Sacramento May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Sacramento, California in the month of May.
Typical Sacramento May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 80.1 °F
Average daily low 52.0 °F
Average monthly precipitation 0.8 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 11.7%
Sacramento May Weather Records
1877–2024
Highest temperature 105 °F May 31, 2021
Lowest temperature 34 °F May 3, 1950
Highest daily low 72 °F May 24, 1890
Lowest daily high 54 °F May 8, 1963
Hottest average high temperature 88.5 °F 2001
Coldest average high temperature 68.6 °F 1915
Most daily precipitation 1.9 inches May 5, 1889
Most monthly precipitation 3.3 inches 1889
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
May 1 76.8 49.6 95 39
May 2 77.1 49.8 93 37
May 3 77.3 50.0 95 34
May 4 77.5 50.2 98 38
May 5 77.8 50.4 96 38
May 6 78.0 50.5 99 37
May 7 78.2 50.6 101 38
May 8 78.5 50.8 97 40
May 9 78.7 50.9 94 39
May 10 78.9 51.1 97 39
May 11 79.1 51.2 98 38
May 12 79.2 51.4 100 39
May 13 79.4 51.5 104 40
May 14 79.6 51.7 100 41
May 15 79.7 51.8 99 40
May 16 79.9 51.9 100 40
May 17 80.1 52.1 102 40
May 18 80.4 52.2 102 36
May 19 80.7 52.4 98 40
May 20 81.0 52.6 102 42
May 21 81.3 52.7 102 41
May 22 81.5 52.9 101 38
May 23 81.7 53.0 99 42
May 24 81.8 53.1 100 40
May 25 82.0 53.4 102 43
May 26 82.3 53.5 103 41
May 27 82.4 53.8 103 43
May 28 82.6 53.9 105 43
May 29 82.9 54.1 102 42
May 30 83.2 54.2 103 44
May 31 83.5 54.3 105 44
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Sacramento Executive Airport location
1877–1947 Sacramento 5 ESE location