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How windy is Sacramento?
Sacramento right now
50°FMist
- Today61°F / 52°FClouds
- Tomorrow66°F / 55°FClouds
- Monday58°F / 48°FRain
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Across a typical year, the wind in Sacramento averages about 6.1 mph.
June is the windiest month, at about 7.6 mph, and November the calmest, at about 4.5 mph. There’s no wind at all about 22% of the time. That makes it the joint 13th least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 8 mph.
Sacramento averages about 6.1 mph, and November slows to about 4.5. The valley air takes autumn very slowly.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 6.1 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | June, 7.6 mph |
| Calmest month | November, 4.5 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 22% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Birmingham, Alabama: about 6.1 mph
- Phoenix, Arizona: about 6.1 mph
- Reno, Nevada: about 6.1 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00023232. Average wind speed, not gusts.