Window Climate Specs for El Dorado Hills, CA
ENERGY STAR groups El Dorado County into its North-Central zone, which is the U-factor and SHGC target worth checking against any quote you get in El Dorado Hills. The longest-licensed window contractors based in El Dorado Hills are listed below the climate data.
Licenses checked · California Contractors State License Board
4BIECC climate zone · ENERGY STAR North-Central zone
El Dorado Hills's climate zone, in plain terms
El Dorado County's normal precipitation runs about 20.9 inches a year, with 0.0 inches of snow, which is a separate question from energy performance but still shapes which window details matter in El Dorado Hills.
Moisture and glass performance are handled by different parts of a window's spec sheet, and a El Dorado Hills buyer benefits from checking both instead of assuming one implies the other.
Data: U.S. EPA / DOE, ENERGY STAR, ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Climate Zones by County/ZIP (Windows, Doors, and Skylights) (V7.0); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE Building America), Guide to Determining Climate Zone by County: Building America and IECC 2021 Updates (PNNL-33270) (2021 IECC), from the nearest NOAA station 6.2 mi away.
What FEMA's risk data says about El Dorado Hills
Neither rating changes a window's energy label, but both are exactly what impact-resistance and design-pressure ratings are built to answer for a El Dorado Hills home.
Ask specifically about design pressure and impact rating for El Dorado Hills, not just energy performance, if either risk rating comes back on the high side.
- Strong wind
- Relatively Low
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
Data: FEMA, National Risk Index for Natural Hazards - County-level table, v1.20 (v1.20, December 2025).
Guides to finish before El Dorado Hills window bids come in
- How to Read an NFRC Window Label Four numbers on one sticker decide most of a window's real-world performance. Here's what each one means.
- ENERGY STAR Window Criteria by Climate Zone ENERGY STAR splits the country into four zones, each with its own numbers. Here they are, and why the Northern zone works backward from the other three.
- Impact Windows vs. Shutters in Florida's Hurricane Zones Florida gives homeowners two paths to a protected opening. Here's how each one is tested, and where the HVHZ raises the bar further.
El Dorado Hills's longest-licensed window installers
Oldest license first, newest last, pulled directly from the state's file. This list isn't for sale.
- Alan Benbow Plumbing And ElectricVerify license
- California Energy ServicesVerify license
- Advanced Glass & Supply INCVerify license
- California Window & Exteriors INCVerify license
- Senga Energy LLCVerify license
- Mictlan Builders LLCVerify license