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El Paso, Texas climate
BWh Hot desert
El Paso has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 1°C at night. Precipitation totals about 223 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 42 mm while April barely receives 4 mm. Snow is occasional (7 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsEl Paso climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 16 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 16 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 5 | 14 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 16 | 27 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 28 | 26 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 5 | 14 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 55 | 52 | 41 | 35 | 39 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 45 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 39 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 45 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 28 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 52 | 41 | 35 | 39 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 41 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at EL Paso Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023044), about 12 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.