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El Centro Naval Air Facility, CA climate

El Centro Naval Air Facility has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 108°, a January night drops to 44°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
108°
24th hottest of 1,618 California towns
January low
44°
299th mildest of 1,618 California towns
Rain + melted snow
2 in
8th driest of 1,618 California towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
470th snowiest of 1,499 California towns
A normal year

What a year in El Centro Naval Air Facility feels like

Winter

72° / 44°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

88° / 57°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

106° / 75°
Typical high / low · 180 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

91° / 61°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarNovDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

El Centro Naval Air Facility weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January71°44°0.5" 020 53° – 63°
February75°46°0.4" 030 54° – 67°
March81°51°0.3" 020 60° – 73°
April87°56°0.1" 010 66° – 76°
May95°63°0.0" 000 73° – 84°
June104°70°0.0" 000 82° – 91°
July108°77°0.1" 010 89° – 96°
August107°78°0.2" 010 90° – 96°
September103°72°0.1" 010 85° – 90°
October92°61°0.2" 010 73° – 82°
November79°50°0.2" 010 57° – 70°
December70°43°0.4" 020 52° – 60°
Year89°59°2.4"0.0"130

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in El Centro Naval Air Facility

El Centro Naval Air Facility gets 2 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 13 days a year.

2 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 100% of U.S. towns
0.0 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 96% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 94% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
0.5"

Snowfall by month

No measurable snow in a normal year.
Frost & the growing season

A year-round growing season

🌿 Only about most winters dip to 32° here (79% of years), so gardens can grow year-round.
4
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
180
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in El Centro Naval Air Facility

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In El Centro Naval Air Facility, 18% of that work is heating and 82% is cooling, so air conditioning is the bigger bill.

18%heating
931 heating degree daysLess heating than 97% of U.S. towns
4,103 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 99% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How El Centro Naval Air Facility compares

Summer heat108° July high
Hotter than 100% of U.S. towns24th hottest of 1,618 California towns
Winter cold44° January low
Milder than 96% of U.S. towns299th mildest of 1,618 California towns
Precipitation2" a year
Drier than 100% of U.S. towns8th driest of 1,618 California towns
Snow0.0" a winter
Less snow than 96% of U.S. towns470th snowiest of 1,499 California towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+2.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in El Centro Naval Air Facility averaged 2.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 96% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.1° now 58°, was 56°
🌷 Spring+2.0° now 72°, was 70°
☀️ Summer+1.8° now 91°, was 89°
🍂 Fall+2.5° now 76°, was 74°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at El Centro Naval Air Facility’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 54° to 67°. September is the most reliable, staying within 6°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about El Centro Naval Air Facility’s climate

What is the coldest month in El Centro Naval Air Facility?

December, with a typical high of 70° and a low of 43°.

What is the hottest month in El Centro Naval Air Facility?

July, with a typical high of 108° and a low of 77°. About 180 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does El Centro Naval Air Facility get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in El Centro Naval Air Facility?

Frost is uncommon. Only 79% of years see a night at 32° or below.

What is the rainiest month in El Centro Naval Air Facility?

January, with 0.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 2 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for El Centro Naval Air Facility itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at El Centro 2 Ssw, CA (7 mi, snow) and El Centro Naf, CA (1 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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