El Dorado climate — normals and trends
El Dorado (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,202 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
El Dorado averages 30 frost days, 115 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
El Dorado has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 3 August 2011) and the coldest -20.0 °C (on 18 January 1948).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
El DoradoArkansas
- coords
- 33.21°, -92.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,202mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
115 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.1 cm
Average feels-like high
24.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.3 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest day
-20.0 °C
18 January 1948
Wettest day
160 mm
22 August 2022
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
10 September 1965
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
18 January 1948
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
27 January 2000
Sunniest day
13.9 h
18 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 77 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 16.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 104 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 23.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 84 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 237 mm | +98 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 150 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 121 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 51 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 61 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 98 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 21.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 43 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 15.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 48 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Dorado?
El Dorado has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,202 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Dorado?
The hottest day measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Dorado?
The coldest day measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1948, at -20.0 °C.
Does it snow in El Dorado?
Yes. El Dorado gets on average 5.1 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of El Dorado warmed?
Yes: El Dorado warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Dorado?
The wettest day measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2022, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Dorado?
The windiest day measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1965, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Dorado?
The warmest month in El Dorado is July (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in El Dorado?
El Dorado receives on average 1,202 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Dorado?
El Dorado gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Dorado?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Dorado between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2000, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Dorado?
Yes: El Dorado has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Dorado?
In El Dorado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 3 August 2011, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 18 January 1948.
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