El Centro weather in August

In August, El Centro sees average daytime highs of 108°F and overnight lows near 82°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 108°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is El Centro's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Centro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
108°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
82°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:10 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
19%
5th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

El Centro is city in and county seat of Imperial County, California, United States.

Density
1,513/km²
people per km²
Founded
1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 108°F through the month.

A typical August day in El Centro reaches about 108°F in the afternoon and slips back to 82°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 102°F and 113°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in El Centro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

El Centro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan71° / 48°0.41.710.18.4
Feb75° / 50°0.5210.88.7
Mar82° / 54°0.31.111.87.9
Apr88° / 59°0.10.512.85.8
May96° / 66°0.00.213.73.1
Jun104° / 73°0.0014.10.4
Jul109° / 81°0.21.513.90.0
Aug108° / 82°0.32.513.20.0
Sep102° / 75°0.41.412.20.8
Oct91° / 64°0.20.711.24.8
Nov79° / 53°0.20.610.38.6
Dec70° / 47°0.41.59.98.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

El Centro gets around 0.3 in of rain over 2.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
37
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13816192170
23816192070
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:596:37
213.65:006:36
313.65:016:36
413.65:016:35
513.55:026:34
613.55:036:33
713.55:036:32
813.55:046:31
913.45:056:30
1013.45:066:29
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1213.35:076:27
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2013.15:136:18
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2712.95:176:10
2812.85:186:08
2912.85:196:07
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3112.75:206:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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286.8Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit El Centro?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Centro.

What to pack for El Centro in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, El Centro sees daytime highs around 108°F and nights near 82°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Centro in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Centro peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Centro?

El Centro sits at 32.8°N, 115.6°W, -39 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Imperial, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around El Centro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of El Centro.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around El Centro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 ft around an average of -39 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,545 ft.

The land around El Centro is covered by artificial surfaces (48%), bare terrain (28%) and cropland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (67%) and bare terrain (21%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (59%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
46 ft
10 miles
177 ft
50 miles
6,545 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Imperial 3.7 mi · Calexico 8.7 mi · Santa Isabel 11 mi · Mexicali 13 mi · Brawley 13 mi · Puebla 20 mi · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 44 mi · San Luis 50 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for El Centro (32.792°, -115.5631°, elevation -39 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).