Lake Elsinore, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELSINORE, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lake Elsinore has an annual average temperature of 66°F with about 11.7 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 97.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 40.3°F). January is typically the wettest month (2.97 in) and August the driest (0.06 in). Snow typically falls from April through April.
Best time to visit Lake Elsinore
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →23 of 366 (6.3%) of Lake Elsinore's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 43 | |
| 1900s | 50 | |
| 1910s | 34 | |
| 1920s | 31 | |
| 1930s | 21 | |
| 1940s | 15 | |
| 1950s | 20 | |
| 1960s | 17 | |
| 1970s | 20 | |
| 1980s | 17 | |
| 1990s | 30 | |
| 2000s | 18 | |
| 2010s | 42 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65.7°F | 41.9°F | 53.8°F | 2.97 in | — | 6 |
| February | 67.1°F | 42.7°F | 54.9°F | 2.85 in | — | 6 |
| March | 71.5°F | 45.8°F | 58.7°F | 1.49 in | — | 5 |
| April | 76.5°F | 48.7°F | 62.6°F | 0.54 in | 0.2 in | 3 |
| May | 82.0°F | 53.8°F | 67.9°F | 0.21 in | — | 1 |
| June | 90.2°F | 58.3°F | 74.3°F | 0.07 in | — | 0 |
| July | 96.5°F | 64.1°F | 80.3°F | 0.18 in | — | 1 |
| August | 97.8°F | 64.8°F | 81.3°F | 0.06 in | — | 1 |
| September | 93.2°F | 61.2°F | 77.2°F | 0.17 in | — | 1 |
| October | 83.1°F | 53.9°F | 68.5°F | 0.51 in | — | 2 |
| November | 73.2°F | 45.9°F | 59.6°F | 0.59 in | — | 3 |
| December | 65.0°F | 40.3°F | 52.6°F | 2.01 in | — | 5 |
Climate twins of Lake Elsinore
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