96	54	0
1949	38.4	149	48.3	139	28.5	149	1.47	119	0
1948	48.2	34	61.1	2	35.4	127	0.38	150	0
1947	41.5	143	51.5	106	31.5	146	0.47	147	0
1946	44.6	104	54.5	58	34.6	133	0.56	145	0
1945	43.9	115	51.7	104	36.1	117	1.44	120	0
1944	46.5	66	56.2	32	36.9	103	2.50	92	0
1943	46	79	55.6	41	36.4	109	5.90	29	0
1942	45.8	82	52.6	93	39	65	4.34	49	0
1941	49.9	14	55.3	46	44.5	6	5.78	30	0
1940	48.8	24	53.8	63	43.7	11	7.98	15	0
1939	46.5	66	55.2	49	37.8	86	1.91	110	0
1938	45.3	90	51.1	111	39.5	59	3.50	70	0
1937	38.7	148	45.9	148	31.5	146	2.92	82	0
1936	50	12	57.2	22	42.8	16	3.80	59	0
1935	46.4	69	53.1	81	39.6	58	4.81	41	0
1934	47.8	41	53.8	63	41.8	28	1.33	123	0
1933	42	135	47.5	143	36.4	109	2.85	84	0
1932	44.1	109	51	113	37.2	98	1.09	130	0
1931	47.5	44	54.9	54	40	51	2.50	92	0
1930	44.5	105	50.5	121	38.5	73	3.65	66	0
1929	41.2	144	46.5	147	35.9	118	0.88	140	0
1928	46.5	66	52.5	94	40.6	40	1.17	126	0
1927	47.4	49	53.8	63	41	34	2.30	99	0
1926	42.1	134	47.9	142	36.3	114	3.20	77	0
1925	47	56	53.7	68	40.2	43	1.02	131	0
1924	45.1	96	53.8	63	36.4	109	1.80	113	0
1923	43.7	118	48.6	135	38.9	67	2.05	108	0
1922	40.5	147	47.2	146	33.9	138	2.16	103	0
1921	46.2	75	52.3	96	40.1	45	4.61	46	0
1920	46.8	63	56.2	32	37.4	93	0.29	153	0
1919	46.1	78	55.2	49	37.1	100	1.77	115	0
1918	47.5	44	55.6	41	39.4	61	0.97	135	0
1917	42.5	131	50.9	116	34	136	1.30	124	0
1916	43.5	119	48.6	135	38.5	73	9.35	6	0
1915	46.3	72	52.5	94	40.1	45	3.76	61	0
1914	48.9	23	53.7	68	44	8	5.97	28	0
1913	44.1	109	51.9	102	36.4	109	2.52	91	0
1912	47.4	49	53.6	71	41.1	33	2.74	85	0
1911	47	56	53.9	61	40.2	43	12.72	2	0
1910	43.3	123	49.1	133	37.3	95	1.48	118	2
1909	50.5	7	54.8	55	46.3	1	9.65	5	0
1908	47.5	44	53.1	81	41.9	25	3.84	56	0
1907	45.3	90	50.5	121	40.1	45	4.63	45	0
1906	48.7	27	55.7	40	41.7	29	6.63	22	0
1905	47.6	43	53.1	81	42.1	22	3.34	75	0
1904	45.7	85	53.5	73	37.8	86	0.45	148	0
1903	43.4	121	47.3	145	39.4	61	3.05	79	0
1902	43.3	123	48.7	134	37.9	81	0.95	137	0
1901	45	98	51.1	111	38.9	67	3.70	63	0
1900	47.3	53	50.6	120	43.9	10	3.54	68	0
1899	49.1	19	55.8	38	42.4	18	3.94	55	0
1898	42	135	51.5	106	32.6	142	0.98	134	0
1897	44.2	108	49.5	128	38.9	67	3.66	65	0
1896	50.2	9	57.1	24	43.3	13	9.76	4	0
1895	46.4	69	52	101	40.8	35	8.42	13	0
1894	44.3	106	51.3	109	37.4	93	4.17	51	0
1893	42	135	45.9	148	38.1	79	3.27	76	0
1892	48.4	31	57.1	24	39.7	55	1.78	114	0
1891	46.9	60	56.6	28	37.2	98	0.53	146	0
1890	42.6	130	48.3	139	36.8	105	6.62	23	0
1889	44.7	102	53.6	71	35.8	124	0.15	155	0
1888	42.9	129	49.9	126	35.8	124	4.81	41	0
1887	48.6	29	57.8	15	39.5	59	1.12	129	0
1886	46.3	72	52.1	99	40.5	41	7.95	17	0
1885	47.4	49	52.8	88	42.1	22	2.16	103	0
1884	47	56	56	34	37.9	81	3.43	73	0
1883	41.8	141	49.5	128	34	136	2.23	101	0
1882	45.9	80	53.5	73	38.3	77	1.89	112	0
1881	49.1	19	55.2	49	43	15	6.14	26	0
1880	43	127	50.7	118	35.2	128	1.64	117	0
1879	44.8	100	53.7	68	35.9	118	3.18	78	0
1878	48.6	29	55.4	44	41.9	25	9.26	7	0
1867							3.46	72	31
1866							7.72	19	31
1865							4.00	53	31
1864							1.01	132	31
1863							4.45	48	31
1862							15.04	1	31
1861							2.68	86	31
1860							2.31	98	31
1859							0.94	138	31
1858							2.50	92	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1986	51.4
1995	51.3
2024	50.9
2014	50.8
1953	50.8
2003	50.7
1909	50.5
2016	50.3
2019	50.2
1978	50.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1949	38.4
1937	38.7
1922	40.5
1972	41
1963	41
1929	41.2
1947	41.5
1962	41.8
1883	41.8
1982	42
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1862	15.04
1911	12.72
2017	9.92
1896	9.76
1909	9.65
1916	9.35
1878	9.26
1978	9.14
1997	9.05
1995	8.81

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	trace
2022	0.05
2007	0.05
2014	0.15
1889	0.15
1984	0.16
1920	0.29
1991	0.36
1976	0.36
1948	0.38

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 65°F; 24 January 2026, 15 January 2026
Coldest night: 33°F; 25 January 2026, 10 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.34 in; 4 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 2.40 in of precipitation in Sacramento, CA, the driest January since 2025, 63rd driest of 159.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Sacramento, CA: 65°F on Saturday 24 January 2026 and Thursday 15 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Sacramento, CA: a low of 33°F on Sunday 25 January 2026 and Saturday 10 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Sacramento, CA: 1.34 in on Sunday 4 January 2026.