Big Wells, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CRYSTAL CITY, TX US.

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Big Wells has an annual average temperature of 72.7°F with about 19.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 99.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 43.9°F). September is typically the wettest month (2.43 in) and December the driest (0.84 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
32.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
729
Cooling need
3,513

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Climate change signal

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0 of 366 (0%) of Big Wells'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.

1940s
15
1950s
83
1960s
31
1970s
40
1980s
40
1990s
58
2000s
99

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 66.8°F 43.9°F 55.3°F 1.04 in 6
February 72.2°F 48.5°F 60.3°F 0.85 in 5
March 78.9°F 55.1°F 67.0°F 1.70 in 5
April 86.1°F 61.8°F 74.0°F 1.31 in 5
May 91.1°F 69.6°F 80.3°F 2.23 in 5
June 96.4°F 74.6°F 85.5°F 2.07 in 5
July 97.3°F 75.5°F 86.4°F 2.07 in 5
August 99.1°F 75.8°F 87.4°F 1.92 in 4
September 92.9°F 71.5°F 82.2°F 2.43 in 6
October 85.0°F 63.6°F 74.3°F 2.00 in 5
November 74.1°F 53.2°F 63.7°F 1.00 in 5
December 67.7°F 45.1°F 56.4°F 0.84 in 5

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