Organizations that open to the public as a Cooling Center in extreme heat events. Cooling Centers are air-conditioned buildings open to help locals avoid heat-related illness during the hottest times of the day.

Summer Time Temperatures Guidance on When Cooling Centers Open:

Cities and Sacramento County follow guidelines adopted in 2022 to determine when to open extreme heat cooling centers.

• The NWS Sacramento issues an Extreme Heat Warning for Sacramento County; or
• The NWS Sacramento Experimental HeatRisk is showing Magenta, Level 4 in Sacramento County for 3 or more consecutive days; or
• The NWS Sacramento issues a Partner Email, Advisory or Extreme Heat Watch or Warning in addition to:
  • Abnormal animal mortality due to extreme heat.
  • Abnormal human medical emergencies and mortality due to extreme heat conditions.
  • SMUD electrical emergency and/or extended power outages due to extreme heat conditions or supply constraints.

See Cooling & Clean Air Center Locations below. To see the location map, click here: Cooling & Clean Air Centers Map/Locator

Free SacRT Rides to and from Cooling Centers. SacRT has partnered with Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento to provide free rides on fixed-route bus and light rail to and from cooling centers. SacRT will honor the current flyer for extensions. Click here for the flyer.