Cactus, TX
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DUMAS, TX US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Cactus has an annual average temperature of 56.5°F with about 17.7 inches of precipitation per year and 9.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.99 in) and January the driest (0.39 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.
Best time to visit Cactus
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →53 of 366 (14.5%) of Cactus'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.
| 1930s | 10 | |
| 1940s | 54 | |
| 1950s | 36 | |
| 1960s | 37 | |
| 1970s | 44 | |
| 1980s | 50 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 32 | |
| 2010s | 46 | |
| 2020s | 28 |
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 | 49.2°F | 22.1°F | 35.6°F | 0.39 in | 2.2 in | 2 |
| February | 53.4°F | 24.1°F | 38.7°F | 0.40 in | 0.8 in | 2 |
| March | 62.0°F | 31.7°F | 46.9°F | 0.98 in | 1.2 in | 3 |
| April | 69.7°F | 39.2°F | 54.4°F | 1.38 in | 0.1 in | 4 |
| May | 79.0°F | 49.7°F | 64.4°F | 1.91 in | — | 5 |
| June | 89.1°F | 60.1°F | 74.6°F | 2.27 in | — | 5 |
| July | 92.2°F | 65.1°F | 78.7°F | 2.72 in | — | 6 |
| August | 90.3°F | 63.9°F | 77.1°F | 2.99 in | — | 7 |
| September | 83.2°F | 56.0°F | 69.6°F | 1.66 in | — | 5 |
| October | 71.6°F | 42.9°F | 57.3°F | 1.80 in | 0.4 in | 4 |
| November | 58.9°F | 31.4°F | 45.1°F | 0.52 in | 1.3 in | 2 |
| December | 49.0°F | 23.2°F | 36.1°F | 0.68 in | 3.1 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Cactus
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