El Dorado Hills, CA climate
El Dorado Hills has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in El Dorado Hills feels like
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El Dorado Hills weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 39° | 5.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44° – 53° |
| February | 60° | 41° | 5.2" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 45° – 55° |
| March | 64° | 43° | 4.4" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47° – 60° |
| April | 70° | 46° | 2.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52° – 62° |
| May | 79° | 51° | 1.4" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56° – 72° |
| June | 88° | 57° | 0.3" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66° – 78° |
| July | 95° | 61° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74° – 82° |
| August | 94° | 61° | 0.0" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73° – 82° |
| September | 88° | 58° | 0.2" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69° – 77° |
| October | 78° | 51° | 1.3" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61° – 70° |
| November | 64° | 43° | 2.9" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45° – 59° |
| December | 56° | 38° | 5.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43° – 51° |
| Year | 74° | 49° | 28.7" | 0.0" | 55 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in El Dorado Hills
El Dorado Hills gets 29 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 55 days a year.
About 237 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 31 and the first one by November 21. That leaves about 237 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 88% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in El Dorado Hills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In El Dorado Hills, 71% of that work is heating and 29% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
El Dorado Hills and its neighbors
El Dorado Hills borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Folsom has both the coldest January nights (38°) and the hottest July afternoons (95°). El Dorado Hills’s January low is 39° and its July high 95°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How El Dorado Hills compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in El Dorado Hills averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in September (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 66% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at El Dorado Hills’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. May swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 56° to 72°. December is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about El Dorado Hills’s climate
What is the coldest month in El Dorado Hills?
December, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 38°.
What is the hottest month in El Dorado Hills?
July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 61°. About 74 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does El Dorado Hills get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in El Dorado Hills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 21, and the last spring frost by March 31.
What is the rainiest month in El Dorado Hills?
January, with 5.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 29 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for El Dorado Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Represa, CA (6 mi, snow) and Placerville, CA (12 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.