Amherst, TX
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LITTLEFIELD, TX US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Amherst has an annual average temperature of 58.5°F with about 18 inches of precipitation per year and 6.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.87 in) and February the driest (0.61 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Amherst
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →102 of 366 (27.9%) of Amherst's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1960s | 4 | |
| 1970s | 36 | |
| 1980s | 32 | |
| 1990s | 51 | |
| 2000s | 71 | |
| 2010s | 108 | |
| 2020s | 64 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53.9°F | 22.9°F | 38.4°F | 0.65 in | 1.2 in | 3 |
| February | 58.4°F | 25.8°F | 42.1°F | 0.61 in | 1.5 in | 3 |
| March | 66.6°F | 32.8°F | 49.7°F | 1.15 in | 0.6 in | 4 |
| April | 74.7°F | 40.6°F | 57.6°F | 1.05 in | 0.1 in | 3 |
| May | 83.1°F | 51.6°F | 67.4°F | 2.01 in | — | 6 |
| June | 91.0°F | 61.1°F | 76.0°F | 2.87 in | — | 7 |
| July | 92.5°F | 64.4°F | 78.5°F | 2.22 in | — | 6 |
| August | 90.7°F | 63.1°F | 76.9°F | 2.35 in | — | 7 |
| September | 84.0°F | 55.3°F | 69.6°F | 2.28 in | — | 6 |
| October | 74.9°F | 43.1°F | 59.0°F | 1.31 in | — | 4 |
| November | 63.1°F | 31.5°F | 47.3°F | 0.74 in | 1.1 in | 3 |
| December | 54.3°F | 24.3°F | 39.3°F | 0.77 in | 2.3 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Amherst
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).