NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020

Texas Weather by Month

Temperature, rain and the hurricane season at 311 Texas stations, month by month.

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated October 26, 2026

The median station records 35.3 inches of precipitation a year; Beaumont City, TX records the most, 65.1 inches, and Tornillo 2 SSE, TX the least, 8.5 (7.7 times as much). August is the hottest month at the median station (average high 95°F); the hottest August is at Falcon Dam, TX, 103°F. January is the coldest (average low 35°F); the coldest January nights are at Muleshoe #1, TX, 20°F. Highs reach 90°F on 104 days a year at the median station and on 195 at Falcon Dam, TX, the most. Snowfall is heaviest at Dalhart Municipal Airport, TX, 20.3 inches a year; 129 of the 232 stations that measure snow average less than half an inch.

This page compares the 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals of 311 Texas weather stations, each the nearest station with full normals to at least one of the 750 Texas cities on this site that have one within 25 miles.

At the median station, May is the wettest month (4.3 inches) and January the driest (2.1). Station by station, the wettest month is May at 132, September at 60 and June at 55 of the 311, and the driest February at 97, January at 90 and July at 68. The gap between the wettest and driest station is widest in June: 7.2 inches.

Month by month across Texas

Texas climate normals by month: median of 311 stations and the station at each extreme
Month	High °F	Low °F	Precip. in	Hottest days	Coldest nights	Wettest	Driest
Jan	59	35	2.1	Mcallen Miller International Airport, TX73°	Muleshoe #1, TX20°	Orange 9 N, TX5.7"	Dumas, TX0.4"
Feb	63	39	2.1	Mcallen Miller International Airport, TX77°	Gruver, TX23°	San Augustine, TX5.1"	La Tuna 1 S, TX0.3"
Mar	71	46	2.8	Falcon Dam, TX84°	Muleshoe #1, TX30°	Sam Rayburn Dam, TX5.4"	El Paso International Airport, TX0.2"
Apr	78	53	2.6	Falcon Dam, TX91°	Muleshoe #1, TX38°	Dekalb, TX5.4"	La Tuna 1 S, TX0.0"
May	85	63	4.3	Falcon Dam, TX97°	Muleshoe #1, TX48°	Baytown, TX6.0"	La Tuna 1 S, TX0.3"
Jun	91	70	3.6	Falcon Dam, TX101°	Muleshoe #1, TX59°	Houston-Port, TX7.9"	El Paso International Airport, TX0.7"
Jul	95	73	2.3	Falcon Dam, TX102°	Marathon, TX62°	Port Arthur SE Tx Airport, TX6.9"	Crane, TX1.0"
Aug	95	72	2.6	Falcon Dam, TX103°	Muleshoe #1, TX61°	Beaumont City, TX7.2"	Pecos 8W, TX1.1"
Sep	89	66	3.3	Falcon Dam, TX96°	Muleshoe #1, TX54°	Beaumont City, TX7.4"	Tornillo 2 SSE, TX1.1"
Oct	80	55	3.9	Falcon Dam, TX90°	Muleshoe #1, TX41°	Liberty, TX6.3"	El Paso International Airport, TX0.6"
Nov	69	45	2.5	Brownsville, TX80°	Muleshoe #1, TX28°	El Campo, TX5.7"	El Paso International Airport, TX0.4"
Dec	60	37	2.3	Brownsville, TX74°	Muleshoe #1, TX21°	Sam Rayburn Dam, TX6.1"	Marathon, TX0.3"

High, low and precipitation are the median of the 311 stations; the station columns name the station with the highest average high, the lowest average low, and the most and least precipitation that month, each linked to the city page it serves. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hurricane season in Texas

June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation at the median station, from 44% at Longview #2, TX to 80% at La Tuna 1 S, TX. Since 1851, 148 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of a Texas city on this site, 77 of them at hurricane strength at their closest point to one; September has brought the most (50), then August (43). None came outside June to November.

Tropical systems near Texas cities by month since 1851, with median precipitation
Month	Tropical systems	At hurricane strength	Median precip. in
Jan	0	0	2.1
Feb	0	0	2.1
Mar	0	0	2.8
Apr	0	0	2.6
May	0	0	4.3
Jun	26	13	3.6
Jul	20	10	2.3
Aug	43	26	2.6
Sep	50	21	3.3
Oct	9	7	3.9
Nov	0	0	2.5
Dec	0	0	2.3

Tropical systems from NOAA NHC HURDAT2 that passed within 75 miles of a Texas city on this site, each counted once, in the month of its first such pass; hurricane strength is the track's wind at its closest point to a city.

Coastal water temperature by month

Across 23 NOAA tide stations, the water is warmest in August (median 88°F, up to 91°F at Port Mansfield, TX) and coolest in January (median 58°F, down to 56°F at Eagle Point, Galveston Bay, TX). The median station averages 80°F or warmer in May, June, July, August and September.

Average water temperature by month at NOAA tide stations in Texas, 2021–2025
Station	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Port Arthur, TX	56	58	65	72	79	85	87	88	85	78	68	61
Manchester, TX	60	60	67	73	79	85	86	89	86	80	71	65
Morgans Point, Barbours Cut, TX	57	57	66	72	79	85	86	88	85	78	70	62
High Island, TX	59	62	70	74	82	88	90	90	87	80	71	65
Rollover Pass, TX	57	60	68	73	81	87	88	89	85	78	69	64
Eagle Point, Galveston Bay, TX	56	58	67	73	80	86	88	89	85	77	67	62
Galveston Bay Entrance, North Jetty, TX	56	57	65	72	80	85	86	88	85	78	69	62
Galveston Pier 21, TX	58	58	66	73	81	87	88	90	87	80	71	64
Galveston Railroad Bridge, TX	56	59	67	73	81	87	88	89	85	77	68	62
San Luis Pass, TX	57	59	66	73	81	85	86	88	85	78	69	63
Freeport Harbor, TX	58	59	66	74	81	85	86	88	85	79	71	63
Matagorda City, TX	57	58	68	74	81	87	88	89	85	78	69	63
Port Lavaca, TX	57	58	68	74	81	86	87	88	85	78	68	63
Seadrift, TX	58	60	69	75	82	86	87	88	85	79	70	66
Rockport, TX	61	62	70	77	83	88	89	90	88	81	72	66
La Quinta Channel North, TX	59	63	70	76	82	87	87	88	87	81	72	65
Viola Turning Basin, TX	62	62	68	75	81	87	88	88	87	82	74	67
Port Aransas, TX	61	60	67	75	82	85	85	87	86	80	72	65
USS Lexington, Corpus Christi Bay, TX	58	60	68	75	82	87	87	88	86	81	72	66
Port Mansfield, TX	64	65	74	78	84	89	89	91	88	82	74	69
Realitos Peninsula, TX	62	63	71	76	83	86	87	88	86	80	72	68
South Padre Island CG Station, TX	63	61	67	74	80	83	82	84	86	82	74	68
Port Isabel, TX	63	62	69	75	81	85	84	86	87	82	74	69

°F, average of hourly readings 2021–2025; a month counts when at least three years have half their hours on record. Source: NOAA Tides & Currents; the newest readings are preliminary.

Texas cities and their stations

Texas city pages with the normals of their nearest station
City	Station	Miles	Hottest month high °F	Coldest month low °F	Year precip. in
Houston	Houston-Port, TX	10	94	44	54.3
San Antonio	San Antonio Incarnate Word, TX	5	95	40	34.0
Dallas	Dallas Love Field, TX	5	97	38	38.4
Austin	Austin-Camp Mabry, TX	1	98	42	36.2
Fort Worth	Fort Worth Meacham Field, TX	5	96	35	35.4
El Paso	El Paso International Airport, TX	2	97	34	8.7
Arlington	Arlington Municipal Airport, TX	3	96	37	36.0
Katy	Houston Sugarland Mem, TX	14	95	45	49.8
Spring	Houston Hooks Mem Airport, TX	6	95	43	50.8
Plano	Richardson, TX	4	95	36	42.0
Irving	Dallas Fort Worth Airport, TX	4	96	36	37.0
Garland	Richardson, TX	9	95	36	42.0
Richmond	Sugar Land, TX	8	94	43	51.1
Cypress	Houston Hooks Mem Airport, TX	13	95	43	50.8
Grand Prairie	Joe Pool Lake, TX	5	97	33	41.1
Frisco	Richardson, TX	10	95	36	42.0
Round Rock	Austin Great Hills, TX	9	96	38	37.1
Humble	Houston Intercont Airport, TX	8	95	44	52.0
Denton	Denton 2 SE, TX	<1	96	34	38.5
Mckinney	Mckinney Municipal Airport, TX	4	96	34	38.4
Sugar Land	Sugar Land, TX	2	94	43	51.1
Midland	Midland 4 ENE, TX	4	95	31	13.9
Killeen	Killeen, TX	4	97	36	34.8
Tyler	Tyler, TX	2	94	39	47.7
Mesquite	Dallas Love Field, TX	15	97	38	38.4
Waco	Waco Dam, TX	4	95	36	37.6
Pasadena	Houston Hobby Airport, TX	7	94	46	55.7
Conroe	Conroe, TX	3	96	42	51.1
Beaumont	Beaumont City, TX	4	93	43	65.1
Pearland	Houston Clover Field, TX	5	94	46	53.2
Carrollton	Richardson, TX	9	95	36	42.0
The Woodlands	Houston Hooks Mem Airport, TX	9	95	43	50.8
Baytown	Baytown, TX	10	92	41	64.7
Allen	Mckinney Municipal Airport, TX	7	96	34	38.4
Missouri City	Houston Sugarland Mem, TX	8	95	45	49.8
Georgetown	Georgetown Lake, TX	2	97	36	37.1
Pflugerville	Austin Great Hills, TX	9	96	38	37.1
Richardson	Richardson, TX	3	95	36	42.0
Tomball	Houston Hooks Mem Airport, TX	5	95	43	50.8
Longview	Longview #2, TX	2	96	36	50.6

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How stations are matched to cities and what normals are: methodology · other states by month

Month	Tropical systems	At hurricane strength	Median precip. in
Jan	0	0	2.1
Feb	0	0	2.1
Mar	0	0	2.8
Apr	0	0	2.6
May	0	0	4.3
Jun	26	13	3.6
Jul	20	10	2.3
Aug	43	26	2.6
Sep	50	21	3.3
Oct	9	7	3.9
Nov	0	0	2.5
Dec	0	0	2.3

Month	Tropical systems	At hurricane strength	Median precip. in
Jan	0	0	2.1
Feb	0	0	2.1
Mar	0	0	2.8
Apr	0	0	2.6
May	0	0	4.3
Jun	26	13	3.6
Jul	20	10	2.3
Aug	43	26	2.6
Sep	50	21	3.3
Oct	9	7	3.9
Nov	0	0	2.5
Dec	0	0	2.3

Month	Tropical systems	At hurricane strength	Median precip. in
Jan	0	0	2.1
Feb	0	0	2.1
Mar	0	0	2.8
Apr	0	0	2.6
May	0	0	4.3
Jun	26	13	3.6
Jul	20	10	2.3
Aug	43	26	2.6
Sep	50	21	3.3
Oct	9	7	3.9
Nov	0	0	2.5
Dec	0	0	2.3