Average January Temperature in Sacramento by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Sacramento, California for the month of January each year between 1878 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest January Ever in Sacramento?

1986 was the warmest January in the history of Sacramento, California. The average daily high temperature was 57.9 °F, and the average low was 44.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest January Ever in Sacramento?

1949 was the coolest January in the history of Sacramento, California. The average daily high temperature was 48.3 °F, and the average low was 28.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	3	58.2	43.5
2023	18	57.2	41.2
2022	36	59.6	36.6
2021	23	58.6	39.0
2020	27	57.3	40.1
2019	10	58.8	41.6
2018	13	57.6	42.3
2017	62	53.9	39.7
2016	8	57.4	43.2
2015	14	59.9	39.9
2014	5	65.7	35.9
2013	109	55.9	32.4
2012	40	60.5	35.0
2011	77	53.8	38.5
2010	32	54.1	42.4
2009	48	58.9	35.9
2008	80	52.8	38.9
2007	115	57.3	30.2
2006	37	56.4	39.7
2005	87	51.0	40.1
2004	61	53.6	40.2
2003	6	56.7	44.7
2002	100	52.9	36.7
2001	82	55.3	36.3
2000	25	56.7	40.8
1999	102	51.5	37.9
1998	16	55.3	44.1
1997	31	54.7	41.9
1996	33	55.2	41.2
1995	2	56.8	45.9
1994	54	56.4	37.6
1993	94	52.8	37.6
1992	117	49.4	37.7
1991	52	58.0	36.5
1990	46	57.3	37.6
1989	111	54.5	33.6
1988	38	56.0	40.0
1987	98	53.4	36.4
1986	1	57.9	44.9
1985	131	48.5	36.3
1984	35	55.6	40.8
1983	125	48.2	37.9
1982	138	49.2	34.7
1981	64	52.8	40.8
1980	60	53.1	40.7
1979	93	52.9	37.7
1978	9	55.1	45.4
1977	114	50.3	37.3
1976	53	59.5	34.8
1975	119	50.9	35.9
1974	75	53.2	39.3
1973	106	51.6	37.0
1972	144	48.5	33.5
1971	92	52.1	38.5
1970	17	55.9	42.6
1969	113	49.9	38.1
1968	123	52.2	34.5
1967	81	53.5	38.2
1966	86	55.4	36.0
1965	88	50.7	40.0
1964	96	53.2	36.9
1963	143	50.4	31.7
1962	140	51.3	32.3
1961	132	47.4	37.3
1960	71	53.5	39.2
1959	20	55.9	42.3
1958	84	52.9	38.6
1957	122	52.2	34.5
1956	44	52.9	42.1
1955	136	49.2	34.8
1954	72	54.8	37.9
1953	4	57.7	44.0
1952	112	51.0	37.0
1951	91	51.9	38.7
1950	139	50.1	33.7
1949	147	48.3	28.5
1948	34	61.1	35.4
1947	129	51.4	33.7
1946	83	54.4	37.1
1945	103	51.5	37.7
1944	56	55.1	38.9
1943	65	55.1	38.2
1942	70	52.0	40.7
1941	15	55.3	44.5
1940	24	53.8	43.7
1939	67	55.2	37.8
1938	89	51.1	39.5
1937	146	45.9	31.5
1936	12	57.2	42.8
1935	68	53.1	39.6
1934	39	53.8	41.8
1933	137	47.5	36.4
1932	110	51.0	37.2
1931	45	54.9	40.0
1930	104	50.5	38.4
1929	142	46.6	35.9
1928	66	52.5	40.7
1927	47	53.9	41.0
1926	133	47.9	36.3
1925	57	53.7	40.2
1924	95	53.8	36.4
1923	116	48.6	38.9
1922	145	47.2	33.9
1921	76	52.3	40.1
1920	63	56.2	37.4
1919	78	55.2	37.1
1918	43	55.7	39.4
1917	130	50.9	34.0
1916	118	48.6	38.5
1915	74	52.5	40.1
1914	22	53.7	44.0
1913	108	51.9	36.4
1912	50	53.6	41.1
1911	55	53.9	40.2
1910	120	49.4	37.4
1909	7	54.7	46.3
1908	42	53.1	41.9
1907	90	50.6	40.1
1906	26	55.7	41.7
1905	41	53.1	42.1
1904	85	53.6	37.8
1903	121	47.3	39.4
1902	124	48.7	37.9
1901	97	51.1	38.9
1900	51	50.6	43.9
1899	19	55.8	42.4
1898	134	51.5	32.6
1897	107	49.5	38.9
1896	11	57.1	43.3
1895	69	52.0	40.8
1894	105	51.3	37.4
1893	135	45.9	38.1
1892	30	57.1	39.7
1891	59	56.6	37.2
1890	128	48.3	36.8
1889	101	53.7	35.8
1888	127	49.9	35.8
1887	28	57.8	39.5
1886	73	52.1	40.6
1885	49	52.8	42.1
1884	58	56.0	37.9
1883	141	49.5	34.0
1882	79	53.5	38.3
1881	21	55.2	42.9
1880	126	50.7	35.2
1879	99	53.7	35.9
1878	29	55.4	41.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Sacramento Executive Airport	location
1877–1947	Sacramento 5 ESE	location