Weather in Sacramento in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Sacramento in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +61°F with a maximum of +64°F and a minimum of +32°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +61°F to +59°F.
Is Sacramento warm or cold in December?
Sacramento is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +64°F to +57°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +45°F to +39°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Sacramento, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sacramento in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +57°F | +57°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +27°F | +18°F | +23°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +72°F | +75°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 103 mm | 112 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 77% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +64°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +57°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 62 mm to 103 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in November to 9 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sacramento is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Sacramento?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Sacramento in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+72°F) and the highest in 2014 (+78°F). The driest year was 2013 with only 192 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 1202 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sacramento, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.