Winter temperatures · Texas
How cold does El Paso get in winter?
El Paso right now
56°FBroken cloud
- Today62°F / 50°FClear skies
- Tomorrow62°F / 46°FClear skies
- Monday61°F / 44°FClear skies
The sky's given up too.
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In a typical winter, December to February, El Paso averages highs around 60°F and lows around 36°F.
A day that stays below freezing from start to finish comes along less than once a year. A night at 10°F or colder comes along less than once a year. That makes it the 29th mildest winter of the 129 US cities we track.
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The coldest low in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 44°F.
El Paso’s winter highs reach about 60°F, then the desert sheds the warmth and drops to about 36°F overnight.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
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Winter at a glance
| Average winter high | 60°F |
|---|---|
| Average winter low | 36°F |
| Days a year that stay below freezing | fewer than one |
| Nights a year at 32°F or colder | 42 |
| Nights a year at 10°F or colder | fewer than one |
| Nights a year below zero | none |
| Average summer high, for comparison | 96°F |
Winter here is December to February. Counts are averages a year.
Cities with about the same winter
- Dallas, Texas: highs around 58°F, lows around 38°F
- Columbia, South Carolina: highs around 59°F, lows around 36°F
- Sacramento, California: highs around 58°F, lows around 40°F
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, station USW00023044.