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Winter Prep Checklist for El Paso, TX

Here's the order to prep El Paso, TX for winter, set by local freeze data. Your first deadline is November 6 — prevent frozen pipes — and the sequence runs through the cold season into spring below.

Snow-covered home during a hard winter — the El Paso, TX winter-prep checklist ordered by local freeze dates
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Your winter prep order for El Paso

  1. NovemberNovember 6Prevent Frozen PipesSee details →
  2. NovemberNovember 20Store Your MotorcycleSee details →
  3. NovemberNovember 21Winterize SprinklersSee details →
  4. NovemberNovember 21Winterize Your RVSee details →
  5. NovemberNovember 24Winterize Your BoatSee details →
  6. DecemberDecember 1Test Your Car BatterySee details →
  7. MarchMarch 2Test Your Sump PumpSee details →
NovDecJanFebMarFrozen pipesNov 6MotorcycleNov 20SprinklersNov 21RVNov 21BoatNov 24Car batteryDec 1Sump pumpMar 2

All nine El Paso deadlines, from NOAA Texas freeze and snowfall normals, plotted across the season.

Dates are local deadlines derived from NOAA 1991–2020 freeze and snowfall normals for El Paso. Live outlooks on each linked page can move the urgency earlier.

How the order is set

Each task is pinned to El Paso's own NOAA 1991–2020 freeze and snowfall normals, then ordered by its local deadline. Sprinklers, RVs, and boats key off the first 28°F freeze; pipes and motorcycles off the first freezing night; snow blowers and roofs off the first plowable snow. Follow any link for the live outlook and a checklist. Helping family or friends nearby? Compare the full winter checklist for Edinburg and Euless.

Winter prep in El Paso: related searches

This page answers the questions El Paso homeowners search every fall: when to winterize sprinklers in El Paso, when the first freeze usually hits Texas, when to blow out irrigation lines, protect pipes, and get the snow blower serviced — all from the nearest NOAA station, not a national average.

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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 normals via El Paso Intl AP, live outlook by Open-Meteo. Sources · Methodology. Last updated: July 25, 2026.