California · THREADEX · 1877–2026

Sacramento, CA

38.507°N, 121.496°W · station SACthr · 150 years of record
58°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Sacramento.
66°TUE7/1465°WED7/1562°THU7/1659°FRI7/1758°SAT7/1860°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#70 / 144
coldest Jul 18 in 144 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

50°F
set in 1921

Mildest Jul 18 ever

72°F
set in 1925

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Sacramento. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5061721877: 58°F1878: 54°F1879: 59°F1880: 62°F1881: 63°F1882: 59°F1883: 57°F1884: 60°F1885: 57°F1886: 63°F1887: 52°F1888: 64°F1889: 54°F1890: 54°F1891: 60°F1892: 56°F1893: 60°F1894: 62°F1895: 56°F1896: 60°F1897: 71°F1898: 59°F1899: 64°F1900: 56°F1901: 55°F1902: 56°F1903: 53°F1904: 55°F1905: 54°F1906: 58°F1907: 60°F1908: 66°F1909: 56°F1910: 65°F1911: 56°F1912: 64°F1913: 59°F1914: 57°F1915: 59°F1916: 53°F1917: 62°F1918: 53°F1919: 60°F1920: 54°F1921: 50°F1922: 63°F1923: 57°F1924: 54°F1925: 72°F1926: 62°F1927: 57°F1928: 54°F1929: 55°F1930: 54°F1931: 65°F1932: 57°F1933: 61°F1934: 56°F1935: 57°F1936: 59°F1937: 54°F1938: 62°F1939: 58°F1940: 55°F1941: 59°F1947: 56°F1948: 57°F1949: 55°F1950: 54°F1951: 67°F1952: 56°F1953: 59°F1954: 54°F1955: 53°F1956: 57°F1957: 57°F1958: 56°F1959: 59°F1960: 62°F1961: 67°F1962: 54°F1963: 55°F1964: 62°F1965: 60°F1966: 58°F1967: 54°F1968: 57°F1969: 64°F1970: 60°F1971: 65°F1972: 60°F1973: 54°F1974: 60°F1975: 59°F1976: 52°F1977: 59°F1978: 63°F1979: 55°F1980: 57°F1981: 53°F1982: 54°F1983: 52°F1984: 70°F1985: 55°F1986: 54°F1987: 54°F1988: 70°F1989: 66°F1990: 63°F1991: 58°F1992: 60°F1993: 63°F1994: 55°F1995: 58°F1996: 57°F1997: 57°F1998: 63°F1999: 51°F2000: 56°F2001: 56°F2002: 56°F2003: 69°F2004: 61°F2005: 63°F2006: 66°F2007: 60°F2008: 57°F2009: 66°F2010: 63°F2011: 56°F2012: 58°F2013: 55°F2014: 60°F2015: 61°F2016: 56°F2017: 61°F2018: 62°F2019: 62°F2020: 58°F2021: 63°F2022: 67°F2023: 64°F2024: 55°F2025: 56°F58° forecast187719212025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1858°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#70 of 144
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record17°F (1932)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1877–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sacramento in each calendar month, and for the whole 1877–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°F201419°F1888
Feb80°F189921°F1884
Mar88°F198826°F1971
Apr96°F193131°F1999
May105°F198434°F1950
Jun115°F196141°F1950
Jul114°F192547°F1901
Aug112°F202048°F1887
Sep114°F202242°F2007
Oct104°F200134°F1935
Nov87°F196026°F1941
Dec74°F202017°F1932
All-time115°F196117°F1932

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Sacramento so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

16 days
record run, ended Jan 2 1991

So far in 2026

1 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Sacramento's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 39°FFeb: 61°FFeb: 42°FMar: 66°FMar: 44°FApr: 72°FApr: 47°FMay: 80°FMay: 52°FJun: 88°FJun: 56°FJul: 92°FJul: 59°FAug: 92°FAug: 59°FSep: 88°FSep: 56°FOct: 79°FOct: 50°FNov: 65°FNov: 43°FDec: 56°FDec: 38°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:52 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight14h 38m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.51°N, 121.50°W

Nearby Stations

Stockton, CA45 mi SESan Francisco Airport, CA77 mi SWSan Jose, CA82 mi SMerced, CA99 mi SEUkiah, CA101 mi WReno, NV115 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Sacramento's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Sacramento, CA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Sacramento's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Sacramento, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1877

Each cell is one day's low at Sacramento, coloured by temperature — 150 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Sacramento, CA daily low heat map 1877–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Sacramento — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
1 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 122nd most in 150 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 36 in 1949.

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