Big Lake, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BIG LAKE 2, TX US.

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Big Lake has an annual average temperature of 65.8°F with about 18.2 inches of precipitation per year and 2.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 95.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.4°F). September is typically the wettest month (2.34 in) and February the driest (0.79 in). Snow typically falls from November through February.

Annual swing
35.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,929
Cooling need
2,226

Best time to visit Big Lake

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of Big Lake'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
45
1970s
96
1980s
43
1990s
52
2000s
55
2010s
67
2020s
8

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 60.4°F 33.4°F 46.9°F 1.03 in 0.9 in 4
February 65.3°F 36.8°F 51.1°F 0.79 in 0.5 in 3
March 72.9°F 44.6°F 58.8°F 0.97 in 3
April 81.5°F 51.7°F 66.6°F 1.47 in 3
May 87.7°F 60.6°F 74.1°F 1.84 in 5
June 92.6°F 68.7°F 80.6°F 2.05 in 4
July 94.3°F 71.1°F 82.7°F 2.10 in 4
August 95.0°F 70.1°F 82.5°F 1.77 in 4
September 88.6°F 63.0°F 75.8°F 2.34 in 4
October 80.1°F 53.7°F 66.9°F 1.60 in 4
November 69.1°F 42.2°F 55.7°F 1.35 in 0.4 in 3
December 61.2°F 35.2°F 48.2°F 0.87 in 0.5 in 3

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