El Centro weather in June

In June, El Centro sees average daytime highs of 104°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 101°F in the first days to 108°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of June to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is El Centro's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Centro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
104°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
73°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:38 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
10%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
8.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 101°F in the first days to 108°F by the end.

A typical June day in El Centro reaches about 104°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 31°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 97°F and 111°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 8°F warmer than May and about 4°F cooler than July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
110069
210069
310170
410170
510170
610170
710271
810271
910271
1010371
1110372
1210372
1310472
1410472
1510473
1610573
1710573
1810574
1910674
2010674
2110674
2210775
2310775
2410776
2510776
2610776
2710877
2810877
2910877
3010878

How June really feels in El Centro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
22 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

El Centro weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2937
3937
4937
5937
6946
7946
8955
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22955
23955
24955
25946
26946
27946
28946
29937
30937

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

El Centro gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1954100
2954100
3954100
4954100
5954100
6954100
7954100
8954100
9954100
10954100
11954100
12954100
13954100
14935200
15925210
16925210
17915310
18915310
19915310
20896410
21896410
22886510
23867520
24857620
25847720
26818830
27809830
28779941
2974101051
3072101161

Wind in June

Winds average 5 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of June to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:40 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:406:40
214.04:406:40
314.04:396:41
414.04:396:41
514.14:396:42
614.14:396:42
714.14:386:43
814.14:386:44
914.14:386:44
1014.14:386:44
1114.14:386:45
1214.14:386:45
1314.14:386:46
1414.14:386:46
1514.14:386:47
1614.14:386:47
1714.24:386:47
1814.24:386:48
1914.24:386:48
2014.24:396:48
2114.24:396:48
2214.24:396:49
2314.24:396:49
2414.24:396:49
2514.24:406:49
2614.24:406:49
2714.24:406:49
2814.24:406:50
2914.14:416:50
3014.14:416:50

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 8.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 8.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.5Intense
28.5Intense
38.5Intense
48.5Intense
58.5Intense
68.5Intense
78.6Intense
88.6Intense
98.6Intense
108.6Intense
118.6Intense
128.6Intense
138.6Intense
148.6Intense
158.6Intense
168.6Intense
178.6Intense
188.5Intense
198.5Intense
208.5Intense
218.5Intense
228.5Intense
238.4Intense
248.4Intense
258.4Intense
268.4Intense
278.3Intense
288.3Intense
298.3Intense
308.3Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit El Centro?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Centro in June

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

In June, El Centro sees daytime highs around 104°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Centro in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (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
June 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).