Sunshine Atlas

El Dorado weather by month & the best time to visit

United States · small town · humid subtropical climate

El Dorado, United States
El Dorado — photo by Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit El Dorado is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with April and May close behind. El Dorado averages about 2,430 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 91 mm of rain in September.

When is the best time to visit El Dorado?

For sunshine, the best time to visit El Dorado is September, then April and May. The dullest month is January (25/100, 104 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is El Dorado?

El Dorado gets a moderate 2,430 hours of sunshine a year. 51 Sunshine Score points separate September (76) from January (25), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #234 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,331 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 25February: 35March: 63April: 71May: 71June: 67July: 53August: 46September: 7676October: 71November: 70December: 34JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January25 12° / 54°F1° / 34°F 104 mm3
February35 14° / 57°F3° / 37°F 123 mm4
March63 19° / 66°F7° / 45°F 131 mm5
April71 24° / 75°F12° / 54°F 123 mm7
May71 29° / 84°F17° / 63°F 120 mm8
June67 33° / 91°F21° / 70°F 102 mm9
July53 35° / 95°F23° / 73°F 98 mm9
August46 36° / 97°F22° / 72°F 89 mm8
September76 32° / 90°F19° / 66°F 91 mm7
October71 26° / 79°F12° / 54°F 123 mm5
November70 19° / 66°F6° / 43°F 93 mm3
December34 14° / 57°F2° / 36°F 134 mm2

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El Dorado: questions and answers

What kind of destination is El Dorado?

El Dorado is a small town in United States with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does El Dorado get a year?

El Dorado gets about 2,430 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around September.

When is the best time to visit El Dorado?

The sunniest time to visit El Dorado is September, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 76/100 (with April and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.

What is the least sunny month in El Dorado?

January is the least sunny month in El Dorado, scoring 25/100 with about 104 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in El Dorado?

The typical midday UV index in El Dorado peaks around 9 (very high) in June, easing to about 2 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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