Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for El Dorado, AR. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in El Dorado runs mild, with average highs of 73° and lows around 49° across 122 years of records. The date has seen wild swings though — from a scorching 86° in 1954 down to a brutal 26° back in 1920. There's a 30% shot at rain today, so keep an umbrella handy.
El Dorado's weather has real teeth at the extremes — the thermometer has climbed to 112° in August 1936 and crashed to -10° in January 1962, a swing of 122 degrees. A single April day in 1958 dropped 10.65 inches of rain, and a December storm in 1929 buried the city under 15.2 inches of snow.
Summer dominates the calendar here, with highs averaging 93–94° from mid-July through August — plan accordingly if you're heat-sensitive. The coolest stretch is early January, where highs sit around 54°, and spring and fall offer the most comfortable windows. Surprisingly, late December is the wettest time of year, averaging 1.64 inches in the final week alone.