El Cerrito, CA Weather & Climate Normals
El Cerrito's real weather, in one number
El Cerrito, CA scores 80/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: very mild year-round. Many months fall in a comfortable temperature range with limited snow or seasonal extremes. 9 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
El Cerrito's hottest and coldest months
El Cerrito's hottest month is Sep, averaging 65°F; its coldest is Dec, averaging 51°F, a 14.1°F swing across the year, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
El Cerrito's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 43°F | 4.84in | 0in |
| Feb | 62°F | 45°F | 5.12in | 0in |
| Mar | 65°F | 46°F | 3.84in | 0in |
| Apr | 67°F | 47°F | 1.83in | 0in |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 0.8in | 0in |
| Jun | 74°F | 52°F | 0.26in | 0in |
| Jul | 74°F | 53°F | 0.01in | 0in |
| Aug | 75°F | 54°F | 0.05in | 0in |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 0.12in | 0in |
| Oct | 73°F | 52°F | 1.19in | 0in |
| Nov | 65°F | 47°F | 2.74in | 0in |
| Dec | 59°F | 43°F | 5.32in | 0in |
most of the year (9 of 12 months) are the best time to see El Cerrito at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Dec's cold.
Rain and snow in El Cerrito
El Cerrito averages 26.12in of precipitation a year across roughly 67 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0in of snow a year.
Where El Cerrito ranks
El Cerrito ranks 121 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 121 of 429 within CA. About 26,409 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Berkeley, CA US, 3.9 miles from El Cerrito, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure