Fair Oaks weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fair Oaks, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. No nearby active station has official 1991–2020 normals, so these are forecast.blue’s own averages computed from daily observations at Sacramento Mather AFB, 10 km from Fair Oaks, over its available record (1949–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 1949–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 19 in483 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 4
- First fall freeze
- Dec 7
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 29°−2° (heating, 99%) and 104°40° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fair Oaks in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 38°3°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 69°21° (1953)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 42°5°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1964)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in March
Highs average 64°18° and lows 44°7°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 47°8°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1951)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 52°11°, with 0.6 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1950)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 57°14°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1961)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 60°16°, with 0 in0 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1950)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 60°16°, with 0.1 in2.5 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1950)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in September
Highs average 87°31° and lows 58°14°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1950)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in OctoberThis month
Highs average 77°25° and lows 52°11°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1952)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 45°7°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1966)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Fair Oaks in December
Highs average 54°12° and lows 40°4°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 72°22° (1967)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Sacramento 5 Ese station, 1877–2025: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1877–2025 record is the longest and most local history available. These are its own averages over its own period of record — not NCEI normals, and not the same station as the computed averages above.
January
Average high 54°12°, low 40°4°, 3.7 in94 mm precipitation.
Record high 79°26° (2014); record low 19°−7° (1888).
February
Average high 60°16°, low 43°6°, 3.2 in81 mm precipitation.
Record high 80°27° (1899); record low 21°−6° (1884).
March
Average high 65°18°, low 46°8°, 2.6 in66 mm precipitation.
Record high 90°32° (1966); record low 29°−2° (1880).
April
Average high 72°22°, low 49°9°, 1.4 in36 mm precipitation.
Record high 98°37° (2004); record low 34°1° (1927).
May
Average high 79°26°, low 53°12°, 0.6 in15 mm precipitation.
Record high 107°42° (1984); record low 37°3° (1950).
June
Average high 86°30°, low 57°14°, 0.2 in5.1 mm precipitation.
Record high 112°44° (1934); record low 43°6° (1929).
July
Average high 92°33°, low 60°15°, 0 in0 mm precipitation.
Record high 114°46° (1925); record low 47°8° (1901).
August
Average high 91°33°, low 59°15°, 0 in0 mm precipitation.
Record high 112°44° (2020); record low 48°9° (1887).
September
Average high 87°30°, low 57°14°, 0.3 in7.6 mm precipitation.
Record high 116°47° (2022); record low 44°7° (1882).
October
Average high 77°25°, low 52°11°, 1 in25 mm precipitation.
Record high 103°39° (2024); record low 34°1° (1935).
November
Average high 64°18°, low 45°7°, 2 in51 mm precipitation.
Record high 86°30° (1966); record low 27°−3° (1880).
December
Average high 55°13°, low 40°4°, 3.3 in84 mm precipitation.
Record high 72°22° (1958); record low 17°−8° (1932).