Escondido climate
Escondido is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in December, when nights average 5.9 °C. February is the wettest month (95 mm) and August the driest (2.5 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Escondido averages 412 mm of rain, 134 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
United States · 197 m elevation · population 151,038 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 29 °C
- Coldest month December 5.9 °C
- Driest month August 3 mm
- Wettest month February 95 mm
- Least cloud August 22 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 41 °C
- Coldest on record February -2.4 °C
- Warmest sea August 21 °C
What to expectEscondido through the year
Escondido has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in December to 29 °C in August, a swing of 12 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 134 days a year reach 25 °C, 38 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in September.
Rain is strongly seasonal. February averages 95 mm against 3 mm in August — 38 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Escondido is warmest in August at 21 °C and coldest in January at 15 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.0 °C | 76 mm | 46 % |
| February | 18.0 °C | 95 mm | 50 % |
| March | 19.1 °C | 66 mm | 49 % |
| April | 20.9 °C | 33 mm | 45 % |
| May | 22.5 °C | 16 mm | 45 % |
| June | 25.3 °C | 3 mm | 30 % |
| July | 28.0 °C | 4 mm | 27 % |
| August | 29.1 °C | 3 mm | 22 % |
| September | 28.3 °C | 5 mm | 23 % |
| October | 25.0 °C | 20 mm | 31 % |
| November | 21.3 °C | 32 mm | 36 % |
| December | 17.7 °C | 60 mm | 43 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.0 °C | 5.9 °C | 11.2 °C | 29.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 18.0 °C | 6.7 °C | 11.8 °C | 30.6 °C | -2.4 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 19.1 °C | 8.3 °C | 13.2 °C | 32.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 20.9 °C | 10.1 °C | 15.0 °C | 35.6 °C | 0.3 °C | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 22.5 °C | 12.7 °C | 17.0 °C | 38.4 °C | 5.5 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 25.3 °C | 15.1 °C | 19.5 °C | 40.0 °C | 8.8 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| July | 28.0 °C | 17.7 °C | 22.1 °C | 39.2 °C | 12.3 °C | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| August | 29.1 °C | 18.7 °C | 23.0 °C | 38.7 °C | 13.7 °C | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| September | 28.3 °C | 17.4 °C | 22.0 °C | 41.4 °C | 9.9 °C | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| October | 25.0 °C | 13.6 °C | 18.7 °C | 38.8 °C | 4.7 °C | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| November | 21.3 °C | 9.1 °C | 14.5 °C | 34.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 17.7 °C | 5.9 °C | 11.1 °C | 28.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 46 % | 70 % | 12 km/h | 15.2 °C |
| February | 95 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 72 % | 14 km/h | 15.2 °C |
| March | 66 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 75 % | 14 km/h | 15.5 °C |
| April | 33 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 45 % | 72 % | 15 km/h | 16.2 °C |
| May | 16 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 45 % | 72 % | 15 km/h | 17.5 °C |
| June | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 30 % | 71 % | 14 km/h | 18.9 °C |
| July | 4 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 27 % | 70 % | 13 km/h | 20.7 °C |
| August | 3 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 22 % | 69 % | 14 km/h | 21.4 °C |
| September | 5 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 23 % | 69 % | 13 km/h | 21.0 °C |
| October | 20 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 31 % | 66 % | 13 km/h | 19.6 °C |
| November | 32 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 36 % | 65 % | 12 km/h | 17.7 °C |
| December | 60 mm | 6 | 10.0 h/day | 43 % | 68 % | 12 km/h | 16.0 °C |
How Escondido compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 29 °C | 5.9 °C | 412 mm | 134 |
| Oceanside · United States | 26 °C | 8.6 °C | 372 mm | 62 |
| San Diego · United States | 25 °C | 8.8 °C | 311 mm | 63 |
| Tijuana · Mexico | 25 °C | 9.1 °C | 330 mm | 46 |
Where Escondido ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in May | 5th of 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America year-round | 12th of 50 | 87/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in June | 14th of 50 | 93/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in October | 16th of 50 | 94/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in April | 20th of 50 | 93/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in May | 23rd of 50 | 96/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Escondido.
QuestionsCommon questions about Escondido’s climate
When is the best time to visit Escondido?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Escondido get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 38 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 5.9 °C in December, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Escondido?
February, averaging 95 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is August with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 412 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Escondido rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 33.119°, -117.086° , 197 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.