Capay (Wintun: Kapai, meaning "Stream")[2][3][4] is an unincorporated community in Yolo County, California.

[5][1] It is located on Cache Creek 2 miles (3.2 km) west-northwest of Esparto,[6] in the Capay Valley, in the northwestern part of the county.

Capay was originally named Munchville after one of the first white settlers, a man named Munch, who built a house on the Cache Creek at the site in 1857.

[5] In 1870, Lang operated a hotel and owned a brick yard and a store.

[6] This region experiences hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.