Official weather records have been kept in the city of El Cajon, California since 1900. Here are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever officially recorded in El Cajon, California since 1900.
Located in Southern California about 20 miles northwest of San Diego, the city of El Cajon has much milder temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of California. El cajon means "the box" in Spanish and the city of El Cajon is nicknamed the Big Box as it lies in a series of valleys surrounded by mountains in Southern California.
The difference between the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in El Cajon is 94 degrees. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperature records for the state of California is 179 degrees for a huge difference of 85 total degrees.
California is one of the most extreme states in the United States in terms of weather temperature variations. Mainly because the hottest temperature ever recorded in the world was recorded in Death Valley, California.
All-Time Record Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in El Cajon is 113 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in El Cajon, California is 113 degrees which occurred on June 14, 1917, September 1, 1955, and July 22, 2006.
Without any doubt the city of El Cajon is a warm weather city. Days when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or more are pretty common in EL Cajon and can occur in the city in every month of the year.
Days when the temperature reaches 100 degrees also occur every year. The earliest 100 degree day in El Cajon was on April 5, 1989, and the latest 100 degree day was on October 29, 2008.
- Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is 134 Degrees
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of California and the world is 134 degrees which occurred on July 13, 1913, at the Greenland Ranch in Death Valley. El Cajon is located about 300 miles as the crow flies south of Death Valley.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature in El Cajon (113) and the all-time hottest temperature in California (134) is 21 degrees. A big sized difference statistically and it certainly gets hot in both of these cool places to visit in California.
All-Time Record Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in El Cajon is 19 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in El Cajon, California is 19 degrees which occurred on January 8, 1913.
Below freezing temperature nights generally occur in Escondido from late November to February in any given year. The earliest below freezing day in Escondido occurred on October 12, 1924, and the latest below freezing date was on May 6, 2003.
- Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is -45 Degrees
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of California is -45 degrees, which occurred on January 20, 1937, in Boca. The town of Boca is now mostly gone submerged under the Boca Dam which was built in 1939 and is located along Route 80 north of Lake Tahoe.
The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in El Cajon (19) and the all-time coldest temperature in the state of California (-45) is 64 degrees. A huge difference and a much larger a difference than the hottest temperatures between the city and state.
Overall, El Cajon is a city with mostly moderate weather temperatures and this Bog Box city in Southern California has a much milder climate in temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of California or in most cities in the United States.
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