2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Mankato, MN vs El Centro, CA

Highlights

On average, there are 304 sunny days per year in El Centro. Mankato averages 193 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Centro, California gets 3.1 inches of rain, on average, per year. Mankato, Minnesota gets 31.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

El Centro averages 0 inches of snow per year. Mankato averages 42.6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

El Centro, California
Summer High: the July high is around 106.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 41.7
Rain: averages 3.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Mankato, Minnesota
Summer High: the July high is around 83.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5.1
Rain: averages 31.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42.6 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for El Centro is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in California.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mankato is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Minnesota.

Today's Weather - Mankato, MN

65°F

Today's Weather - El Centro, CA

93°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Mankato / El Centro

July is the hottest month for Mankato with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Minnesota. In Mankato, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mankato are June, August and September.

July is the hottest month for El Centro with an average high temperature of 106.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in California. In El Centro, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for El Centro are November, March and February.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mankato with an average of 5.1°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for El Centro with an average of 41.0°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In Mankato, there are 13.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Minnesota.

In El Centro, there are 173.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in California.

In Mankato, there are 159.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In El Centro, there are 2.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In Mankato, there are 28.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In El Centro, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

June is the wettest month in Mankato with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.7 inches in Mankato means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.


December is the wettest month in El Centro with 0.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 48% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 3.1 inches in El Centro means that it is one of the driest places in California.

June is the rainiest month in Mankato with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 92.6 rainy days annually in Mankato, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

February is the rainiest month in El Centro with 2.4 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 14.1 rainy days annually in El Centro, which is one of the least rainy places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 46% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 42.6 inches in Mankato means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in El Centro, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California.

December is the snowiest month in Mankato with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in El Centro.