Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Dorado features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 1 °C (34 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-19 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1030 mm (40.5 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Dorado enjoys an average of 3210 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 35 minutes to 14 hours 42 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Dorado are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 1 to 4 °C (34 - 39 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Dorado experiences 120 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 82 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average high | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Daily mean | 1°C (34°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average low | -4°C (25°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Mean minimum | -14°C (6°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Minimum | -20°C (-4°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Dorado, Kansas, United States with other places around the world.
El Dorado usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 148 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Dorado are February, November and December. On average, 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44 (1.7) | 33 (1.3) | 86 (3.4) | 90 (3.6) | 196 (7.7) | 107 (4.2) | 82 (3.2) | 118 (4.6) | 84 (3.3) | 132 (5.2) | 26 (1.0) | 31 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
The sunniest months in El Dorado are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Dorado: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171 | 200 | 247 | 264 | 283 | 346 | 365 | 321 | 282 | 256 | 235 | 235 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 52m | 10h 48m | 11h 59m | 13h 11m | 14h 12m | 14h 42m | 14h 26m | 13h 32m | 12h 22m | 11h 10m | 10h 7m | 9h 35m |
El Dorado experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Dorado UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |