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Fresno, CA vs Sacramento, CA weather comparison

Fresno

CA

Fresno endures about 32 more days above 90 °F each year.

Fresno enjoys about 22 more sunny days a year than Sacramento.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Fresno, CA and Sacramento, CA
FresnoMetricSacramento
288 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies266 days
11 inPrecipitationper year24 in
47 daysWet daysrain or snow per year58 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
117 daysHot daysabove 90 °F86 days
12 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F8 days
55%Humidityaverage relative60%
66 °FAverage temperatureyear round63 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

FresnoSacramento

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovFresno, Jan: 58 °FFresno, Feb: 64 °FFresno, Mar: 70 °FFresno, Apr: 76 °FFresno, May: 85 °FFresno, Jun: 93 °FFresno, Jul: 99 °FFresno, Aug: 98 °FFresno, Sep: 93 °FFresno, Oct: 81 °FFresno, Nov: 67 °FFresno, Dec: 58 °FSacramento, Jan: 56 °FSacramento, Feb: 62 °FSacramento, Mar: 67 °FSacramento, Apr: 73 °FSacramento, May: 81 °FSacramento, Jun: 89 °FSacramento, Jul: 94 °FSacramento, Aug: 93 °FSacramento, Sep: 89 °FSacramento, Oct: 79 °FSacramento, Nov: 65 °FSacramento, Dec: 56 °F

Daily lows

40506070JanMarMayJulSepNovFresno, Jan: 40 °FFresno, Feb: 42 °FFresno, Mar: 46 °FFresno, Apr: 50 °FFresno, May: 56 °FFresno, Jun: 63 °FFresno, Jul: 68 °FFresno, Aug: 67 °FFresno, Sep: 63 °FFresno, Oct: 54 °FFresno, Nov: 45 °FFresno, Dec: 39 °FSacramento, Jan: 40 °FSacramento, Feb: 43 °FSacramento, Mar: 46 °FSacramento, Apr: 49 °FSacramento, May: 53 °FSacramento, Jun: 58 °FSacramento, Jul: 61 °FSacramento, Aug: 60 °FSacramento, Sep: 58 °FSacramento, Oct: 52 °FSacramento, Nov: 44 °FSacramento, Dec: 40 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fresno high586470768593999893816758
Sacramento high566267738189949389796556
Fresno low404246505663686763544539
Sacramento low404346495358616058524440

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

FresnoSacramento
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovFresno, Jan: 2.3 inFresno, Feb: 2.0 inFresno, Mar: 1.9 inFresno, Apr: 0.9 inFresno, May: 0.4 inFresno, Jun: 0.1 inFresno, Jul: 0.0 inFresno, Aug: 0.0 inFresno, Sep: 0.0 inFresno, Oct: 0.6 inFresno, Nov: 1.0 inFresno, Dec: 1.9 inSacramento, Jan: 4.7 inSacramento, Feb: 4.4 inSacramento, Mar: 3.6 inSacramento, Apr: 1.6 inSacramento, May: 0.9 inSacramento, Jun: 0.2 inSacramento, Jul: 0.0 inSacramento, Aug: 0.1 inSacramento, Sep: 0.1 inSacramento, Oct: 1.2 inSacramento, Nov: 2.3 inSacramento, Dec: 4.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fresno2.32.01.90.90.40.10.00.00.00.61.01.9
Sacramento4.74.43.61.60.90.20.00.10.11.22.34.4

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

FresnoSacramento
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovFresno, Jan: 17 daysFresno, Feb: 17 daysFresno, Mar: 20 daysFresno, Apr: 23 daysFresno, May: 27 daysFresno, Jun: 28 daysFresno, Jul: 30 daysFresno, Aug: 30 daysFresno, Sep: 29 daysFresno, Oct: 28 daysFresno, Nov: 23 daysFresno, Dec: 19 daysSacramento, Jan: 14 daysSacramento, Feb: 14 daysSacramento, Mar: 17 daysSacramento, Apr: 20 daysSacramento, May: 24 daysSacramento, Jun: 27 daysSacramento, Jul: 30 daysSacramento, Aug: 30 daysSacramento, Sep: 29 daysSacramento, Oct: 27 daysSacramento, Nov: 19 daysSacramento, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fresno171720232728303029282319
Sacramento141417202427303029271916

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).