Sump Pump Test in California

In California, local sump pump deadlines run from Jan 1 to Dec 31, with a median around Jan 11 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Meltwater and rain streaming off a roof edge — spring thaw is when a working sump pump earns its keep — California deadlines city by city — Photo: Kenneth Adams / Unsplash

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Notable cities

Palm Springs — earliest deadline in the state
La Quinta — latest deadline in the state
Pacifica — near the state median

All California cities

City	Local deadline	Median first 28°F
Palm Springs	Jan 1	—	View →	Checklist
Newark	Jan 1	—	View →	Checklist
San Jose	Jan 2	—	View →	Checklist
Glendale	Jan 2	—	View →	Checklist
Hayward	Jan 2	—	View →	Checklist
Escondido	Jan 2	—	View →	Checklist
Burbank	Jan 2	—	View →	Checklist
San Marcos	Jan 2	—	View →	Checklist
Culver City	Jan 2	—	View →	Checklist
Oakland	Jan 3	—	View →	Checklist
Berkeley	Jan 3	—	View →	Checklist
El Centro	Jan 3	Dec 31	View →	Checklist
Calexico	Jan 3	Dec 31	View →	Checklist
Los Angeles	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Rancho Cucamonga	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Ontario	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
El Monte	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Downey	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
West Covina	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Richmond	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Norwalk	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
South Gate	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Whittier	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Alhambra	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Buena Park	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Baldwin Park	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Upland	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Pico Rivera	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Montebello	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
La Habra	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Monterey Park	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Huntington Park	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Arcadia	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Rosemead	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Cerritos	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
La Mirada	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Bell Gardens	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
La Puente	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
San Gabriel	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Monrovia	Jan 4	—	View →	Checklist
Anaheim	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Santa Ana	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Irvine	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Huntington Beach	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Garden Grove	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Orange	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Fullerton	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Westminster	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Lake Forest	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Tustin	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Encinitas	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Fountain Valley	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Placentia	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Poway	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Rancho Santa Margarita	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Stanton	Jan 5	—	View →	Checklist
Chula Vista	Jan 6	—	View →	Checklist
Sunnyvale	Jan 6	Dec 31	View →	Checklist
Costa Mesa	Jan 6	—	View →	Checklist
El Cajon	Jan 6	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Mission Viejo	Jan 6	—	View →	Checklist
Newport Beach	Jan 6	—	View →	Checklist
Mountain View	Jan 6	Dec 31	View →	Checklist
Turlock	Jan 6	Dec 24	View →	Checklist
San Clemente	Jan 6	—	View →	Checklist
Laguna Niguel	Jan 6	—	View →	Checklist
Cupertino	Jan 6	Dec 31	View →	Checklist
La Mesa	Jan 6	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Santee	Jan 6	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Aliso Viejo	Jan 6	—	View →	Checklist
Fremont	Jan 7	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
San Leandro	Jan 7	Dec 28	View →	Checklist
Alameda	Jan 7	Dec 28	View →	Checklist
Union City	Jan 7	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Walnut Creek	Jan 7	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Santa Clarita	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Pomona	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Pasadena	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Diamond Bar	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Glendora	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Covina	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Azusa	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Brea	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Montclair	Jan 8	—	View →	Checklist
Long Beach	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Riverside	Jan 9	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Torrance	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Concord	Jan 9	Dec 23	View →	Checklist
Inglewood	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Jurupa Valley	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Compton	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Carson	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Hawthorne	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Lakewood	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Bellflower	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Lynwood	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Redondo Beach	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Gardena	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Paramount	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Cathedral City	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Cypress	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Rancho Palos Verdes	Jan 9	—	View →	Checklist
Fontana	Jan 10	—	View →	Checklist
Rialto	Jan 10	—	View →	Checklist
Novato	Jan 11	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Pacifica	Jan 11	—	View →	Checklist
Sacramento	Jan 12	Dec 25	View →	Checklist
Roseville	Jan 12	Dec 25	View →	Checklist
Santa Clara	Jan 12	Dec 28	View →	Checklist
Antioch	Jan 12	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Citrus Heights	Jan 12	Dec 25	View →	Checklist
Folsom	Jan 12	Dec 25	View →	Checklist
Milpitas	Jan 12	Dec 28	View →	Checklist
Rancho Cordova	Jan 12	Dec 25	View →	Checklist
Pittsburg	Jan 12	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Brentwood	Jan 12	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Oakley	Jan 12	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Santa Barbara	Jan 13	—	View →	Checklist
Fresno	Jan 14	Dec 24	View →	Checklist
Clovis	Jan 14	Dec 24	View →	Checklist
Fairfield	Jan 15	Dec 24	View →	Checklist
Yuba City	Jan 15	Dec 24	View →	Checklist
San Rafael	Jan 16	Dec 24	View →	Checklist
San Luis Obispo	Jan 16	Jan 6	View →	Checklist
Corona	Jan 17	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Vallejo	Jan 17	Jan 2	View →	Checklist
Chino	Jan 17	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Redwood City	Jan 17	Dec 26	View →	Checklist
Chino Hills	Jan 17	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Yorba Linda	Jan 17	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Eastvale	Jan 17	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Porterville	Jan 20	Dec 23	View →	Checklist
Lompoc	Jan 20	Dec 29	View →	Checklist
Oceanside	Jan 23	Dec 23	View →	Checklist
Visalia	Jan 23	Dec 25	View →	Checklist
Carlsbad	Jan 23	Dec 23	View →	Checklist
Tulare	Jan 23	Dec 25	View →	Checklist
Simi Valley	Jan 24	Dec 26	View →	Checklist
Santa Monica	Jan 24	Dec 26	View →	Checklist
San Bernardino	Jan 27	Jan 1	View →	Checklist
Moreno Valley	Jan 27	Jan 1	View →	Checklist
Redlands	Jan 27	Jan 1	View →	Checklist
Highland	Jan 27	Jan 1	View →	Checklist
Colton	Jan 27	Jan 1	View →	Checklist
Yucaipa	Jan 27	Jan 1	View →	Checklist
Menifee	Jan 28	Dec 27	View →	Checklist
Perris	Jan 28	Dec 27	View →	Checklist
Lake Elsinore	Jan 28	Dec 27	View →	Checklist
Watsonville	Jan 28	Dec 26	View →	Checklist
Santa Cruz	Jan 29	Dec 27	View →	Checklist
Vista	Jan 30	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Bakersfield	Jan 31	Dec 20	View →	Checklist
Modesto	Jan 31	Dec 21	View →	Checklist
Hemet	Jan 31	Dec 21	View →	Checklist
Delano	Jan 31	Dec 19	View →	Checklist
Ceres	Jan 31	Dec 21	View →	Checklist
San Jacinto	Jan 31	Dec 21	View →	Checklist
Beaumont	Jan 31	Dec 21	View →	Checklist
Palo Alto	Feb 1	Dec 22	View →	Checklist
Elk Grove	Feb 2	Dec 16	View →	Checklist
Murrieta	Feb 2	—	View →	Checklist
Temecula	Feb 2	—	View →	Checklist
West Sacramento	Feb 2	Dec 16	View →	Checklist
Campbell	Feb 2	Dec 19	View →	Checklist
Salinas	Feb 4	Dec 19	View →	Checklist
Santa Maria	Feb 4	Dec 27	View →	Checklist
Stockton	Feb 5	Dec 23	View →	Checklist
Manteca	Feb 6	Dec 16	View →	Checklist
Woodland	Feb 7	Dec 18	View →	Checklist
Hanford	Feb 7	Dec 14	View →	Checklist
Lodi	Feb 9	Dec 20	View →	Checklist
Davis	Feb 10	Dec 18	View →	Checklist
Napa	Feb 12	Dec 19	View →	Checklist
Livermore	Feb 15	Dec 18	View →	Checklist
Pleasanton	Feb 15	Dec 18	View →	Checklist
Dublin	Feb 15	Dec 18	View →	Checklist
Vacaville	Feb 18	Dec 10	View →	Checklist
Madera	Feb 18	Dec 10	View →	Checklist
Gilroy	Feb 24	Dec 12	View →	Checklist
Morgan Hill	Feb 24	Dec 12	View →	Checklist
Santa Rosa	Feb 25	Dec 16	View →	Checklist
Tracy	Feb 25	Dec 11	View →	Checklist
Rocklin	Feb 25	Dec 22	View →	Checklist
Lincoln	Feb 25	Dec 22	View →	Checklist
Hesperia	Feb 28	Dec 14	View →	Checklist
Petaluma	Feb 28	Dec 9	View →	Checklist
Rohnert Park	Feb 28	Dec 9	View →	Checklist
Martinez	Feb 28	Dec 9	View →	Checklist
Redding	Mar 3	Dec 7	View →	Checklist
Merced	Mar 3	Dec 11	View →	Checklist
Chico	Mar 4	Dec 3	View →	Checklist
San Ramon	Mar 8	Jan 16	View →	Checklist
Danville	Mar 8	Jan 16	View →	Checklist
Palmdale	Mar 10	Dec 1	View →	Checklist
Victorville	Mar 18	Nov 24	View →	Checklist
Apple Valley	Mar 18	Nov 24	View →	Checklist
Lancaster	Apr 3	Nov 10	View →	Checklist
San Mateo	Dec 29	—	View →	Checklist
South San Francisco	Dec 29	—	View →	Checklist
San Bruno	Dec 29	—	View →	Checklist
San Francisco	Dec 30	—	View →	Checklist
Daly City	Dec 30	—	View →	Checklist
Oxnard	Dec 31	—	View →	Checklist
Thousand Oaks	Dec 31	—	View →	Checklist
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	Dec 31	—	View →	Checklist
Indio	Dec 31	—	View →	Checklist
Camarillo	Dec 31	—	View →	Checklist
Palm Desert	Dec 31	—	View →	Checklist
Coachella	Dec 31	—	View →	Checklist
La Quinta	Dec 31	—	View →	Checklist

Local sump pump test deadlines for California cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Sump Pump Test in California: related searches

California homeowners search for: how to test a sump pump, sump pump lifespan, and "sump pump test near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Sump Pump Test guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the sump pump test window shifts in Arkansas and Colorado.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.