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Monthly climate in Elk Grove, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Elk Grove features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 674 mm (26.5 inches) and receives 52 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Elk Grove enjoys an average of 3432 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 31 minutes to 14 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Elk Grove, California, United States §

The warmest months in Elk Grove are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (48 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Elk Grove experiences 155 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Elk Grove, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Elk Grove, California, United States §

Elk Grove usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 9 rainy days and 122 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Elk Grove are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Elk Grove, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 128 (5.0) 118 (4.7) 119 (4.7) 54 (2.1) 25 (1.0) 5 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 41 (1.6) 66 (2.6) 116 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 8 11 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Elk Grove, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Elk Grove are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Elk Grove: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Elk Grove, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 149 210 256 299 361 382 394 358 314 284 225 194
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 49m 10h 46m 11h 59m 13h 13m 14h 16m 14h 47m 14h 30m 13h 34m 12h 22m 11h 8m 10h 3m 9h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Elk Grove, California, United States §

Elk Grove experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Elk Grove UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Elk Grove, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 8 10 11 11 10 9 6 4 3