Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Sacramento
Homes in Sacramento
Sacramento's 212,485 homes are a mix: 59% detached houses, 32% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 7% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 36% of homes standing today; 23% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1977. 52% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby West Sacramento, 4 miles away, 44% of homes were built before 1980, so Sacramento's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Sacramento's homes are older than those in 57% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Out-of-square openings
With 54% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Replacement windows
36% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Sacramento weather and your shutters
At Sacramento 5 Ese, CA (3 mi away), July averages a high of 94.4°F and December a low of 40.7°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 90 days a year reach 90°F, 4 nights fall to freezing and 20.4 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around January and least in July.
That's more 90°F days than in 76% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 52 min on the longest day to 9 h 28 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 75° above the horizon in June and 28° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Sacramento 5 Ese, CA (temperature) and Sacramento 2.0 SE, CA (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56.5°F | 41.1°F | 4.1 in |
| Feb | 62.2°F | 43.7°F | 3.8 in |
| Mar | 67.8°F | 46.7°F | 3 in |
| Apr | 73.5°F | 49.3°F | 1.5 in |
| May | 81.3°F | 54°F | 0.9 in |
| Jun | 89°F | 58.7°F | 0.2 in |
| Jul | 94.4°F | 61.4°F | 0 in |
| Aug | 93.5°F | 61°F | 0 in |
| Sep | 89.3°F | 58.8°F | 0.1 in |
| Oct | 78.9°F | 52.9°F | 0.9 in |
| Nov | 65.3°F | 45.3°F | 1.9 in |
| Dec | 56.4°F | 40.7°F | 4 in |
Summer sun
On the 90 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Dry summers, wet winters
Barely any of the year's precipitation falls in June, July and August; most comes in the cool months. Wood takes on moisture in the wet season and gives it back in the dry one, so expect the panels to feel slightly tighter in winter than in summer. Fit them in the season you're in, and leave the hinge screws a quarter turn from tight until they've been through both.
Fitting them in Sacramento
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Sacramento
- West Sacramento 4 mi
- Arden-Arcade 5 mi
- Florin 7 mi
- Carmichael 9 mi
- Elk Grove 11 mi
- Rancho Cordova 12 mi
More about shutters in Sacramento
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Sacramento’s own figures.
Price your windows
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