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Sacramento, CA vs San Francisco, CA weather comparison

Sacramento

CA

Sacramento endures about 83 more days above 90 °F each year.

Sacramento enjoys about 19 more sunny days a year than San Francisco.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Sacramento, CA and San Francisco, CA
SacramentoMetricSan Francisco
266 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies248 days
24 inPrecipitationper year23 in
58 daysWet daysrain or snow per year71 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
86 daysHot daysabove 90 °F3 days
8 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
60%Humidityaverage relative77%
63 °FAverage temperatureyear round58 °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.

SacramentoSan Francisco

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovSacramento, 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 °FSan Francisco, Jan: 58 °FSan Francisco, Feb: 60 °FSan Francisco, Mar: 62 °FSan Francisco, Apr: 63 °FSan Francisco, May: 64 °FSan Francisco, Jun: 66 °FSan Francisco, Jul: 66 °FSan Francisco, Aug: 68 °FSan Francisco, Sep: 70 °FSan Francisco, Oct: 70 °FSan Francisco, Nov: 64 °FSan Francisco, Dec: 58 °F

Daily lows

405060JanMarMayJulSepNovSacramento, 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 °FSan Francisco, Jan: 47 °FSan Francisco, Feb: 48 °FSan Francisco, Mar: 49 °FSan Francisco, Apr: 50 °FSan Francisco, May: 51 °FSan Francisco, Jun: 53 °FSan Francisco, Jul: 55 °FSan Francisco, Aug: 56 °FSan Francisco, Sep: 56 °FSan Francisco, Oct: 54 °FSan Francisco, Nov: 51 °FSan Francisco, Dec: 47 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sacramento high566267738189949389796556
San Francisco high586062636466666870706458
Sacramento low404346495358616058524440
San Francisco low474849505153555656545147

Monthly precipitation

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

SacramentoSan Francisco
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovSacramento, 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 inSan Francisco, Jan: 4.5 inSan Francisco, Feb: 4.7 inSan Francisco, Mar: 3.5 inSan Francisco, Apr: 1.6 inSan Francisco, May: 0.8 inSan Francisco, Jun: 0.2 inSan Francisco, Jul: 0.0 inSan Francisco, Aug: 0.0 inSan Francisco, Sep: 0.1 inSan Francisco, Oct: 1.0 inSan Francisco, Nov: 2.2 inSan Francisco, Dec: 4.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sacramento4.74.43.61.60.90.20.00.10.11.22.34.4
San Francisco4.54.73.51.60.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.2

Monthly sunny days

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

SacramentoSan Francisco
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovSacramento, 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 daysSan Francisco, Jan: 14 daysSan Francisco, Feb: 13 daysSan Francisco, Mar: 16 daysSan Francisco, Apr: 19 daysSan Francisco, May: 22 daysSan Francisco, Jun: 25 daysSan Francisco, Jul: 28 daysSan Francisco, Aug: 27 daysSan Francisco, Sep: 27 daysSan Francisco, Oct: 24 daysSan Francisco, Nov: 18 daysSan Francisco, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sacramento141417202427303029271916
San Francisco141316192225282727241815

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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).