Is Sacramento hot in January?
Days are typically cool at 13.8°C, while nights average 5.3°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Sacramento in
January.
Typical January weather in Sacramento: 13.8°C by day, 5.3°C at night, 98 mm of rain over 8.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high13.8°C
Typical low5.3°C
Rain98 mm
Wet days8.6
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 35 out of 100 (April leads the year at 87). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 45 from latitude 38.58°.
January at a glance
What is Sacramento like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 98 mm across about 9 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 45 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; April ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5389489
- NOAA station
- USW00023271 · SACRAMENTO 5 ESE
- Station distance
- 7.2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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