Carbon, TX

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Carbon has an annual average temperature of 63.7°F with about 29.2 inches of precipitation per year and 1.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 96.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.76 in) and January the driest (1.24 in). Snow typically falls from November through January.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,433
Cooling need
1,980

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Carbon'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.

1890s
0
1900s
0
1910s
56
1920s
46
1930s
61
1940s
36
1950s
62
1960s
17
1970s
36
1980s
19
1990s
12
2000s
21
2010s
0

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 57.8°F 30.4°F 44.1°F 1.24 in 0.4 in 5
February 61.2°F 33.2°F 47.2°F 2.01 in 0.1 in 5
March 69.8°F 42.2°F 56.0°F 2.42 in 6
April 77.3°F 49.2°F 63.2°F 1.83 in 0.1 in 4
May 84.2°F 59.6°F 71.9°F 3.76 in 6
June 91.4°F 67.4°F 79.4°F 3.38 in 6
July 95.9°F 69.9°F 82.9°F 1.95 in 4
August 96.0°F 68.4°F 82.2°F 3.12 in 5
September 88.3°F 60.8°F 74.6°F 2.78 in 5
October 79.4°F 50.2°F 64.8°F 3.00 in 6
November 67.2°F 39.3°F 53.2°F 1.92 in 0.3 in 5
December 59.4°F 31.4°F 45.4°F 1.76 in 0.7 in 5

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