Eldorado, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Eldorado's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 93°F August afternoons, with 21.9 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.7°C, January lows of 0°C, August highs of 34°C, 556 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEldorado
- Station IDUSC00412809
- Location30.87°N 100.60°W
- Elevation2,440 ft (744 m)
- Population1,495
On October 23, the normal high in Eldorado is 75°F and the normal low 50°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Eldorado.
- Jan 58° 32°
- Feb 63° 36°
- Mar 70° 43°
- Apr 78° 50°
- May 85° 59°
- Jun 91° 66°
- Jul 93° 68°
- Aug 93° 68°
- Sep 86° 62°
- Oct 78° 52°
- Nov 66° 41°
- Dec 59° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Eldorado each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.89 in), the least in January (0.84 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 32°F | 44.9°F | 0.84 | 0.6 | 3 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 36°F | 49.2°F | 1.14 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 43°F | 56.3°F | 1.43 | 0.0 | 4 | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 50°F | 64.1°F | 1.49 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 59°F | 72.0°F | 2.89 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 91°F | 66°F | 78.3°F | 2.15 | 0.0 | 5 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 93°F | 68°F | 80.5°F | 1.74 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 93°F | 68°F | 80.6°F | 2.56 | 0.0 | 6 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 62°F | 74.3°F | 2.56 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 78°F | 52°F | 65.0°F | 2.76 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 66°F | 41°F | 53.8°F | 1.23 | 0.0 | 3 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 59°F | 34°F | 46.7°F | 1.11 | 0.2 | 3 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 51°F | 63.8°F | 21.90 | 1.1 | 53 | 88 | 56 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 0°C | 7.2°C | 21 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 17°C | 2°C | 9.6°C | 29 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 21°C | 6°C | 13.5°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 26°C | 10°C | 17.8°C | 38 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 22.2°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 33°C | 19°C | 25.7°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 20°C | 26.9°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 34°C | 20°C | 27.0°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.5°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 18.3°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 15°C | 1°C | 8.2°C | 28 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412809; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Eldorado?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (3).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412809.
When is the last frost in Eldorado?
In Eldorado, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 22 in half of years and after April 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 10 in half of years and before October 28 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 221 year in 10 after April 10; 9 in 10 after March 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 101 year in 10 before October 28; 9 in 10 before November 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 234 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 259 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 8 in half of springs and before November 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eldorado in zone 8a in ZIP code 76936, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Eldorado's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (15 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00412809; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Eldorado?
In a normal year in Eldorado, 88 days a year reach 90°F (8 of them 100°F or more), 56 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 53 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 88a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 56a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 53a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00412809.
How sunny is Eldorado?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Eldorado, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.3 |
| February | 76% | 4.1 |
| March | 78% | 5.1 |
| April | 80% | 6.1 |
| May | 79% | 6.4 |
| June | 87% | 7.1 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.5 |
| September | 81% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.5 |
| November | 80% | 3.5 |
| December | 78% | 3.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Eldorado need?
A normal year in Eldorado brings 2,490 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,087 cooling degree days, 2.3 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,693 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 622 | 1 |
| February | 445 | 3 |
| March | 284 | 15 |
| April | 103 | 76 |
| May | 19 | 236 |
| June | 0 | 400 |
| July | 0 | 481 |
| August | 0 | 484 |
| September | 8 | 287 |
| October | 97 | 96 |
| November | 345 | 8 |
| December | 566 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,490 | 2,087 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412809. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Eldorado been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 66.5°F, 2.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.8°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.9°F | +0.1°F | 18.95 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 64.5°F | +0.7°F | 16.53 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 66.5°F | +2.7°F | 16.71 | 0.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00412809. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Eldorado's climate compare?
Eldorado is warmer than 87 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 74. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.8°F is warmer than 85%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Eldorado is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Eldorado's climate
What is the coldest month in Eldorado?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is August (93°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Eldorado?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Eldorado?
May, with 2.89 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.84 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Eldorado in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Eldorado in zone 8a in ZIP code 76936, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Eldorado's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Eldorado?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 22; in one year in ten it comes after April 10. Waiting until April 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Sonora, TX20 miles from this station, 65.8°F a year
- Fort McKavett, TX29 miles from this station, 64.4°F a year
- San Angelo, TX35 miles from this station, 66.7°F a year
- Ozona, TX37 miles from this station, 64.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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