El Cenizo, TX

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

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

El Cenizo has an annual average temperature of 74.6°F with about 21.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 100.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 46.5°F). September is typically the wettest month (3.64 in) and February the driest (0.83 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
31.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
492
Cooling need
3,960

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

283 of 366 (77.3%) of El Cenizo'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
25
1970s
5
2010s
142
2020s
194

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 68.4°F 46.5°F 57.5°F 0.90 in
February 74.4°F 50.6°F 62.5°F 0.83 in
March 80.9°F 57.5°F 69.2°F 1.60 in
April 88.1°F 64.1°F 76.1°F 1.47 in
May 93.2°F 70.9°F 82.1°F 2.76 in
June 98.7°F 75.3°F 87.0°F 2.50 in
July 99.9°F 76.3°F 88.1°F 2.11 in
August 100.9°F 76.8°F 88.9°F 1.68 in
September 93.5°F 72.4°F 83.0°F 3.64 in
October 87.1°F 65.4°F 76.3°F 1.75 in
November 77.0°F 55.6°F 66.3°F 1.04 in
December 69.0°F 48.1°F 58.6°F 1.07 in

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