Eldorado, Maryland Weather
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Eldorado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:24 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast20%—79°67°—
- TuesdaySep 22Rain64%0.23″68°64°-11°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast70%—66°61°-2°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast26%—66°58°0°
- FridaySep 25Overcast31%—70°47°+4°
- SaturdaySep 26Clear26%—75°51°+5°
- SundaySep 27Mostly Clear——78°53°+3°
Air quality now AQI 41 · Good
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:31 PM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Eldorado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 73°F (high 79°F, low 67°F), 4°F above the 69°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 8 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 11 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Eldorado
- Mon79°67°20%
- Tue68°64°64%
- Wed66°61°70%
- Thu66°58°26%
- Fri70°47°31%
- Sat75°51°26%
- Sun78°53°9%
- Mon79°57°7%
- Tue81°59°8%
- Wed81°59°14%
- Thu83°63°14%
- Fri80°60°14%
- Sat81°58°27%
- Sun82°60°29%
- Mon73°58°17%
- Tue63°50°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically November 4) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Eldorado
Eldorado sits in Dorchester County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 52m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 28m — a swing of +5h 24m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Baltimore, the state’s largest city, lies about 67 miles to the NW. The nearest town Eldorado tracks is Denton, roughly 20 miles to the N.
Air quality in Eldorado
Air quality in Eldorado’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 36).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Eldorado tops out in July (~79°F) and dips lowest in January (~38°F), with August wettest at 5.3 inches and February driest at 3.2 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 3.6″ | 11 |
| February | 40° | 3.2″ | 9 |
| March | 47° | 4.2″ | 11 |
| April | 58° | 3.6″ | 11 |
| May | 66° | 3.7″ | 10 |
| June | 75° | 4.3″ | 10 |
| July | 79° | 4.8″ | 10 |
| August | 77° | 5.3″ | 10 |
| September | 71° | 4.3″ | 8 |
| October | 60° | 3.9″ | 9 |
| November | 50° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| December | 42° | 3.7″ | 11 |
Regional context
Similar climates Brookview, MD, Galestown, MD, Sharptown, MD
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Eldorado runs from a 38°F January mean to 79°F in July, a 41°F seasonal spread, with near 48 inches of precipitation across about 120 wet days.
No season owns Eldorado's rain: August reaches 5.3 inches across 9.6 days and February keeps 3.2 inches on 9.2, an even spread through Eldorado's year. It is a balanced pattern Eldorado shares with places like Brookview, MD, Galestown, MD and Sharptown, MD.
Around April 8, Eldorado sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Eldorado's beds. Eldorado's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Eldorado's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. By November 4, frost is back in Eldorado — protect or harvest anything tender. Open lawns in Eldorado whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Brookview, MD, Galestown, MD, Sharptown, MD, Hurlock, MD, East New Market, MD.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Eldorado?
- Frost typically leaves Eldorado by April 8 and returns to Eldorado near November 4.
- What is the rainy season in Eldorado?
- August is the wettest month in Eldorado, about 5.3 inches on average; the year totals roughly 48 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Eldorado?
- Eldorado peaks in July, when the mean runs near 79°F.
- What is the coldest month in Eldorado?
- January is Eldorado's coldest month, averaging about 38°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Eldorado?
- Hardy spring crops go in near April 8 in Eldorado; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- How many rainy days does Eldorado get?
- Expect roughly 120 wet days a year in Eldorado.
- What hardiness zone is Eldorado?
- Because Eldorado bottoms near 38°F in January, that winter low sets Eldorado's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Eldorado?
- Eldorado's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Eldorado?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Eldorado in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Eldorado?
- Current conditions for Eldorado and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Eldorado forecast updated?
- The Eldorado forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Eldorado?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Eldorado are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Eldorado?
- The next few days in Eldorado's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Eldorado sits at 38.6°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Eldorado
- 21659