El Cajon, CA Climate


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El Cajon, CA has a warm Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in July is 86 degrees Fahrenheit, while the low temperature in January is around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. During the summer months, temperatures can reach over 100 degrees and often remain sunny during the day. Rainfall averages around 10 inches per year, occurring mainly from November to March.

El Cajon, California gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

El Cajon averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 260 sunny days per year in El Cajon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Cajon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 40 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 44
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for El Cajon is 9.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

9.3 Summer - 8.7 Winter
June, May and October are the most pleasant months in El Cajon, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEl Cajon, CaliforniaUnited States
  14.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  39.5 days106.2 days
  260 days205 days
  86.1°85.8°
  43.7°21.7°
  9.17
  5.94.3
  433 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for El Cajon with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in California. In El Cajon, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for El Cajon are May, October and June.
In El Cajon, there are 43.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for El Cajon with an average of 43.3°. This is warmer than most places in California.
In El Cajon, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.
In El Cajon, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.
Humidity in El Cajon is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and September.
February is the wettest month in El Cajon with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 54% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 14.1 inches in El Cajon means that it is drier than most places in California.
February is the rainiest month in El Cajon with 6.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.5 rainy days. There are 39.5 rainy days annually in El Cajon, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 46% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 4% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in El Cajon, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in El Cajon.
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Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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