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Monthly climate in El Paso, Texas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Paso features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 200 mm (7.9 inches) and receives 32 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Paso enjoys an average of 3648 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 5 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Paso, Texas, United States §

The warmest months in El Paso are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (46 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Paso experiences 180 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 24 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in El Paso, Texas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Minimum -6°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Paso, Texas, United States §

El Paso usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 5 rainy days and 27 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Paso are January, April and May. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Paso, Texas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11 (0.4) 12 (0.5) 18 (0.7) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 22 (0.9) 27 (1.0) 30 (1.2) 24 (1.0) 19 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 2 1 0 2 6 5 4 3 2 3

Monthly sunshine hours in El Paso, Texas, United States §

The sunniest months in El Paso are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Paso: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Paso, Texas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 210 251 293 328 370 361 365 345 309 295 267 249
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 19m 11h 3m 12h 0m 12h 58m 13h 46m 14h 10m 13h 57m 13h 14m 12h 18m 11h 20m 10h 30m 10h 5m

Solar UV radiation in El Paso, Texas, United States §

El Paso experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Paso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Paso, Texas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 8 10 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 6 5