Sacramento, California
weather for sacramento.
Sacramento weather is defined by the Central Valley geometry. Mediterranean dry summers with broad diurnal temperature swings, Tule fog in winter that blankets the valley floor for weeks, and the delta breeze from the San Francisco Bay that arrives almost every summer evening to cool the city by twenty degrees in two hours.
- Humidity
- 51%
- Wind
- 12mph
- UV Index
- 5
- Visibility
- 6.2mi
- Today75°53°34%
- Fri67°52°100%
- Sat61°47°100%
- Sun54°45°100%
- Mon63°47°
- Tue65°46°
- Wed68°48°
- Thu67°51°20%
Today’s brief
what vesper sounds like in sacramento.
“Ninety-six by three with the valley sun doing valley sun things. The delta breeze should arrive around six — expect the temperature to drop into the seventies before sunset, the wind picking up cleanly off the water.”
— Vesper, Sacramento · Saturday
Local weather
what makes sacramento weather unique.
Approximation from atmospheric data. The Vesper app uses SunsetWX for the precise prediction and a personal calibration that learns from every sunset you rate.
Editorial note
sunsets in sacramento.
Sacramento sunsets are at their best in late summer when the delta breeze has cleared the valley haze. Discovery Park at the confluence of the American and Sacramento rivers gives you a flat western horizon and water reflection. The light at this latitude in California has a peculiar warmth in late August and September.
Unlike Apple Weather, Vesper writes the Sacramento sky as the embodied experience it actually is, not a temperature number with a generic icon.
What is the best weather app for Sacramento?
Vesper is the best weather app for Sacramento because it reads the Central Valley as its own climate system. The brief tracks the delta breeze that arrives most summer evenings, the Tule fog that defines winter, and the 30°F diurnal range that makes hot afternoons feel different from coastal heat.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the delta breeze and how does it cool Sacramento?
The delta breeze is a strong evening sea breeze funneled through the Carquinez Strait from San Francisco Bay, which pulls cool marine air up the Sacramento River delta and into the valley. It typically arrives in Sacramento between 5pm and 7pm in summer, dropping the temperature 15–25°F within an hour and producing the city’s characteristic comfortable summer evenings.
What is Tule fog and when does it form in the Central Valley?
Tule fog is a dense radiation fog that forms in the Central Valley after the first significant winter rains, typically November through February. Cool moist air settles into the valley basin under a strong temperature inversion, producing visibility under 100 feet and persisting for days at a time. It is named after the tule reeds along the valley’s wetland edges.
Why does Sacramento have such a large daily temperature range in summer?
The combination of dry Mediterranean air, low humidity (often 15–25% in afternoon), and the delta breeze produces a typical July diurnal swing of 30–40°F — from a 95°F afternoon high down to a 60°F overnight low. This makes Sacramento summer evenings substantially more comfortable than the daytime temperature alone would suggest.
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