Elk Creek weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elk Creek, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Willows 6 W, 21 km from Elk Creek; records cover 1906–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 21.9 in556 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 23
- First fall freeze
- Nov 26
- Heating degree days
- 2,185
- Cooling degree days
- 1,730
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 28°−2° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elk Creek in January
Highs average 58°15° and lows 40°4°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2014)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 490
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elk Creek in February
Highs average 63°17° and lows 42°5°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2018)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 355
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elk Creek in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 44°7°, with 2.8 in70 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 284
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Elk Creek in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 47°8°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1947)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 154
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Elk Creek in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 54°12°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 47
- Cooling degree days
- 148
Elk Creek in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 60°16°, with 0.46 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1925)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1939)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 311
Elk Creek in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 63°17°, with 0.03 in0.8 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 117°47° (1972)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 429
Elk Creek in August
Highs average 94°34° and lows 61°16°, with 0.07 in1.8 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1990)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1938)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 386
Elk Creek in September
Highs average 91°33° and lows 58°15°, with 0.22 in5.6 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1950)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 294
Elk Creek in OctoberThis month
Highs average 82°28° and lows 53°11°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2001)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 53
- Cooling degree days
- 118
Elk Creek in November
Highs average 67°20° and lows 44°7°, with 2.4 in60 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1967)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 287
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Elk Creek in December
Highs average 58°15° and lows 39°4°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1980)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 505
- Cooling degree days
- 0