El Centro weather by month
What a typical year looks like in El Centro, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at El Centro NAF, 11 km from El Centro; records cover 1945–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 5.1 in130 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jan 28
- First fall freeze
- Dec 20
- Heating degree days
- 931
- Cooling degree days
- 4,102
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 32°0° (heating, 99%) and 115°46° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
El Centro in January
Highs average 71°21° and lows 42°6°, with 1.1 in29 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2016)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 272
- Cooling degree days
- 1
El Centro in February
Highs average 74°24° and lows 46°8°, with 0.86 in22 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 154
- Cooling degree days
- 14
El Centro in March
Highs average 81°27° and lows 51°10°, with 0.77 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2026)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 63
- Cooling degree days
- 90
El Centro in April
Highs average 87°31° and lows 56°13°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2020)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 207
El Centro in May
Highs average 94°35° and lows 62°17°, with 0.13 in3.3 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1947)
- Record low
- 45°7° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 412
El Centro in June
Highs average 103°40° and lows 69°21°, with 0.57 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 120°49° (2016)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 640
El Centro in July
Highs average 107°42° and lows 77°25°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 121°49° (2024)
- Record low
- 62°17° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 843
El Centro in August
Highs average 107°42° and lows 78°26°, with 0.22 in5.6 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 120°49° (2021)
- Record low
- 62°17° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 856
El Centro in September
Highs average 102°39° and lows 72°22°, with 0.26 in6.6 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 120°49° (1950)
- Record low
- 54°12° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 655
El Centro in OctoberThis month
Highs average 91°33° and lows 60°15°, with 0.24 in6.1 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 115°46° (2024)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 325
El Centro in November
Highs average 79°26° and lows 48°9°, with 0.19 in4.8 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2008)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 102
- Cooling degree days
- 58
El Centro in December
Highs average 69°20° and lows 41°5°, with 0.34 in8.6 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1958)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 320
- Cooling degree days
- 1