Zip 92243 (El Centro, CA) Climate

El Centro, CA has a hot desert climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperatures in the summer months range from 85 to 103°F, while the winter months generally see daytime highs of 60 to 70°F. Rainfall is sparse and arrives mainly during the winter months, with an annual average of just over 3 inches. Snow is rare in El Centro but can occur in the winter months.

El Centro (zip 92243), California gets 3 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

El Centro (zip 92243) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 312 sunny days per year in El Centro (zip 92243). The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Centro (zip 92243) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 14 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 107 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42
Rain: averages 3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 92243 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in California.

4.6 Summer - 8.9 Winter

March, November and April are the most pleasant months in the 92243 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	El Centro, California	United States
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 92243 zip code with an average high temperature of 106.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in California. In the 92243 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 92243 zip code are November, March and February.

In the 92243 zip code, there are 173.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 92243 zip code with an average of 41.0°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In the 92243 zip code, there are 2.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In the 92243 zip code, 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 the 92243 zip code 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 August, July and September.

December is the wettest month in the 92243 zip code 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 the 92243 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in California.

February is the rainiest month in the 92243 zip code 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 the 92243 zip code, 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.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 92243 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 92243 zip code.

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