For plane travel, the Sacramento International Airport is an easy 20-mile drive from downtown Davis. Within Davis, bicycles are a favorite mode of transportation. The terrain is flat and 50 miles of bike paths crisscross the city. Climate Winters in Davis are generally mild. It rarely snows, but you should get good use from your rainwear.
Summers are sunny, hot and dry.
Although on some days the thermometer can exceed 100 degrees, summer days are usually in the low 90s, and a reliable sea breeze cools overnight temperatures to the 60s. Spring and fall weather is some of the most pleasant in the state. The city of Davis Ecologically aware and socially innovative, Davis has a small-town friendliness and spirit of volunteerism that distinguish it from cities of similar size. Residents are active in local, national and international political causes, in the arts and in community organizations ranging from the Explorit Science Center to the Davis Art Center. Students compose a large portion of the city's population of 56,000, making Davis one of the state's few remaining college towns.