Sacramento vs Santa Rosa: which is sunnier?
🇺🇸 United States vs 🇺🇸 United States · 108 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Sacramento is the sunnier overall: about 3,401 hours of sunshine a year to Santa Rosa's 3,311. Sacramento has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months, Santa Rosa in 3 (2 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Sacramento | Santa Rosa | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,401 | 3,311 |
| Sunniest month | June (98/100) | July (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 49/100 | 39/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 79/100 | 98/100 |
| Rain / year | 563 mm | 931 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Sacramento vs Santa Rosa month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | Santa Rosa | Sacramento | Santa Rosa | Sacramento | Santa Rosa | |
| January | 34 | 30 | 13° | 13° | 100 | 164 |
| February | 47 | 36 | 15° | 14° | 101 | 160 |
| March | 70 | 44 | 18° | 15° | 84 | 131 |
| April | 91 | 58 | 21° | 16° | 43 | 64 |
| May | 96 | 86 | 26° | 19° | 19 | 30 |
| June | 98 | 97 | 32° | 22° | 5 | 9 |
| July | 69 | 99 | 35° | 24° | 1 | 1 |
| August | 69 | 99 | 35° | 25° | 1 | 1 |
| September | 89 | 98 | 33° | 24° | 3 | 5 |
| October | 94 | 90 | 26° | 21° | 28 | 49 |
| November | 82 | 60 | 19° | 17° | 57 | 101 |
| December | 32 | 30 | 13° | 13° | 121 | 216 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Sacramento · Feb Sacramento · Mar Sacramento · Apr Sacramento · May Sacramento · Jun even · Jul Santa Rosa · Aug Santa Rosa · Sep Santa Rosa · Oct Sacramento · Nov Sacramento · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Sacramento (average score 49/100 vs 39). Daytime highs are similar (15°C vs 14°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Sacramento (average score 86/100 vs 63). Sacramento is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Santa Rosa (average score 98/100 vs 79). Sacramento is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Sacramento averages 92/100, Santa Rosa 94/100. Sacramento is the warmer, around 30°C daytime highs vs 23°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Sacramento weather by month · Santa Rosa weather by month · Best time to visit United States.
More comparisons: Sacramento vs San Francisco · Sacramento vs Reno · Santa Rosa vs San Francisco · Santa Rosa vs Reno · Santa Rosa vs Monterey · all head-to-heads