El Paso, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from El Paso's primary NOAA station, EL PASO INTL AP - 2 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for El Paso
Dryness leads the climate profile for El Paso, Texas, with 8.8 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 66°F. It scores 77/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 70% of them.
- 66°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 77/100
- comfort score, above 70% of station-mapped location scores
- 8.8"
- annual precipitation · 3" snow
- 263 days
- frost-free days per growing season
El Paso: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00023044 · El Paso, TX 66°F mean · 8.8" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 66°F
- RANK-WARM #6,175
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anvil Rch
- PRCP-ARID 8.8"
- SWING-MID 38°F
- COMF-TOP 77/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-MULTI USW00023044
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Anvil Rch, AZ (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TX station list.
- El Paso (this station) 66°F
- Hot Crockett, TX 66°F
- Near Anvil Rch, AZ 66°F
- Near Bakersfield, CA 66°F
- Near Baxley, GA 66°F
El Paso sits in Texas, the #4 hottest U.S. state at 66.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · El Paso
El Paso: 74/100 · grade B
El Paso publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for El Paso, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 77/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 53.0°F mean dew point | 97/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 66.2°F · 1.3° from 67.5°F | 95/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 263 days/year | 93/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 2.8 inches/year | 74/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 113 calendar days | 69/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 8.8 in · 26.2 from 35 in | 9/100 · F |
El Paso · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
El Paso's normals sit in a dry climate class: BWh
Annual precipitation falls well below the aridity threshold for this temperature regime, so the normals classify as hot desert (BWh). Class BWh is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically hot desert.
- Köppen code
- BWh
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 84.4°F
- Coldest month
- 46.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where El Paso sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for El Paso's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 10% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, El Paso sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 96%
- El Paso's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 71%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for El Paso is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How El Paso compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
El Paso's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
77 Top 30% score exceeds 70% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
El Paso's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 74 complete annual observations from 1947 to 2025, EL PASO INTL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.20°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- El Paso primary station fitted change +0.20 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F (15°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 0.4" | 0.8" | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 64°F (18°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.4" | 0.2" | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 72°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.2" | 0.0" | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| April | 80°F (27°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| May | 89°F (32°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.9 |
| June | 97°F (36°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 84°F (29°C) | 0.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.2 |
| July | 96°F (35°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 84°F (29°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.5 |
| August | 94°F (34°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 1.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 25.6 |
| September | 88°F (31°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.3 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| November | 67°F (19°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 0.4" | 0.5" | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 58°F (14°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.6" | 1.3" | 14.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in El Paso runs from a mild 33°F around January 1 to 98°F at the peak near June 18, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 20 through September 9, covering 113 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 10 to November 8.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 33°F around January 1.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 29, when 28% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 8 at 5%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 48 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 2 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for El Paso.
Where El Paso Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 113 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 9 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
El Paso earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.8"
3.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
3.1 days with precipitation
2.1 days with precipitation
1.4 days with precipitation
2.4 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
7.8 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
2.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
3.8 days with precipitation
El Paso runs a summer-peaked wet season
45% of El Paso's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 1.7", on a 38.3°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 54% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.2".
- Winter share: 16% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
El Paso is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 48 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 13% of the calendar, and they carry 8.8" between them. At roughly 0.18 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is July at about 8 wet days; the driest is April at about 1.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Snow reaches El Paso, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 2.8 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 2 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 20
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 2
50% probability date
Growing Season
263 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,206
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,662
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39% | 8.0 | 36% | 13% |
| February | 29% | 9.7 | 32% | 12% |
| March | 23% | 10.9 | 37% | 7% |
| April | 19% | 11.1 | 41% | 6% |
| May | 21% | 9.6 | 36% | 3% |
| June | 30% | 8.6 | 20% | 6% |
| July | 42% | 7.6 | 8% | 10% |
| August | 41% | 7.2 | 20% | 7% |
| September | 37% | 7.2 | 38% | 6% |
| October | 38% | 7.3 | 44% | 7% |
| November | 41% | 7.5 | 38% | 13% |
| December | 48% | 7.3 | 34% | 16% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to El Paso on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (66°F here).
- Bakersfield, CA 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Baxley, GA 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Fullerton, CA 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Homerville, GA 66°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (8.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Deming, NM 8.8" · 0.0" off
- Salida, CO 8.8" · 0.0" off
- Montello -, NV 8.8" · 0.0" off
- Pavillion, WY 8.8" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where El Paso's limited precipitation lands
mixed demand · dry · mid swing
Local precipitation is sparse in this otherwise mixed profile. The station reports 8.8 inches annually, within PlainClimate's dry band. Annual snowfall totals 2.8 inches. The monthly distribution matters because the total alone does not reveal the timing.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in El Paso's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.3°F. The annual average is 66°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in El Paso's normal, at 2,206 and 2,662 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
El Paso has a long frost-free window of roughly 263 days, but the dry annual profile is a separate constraint. Growing-season length says when freezes are unlikely, not whether rainfall is sufficient.
El Paso wettest normal
August
August concentrates the scarce annual total (8.8 inches).
El Paso driest normal
April
April is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from El Paso's primary station: EL PASO INTL AP (USW00023044). 2 NOAA stations are mapped to the El Paso area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4824000). Match rule for El Paso: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for El Paso comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.