El Dorado weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
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.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,430
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 1,331 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 76 m
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
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 104 mm | 3 |
| February | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 123 mm | 4 |
| March | 63 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 131 mm | 5 |
| April | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 123 mm | 7 |
| May | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 120 mm | 8 |
| June | 67 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 102 mm | 9 |
| July | 53 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 98 mm | 9 |
| August | 46 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 89 mm | 8 |
| September | 76 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 91 mm | 7 |
| October | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 123 mm | 5 |
| November | 70 | 19° / 66°F | 6° / 43°F | 93 mm | 3 |
| December | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 134 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Shreveport United States · 128 km · best in Sep · 2,443 h sun/yr
- Little Rock United States · 176 km · best in Sep · 2,405 h sun/yr
- Jackson (Mississippi) United States · 275 km · best in Sep · 2,526 h sun/yr
- Memphis United States · 331 km · best in Sep · 2,429 h sun/yr
- Baton Rouge United States · 338 km · best in Nov · 2,479 h sun/yr
- Lafayette United States · 344 km · best in Mar · 2,479 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Monroe United States · 107 km · 2,435 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Texarkana United States · 112 km · 2,430 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hot Springs United States · 142 km · 2,390 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Longview United States · 200 km · 2,456 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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