El Dorado, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EL DORADO S AR RGNL AP, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

El Dorado has an annual average temperature of 64.2°F with about 52.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 93.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.6°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.61 in) and September the driest (3.23 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,292
Cooling need
1,989

Best time to visit El Dorado

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of El Dorado's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
0
1900s
18
1910s
63
1920s
47
1930s
70
1940s
21
1950s
24
1960s
18
1970s
20
1980s
14
1990s
14
2000s
28
2010s
15
2020s
14

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 55.9°F 33.6°F 44.7°F 4.39 in 9
February 60.2°F 36.8°F 48.5°F 4.47 in 9
March 68.7°F 44.0°F 56.3°F 5.10 in 10
April 76.4°F 51.3°F 63.9°F 5.39 in 9
May 83.5°F 60.5°F 72.0°F 4.81 in 11
June 90.5°F 68.0°F 79.3°F 3.88 in 9
July 93.6°F 71.3°F 82.4°F 3.43 in 8
August 93.5°F 70.2°F 81.8°F 3.40 in 7
September 88.2°F 63.4°F 75.8°F 3.23 in 6
October 77.6°F 51.5°F 64.6°F 4.58 in 7
November 66.0°F 41.6°F 53.8°F 3.83 in 9
December 58.0°F 35.6°F 46.8°F 5.61 in 9

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