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Weather on December 18

El Cajon, CA

55 Years of Data

Avg High
69°F
Avg Low
42°F
Warmest
2025
64°F avg
Coldest
1989
48°F avg

About This Date

December 18th in El Cajon, CA typically brings mild winter weather, with average highs around 69°F and lows near 42°F — a 27°F daily swing. Over 54 years of records, the warmest December 18th was in 2025 (64°F average), while the coldest was 1989 (48°F) — a 16°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 17% of December 18th dates historically, with the wettest December 18th recording 2.03" of rain. The last decade has been 1.8°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 1.8°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 18th in El Cajon, CA? Great weather for outdoor activities.

Warming Trend
0.4°F per decade on this date
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
2025warmest84°45°64°
202483°41°62°
202376°44°60°
202265°41°53°
202171°38°54°
202070°43°56°
201964°34°49°
201869°48°59°
201774°39°56°
201665°32°48°
201575°36°55°
201464°48°56°
201371°52°61°
201259°53°56°0.58"
201159°46°53°
201062°55°59°0.76"
200983°42°62°
200861°45°53°
200769°39°54°
200659°41°50°
200563°44°53°
200480°39°60°
200379°40°59°
200260°46°53°0.33"
200082°38°60°
199975°51°63°
199876°48°62°
199768°47°57°0.25"
199672°37°54°
199569°35°52°
199470°34°52°
199365°36°50°
199258°40°49°
199159°54°56°1.14"
199064°35°50°
1989coldest58°38°48°
198861°41°51°0.05"
198764°50°57°
198670°41°55°
198579°37°58°
198457°43°50°2.03"
198372°40°56°
198274°41°57°
198177°41°59°
198073°45°59°
197980°38°59°
197858°51°54°0.46"
197763°55°59°1.45"
197668°39°54°
197571°31°51°
197473°36°54°
197370°49°59°
197274°43°58°
197166°38°52°
54 years of data from GILLESPIE FLD

El Cajon, CA Temperature Range by Month

Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.

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El Cajon, CA Monthly Precipitation

Average rainfall per month, in inches.

0"5.2"10.4"JFMAMJJASOND
Rain (in)

El Cajon, CA Daily Temperature Calendar

Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.

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Best Time to Visit El Cajon, CA

El Cajon, CA has no months that meet our "pleasant" threshold — every season has tradeoffs.

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Pleasant (65-82°F, ≤2.5" rain) Mild Less ideal

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