Sacramento, CA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 67.6°F in Sacramento, CA, the warmest May since 2025, tied 19th warmest of 143 (with 1904).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 67.6°F; Warmest since 2025; 19th warmest of 143
Precipitation: 0.69 in; Wettest since 2019; 47th wettest of 152

A normal May in Sacramento, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.9°F, between 62.7°F and 69.3°F in eight years of ten and 0.40 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 1.72 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Sacramento, CA since 1878: 67.6°F in 2026; the highest is 71.9°F, in 1997.

Normal range, 62.7 to 69.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	67.6	19	81.3	33	54	16	0.69	47	0
2025	69.3	8	85	8	53.5	26	0.04	116	0
2024	67	26	82.3	22	51.7	64	0.57	55	0
2023	64.5	80	77.2	88	51.8	62	0.25	87	0
2022	67.4	23	83.3	17	51.5	69	0.01	127	0
2021	69.4	7	85.1	6	53.6	22	0.01	127	0
2020	69.2	10	84.4	9	54.1	14	0.32	79	0
2019	62.9	110	74.8	113	51.1	77	3.17	2	0
2018	65.5	55	78.5	72	52.5	45	0.60	53	0
2017	67.4	23	81.7	27	53.2	31	0.05	115	0
2016	68.2	16	81.8	25	54.6	10	0.39	74	0
2015	64.9	69	77.4	86	52.4	51	0.07	108	0
2014	68.9	12	84	11	53.9	19	trace	136	0
2013	68.4	15	82.6	19	54.3	13	0.30	80	0
2012	66.9	31	82.2	23	51.7	64	trace	136	0
2011	61.8	120	74	119	49.6	109	1.02	32	0
2010	61.5	123	75.2	108	47.8	133	0.75	44	0
2009	68.7	13	83.9	12	53.5	26	1.01	33	0
2008	67	26	81.5	31	52.5	45	0.04	116	0
2007	66.3	44	81.7	27	50.9	80	0.41	70	0
2006	67	26	81.3	33	52.8	40	0.30	80	0
2005	65	68	78	79	52	60	1.23	25	0
2004	66.9	31	80.8	42	52.9	35	0.17	97	0
2003	65.2	61	78.8	66	51.5	69	1.17	26	0
2002	64.1	87	78.2	75	49.9	104	2.07	15	0
2001	71.7	2	88.5	1	54.8	7	trace	136	0
2000	65.6	53	78.6	70	52.7	42	1.17	26	0
1999	62.8	112	77.3	87	48.3	129	0.07	108	0
1998	58.7	143	68.7	142	48.7	123	2.98	4	0
1997	71.9	1	88.4	2	55.4	3	0.35	76	0
1996	67	26	80.8	42	53.2	31	0.79	40	0
1995	63.1	107	76.2	98	50	103	1.06	29	0
1994	65.3	59	79.2	62	51.4	73	1.68	19	0
1993	64.6	76	77.9	82	51.2	76	1.14	28	0
1992	70.5	3	87	3	54.1	14	trace	136	0
1991	63.2	103	78.2	75	48.3	129	0.25	87	0
1990	65.5	55	78.8	66	52.1	59	2.10	14	0
1989	65.8	49	81	35	50.6	85	0.06	112	0
1988	64.6	76	79.4	57	49.9	104	0.89	37	0
1987	69	11	83.7	14	54.4	12	trace	136	0
1986	65.5	55	80.7	44	50.3	95	0.07	108	0
1985	63.2	103	77.9	82	48.5	126	0.01	127	0
1984	70	5	86	5	53.9	19	0.01	127	0
1983	64.1	87	78.2	75	50.1	98	0.25	87	0
1982	64.6	76	80.3	46	48.8	122	trace	136	0
1981	64.7	73	80	52	49.3	118	0.50	63	0
1980	62.7	114	76.4	96	49	119	0.49	65	0
1979	66.6	41	81.6	30	51.7	64	0.14	100	0
1978	66.4	42	81.5	31	51.3	75	trace	136	0
1977	59.3	141	71.4	133	47.3	138	0.73	46	0
1976	70.1	4	86.7	4	53.4	28	0.00	151	0
1975	68.2	16	83.9	12	52.4	51	trace	136	0
1974	63.8	93	80.1	51	47.5	135	0.01	127	0
1973	69.3	8	85.1	6	53.6	22	0.13	101	0
1972	66.8	35	83.6	15	50.1	98	0.28	85	0
1971	61.8	120	74.2	115	49.4	114	0.77	41	0
1970	67.5	21	82.5	20	52.6	44	trace	136	0
1969	66.9	31	82.9	18	50.9	80	0.04	116	0
1968	64.7	73	80.3	46	49	119	0.16	99	0
1967	65.1	64	80.9	37	49.4	114	0.13	101	0
1966	66.4	42	82	24	50.7	84	0.25	87	0
1965	64.4	83	80.3	46	48.4	127	0.09	106	0
1964	63	108	78.9	65	47.1	140	0.23	91	0
1963	62	118	74	119	50.1	98	0.69	47	0
1962	63.5	101	78	79	48.9	121	0.03	121	0
1961	62.4	117	77.7	85	47.1	140	0.18	96	0
1960	64.9	69	80.3	46	49.4	114	0.55	57	0
1959	64.6	76	78.7	69	50.5	88	trace	136	0
1958	66.9	31	80.9	37	52.9	35	0.76	42	0
1957	64	90	75.8	100	52.3	54	1.61	20	0
1956	64.7	73	78.5	72	50.9	80	0.86	38	0
1955	65.2	61	79.8	55	50.6	85	0.57	55	0
1954	65.7	50	81.7	27	49.6	109	0.20	95	0
1953	59.8	136	72.8	126	46.8	143	0.41	70	0
1952	65.6	53	81.8	25	49.5	111	0.03	121	0
1951	64.9	69	79.3	59	50.5	88	0.47	66	0
1950	64.5	80	80.9	37	48	131	0.40	72	0
1949	64.1	87	78.1	78	50.2	97	0.21	92	0
1948	59.9	134	72.9	125	46.9	142	3.13	3	0
1941	65.1	64	76.3	97	54	16	1.35	22	0
1940	66.8	35	80.3	46	53.3	30	0.92	35	0
1939	66.7	37	81	35	52.4	51	0.92	35	0
1938	66.2	46	80	52	52.5	45	0.04	116	0
1937	66.7	37	80.9	37	52.5	45	0.01	127	0
1936	66.7	37	79.3	59	54	16	0.68	49	0
1935	63.9	91	77	90	50.8	83	0.01	127	0
1934	68.2	16	82.4	21	53.9	19	0.26	86	0
1933	59.7	139	71.8	131	47.5	135	0.30	80	0
1932	64.2	85	76.8	92	51.5	69	0.30	80	1
1931	69.6	6	84.3	10	55	4	0.67	50	0
1930	60.2	130	72.8	126	47.7	134	0.34	78	0
1929	64.5	80	78.5	72	50.5	88	0.04	116	0
1928	67.1	25	80.9	37	53.4	28	0.02	126	0
1927	63.8	93	77.1	89	50.5	88	0.21	92	0
1926	66.3	44	79.8	55	52.9	35	0.36	75	0
1925	63.9	91	75.3	107	52.5	45	2.11	13	0
1924	68.5	14	83.4	16	53.6	22	0.06	112	0
1923	63.4	102	76.8	92	49.9	104	0.08	107	0
1922	65.9	48	79.1	64	52.7	42	0.43	68	0
1921	60.7	128	72.7	128	48.7	123	0.75	44	0
1920	65.1	64	80.6	45	49.5	111	0.00	151	0
1919	65.3	59	79.4	57	51.1	77	0.01	127	0
1918	61.7	122	75.6	103	47.9	132	0.01	127	0
1917	59.7	139	72	130	47.5	135	0.12	103	0
1916	61.4	124	74.1	118	48.7	123	0.10	104	0
1915	59.8	136	68.6	143	51	79	2.75	7	0
1914	62.9	110	74.2	115	51.5	69	0.50	63	0
1913	64.8	72	78	79	51.6	67	0.51	61	0
1912	63.6	99	75.6	103	51.6	67	0.94	34	0
1911	59.8	136	70.2	139	49.4	114	0.03	121	0
1910	66.1	47	79.3	59	52.8	40	0.03	121	0
1909	62.5	116	74.9	111	50.1	98	trace	136	0
1908	61	126	72.1	129	49.9	104	0.54	58	0
1907	63	108	73.2	123	52.9	35	0.10	104	0
1906	60.4	129	70.5	138	50.3	95	2.24	12	0
1905	60.1	132	69.8	141	50.4	93	2.45	9	0
1904	67.6	19	78.8	66	56.4	1	0.03	121	0
1903	65.2	61	77.9	82	52.5	45	trace	136	0
1902	60	133	70.6	137	49.5	111	0.45	67	0
1901	61.4	124	73.2	123	49.7	108	0.80	39	0
1900	64.4	83	76.8	92	52	60	2.88	5	0
1899	58.9	142	70.9	136	47.2	139	0.54	58	1
1898	59.9	134	71.4	133	48.4	127	1.50	21	0
1897	67	26	79.2	62	54.7	9	0.30	80	0
1896	60.2	130	70	140	50.1	98	0.66	51	1
1895	63.6	99	74.4	114	52.9	35	0.51	61	0
1894	63.7	96	74.2	115	53.2	31	1.70	18	0
1893	63.7	96	75.2	108	52.2	57	1.05	30	0
1892	63.2	103	74.9	111	51.4	73	2.38	10	0
1891	62.7	114	73.7	122	51.8	62	0.66	51	0
1890	65.4	58	75.8	100	55	4	1.80	17	0
1889	64.2	85	76	99	52.3	54	3.25	1	0
1888	62.8	112	75.2	108	50.5	88	0.40	72	0
1887	63.2	103	75.8	100	50.6	85	trace	136	0
1886	63.8	93	75.5	105	52.2	57	0.07	108	0
1885	67.5	21	79.9	54	55	4	trace	136	0
1884	65.7	50	75.5	105	55.9	2	0.06	112	0
1883	63.7	96	73.8	121	53.6	22	2.85	6	0
1882	65.1	64	76.9	91	53.2	31	0.35	76	0
1881	66.7	37	78.6	70	54.8	7	trace	136	0
1880	61.9	119	71.5	132	52.3	54	0.76	42	0
1879	60.9	127	71.3	135	50.4	93	1.30	24	0
1878	65.7	50	76.7	95	54.6	10	0.17	97	0
1866							2.25	11	31
1865							0.42	69	31
1864							0.53	60	31
1863							1.35	22	31
1862							1.81	16	31
1861							0.59	54	31
1860							2.50	8	31
1859							1.04	31	31
1858							0.21	92	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1997	71.9
2001	71.7
1992	70.5
1976	70.1
1984	70
1931	69.6
2021	69.4
2025	69.3
1973	69.3
2020	69.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1998	58.7
1899	58.9
1977	59.3
1933	59.7
1917	59.7
1953	59.8
1915	59.8
1911	59.8
1948	59.9
1898	59.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	3.25
2019	3.17
1948	3.13
1998	2.98
1900	2.88
1883	2.85
1915	2.75
1860	2.50
1905	2.45
1892	2.38

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1976	0.00
1920	0.00
2014	trace
2012	trace
2001	trace
1992	trace
1987	trace
1982	trace
1978	trace
1975	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 21 May 2026, 11 May 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 27 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.54 in; 4 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.69 in of precipitation in Sacramento, CA, the wettest May since 2019, tied 47th wettest of 152 (with 1963).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Sacramento, CA: 94°F on Thursday 21 May 2026 and Monday 11 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Sacramento, CA: a low of 49°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Sacramento, CA: 0.54 in on Monday 4 May 2026.