Harker Heights, TX

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Harker Heights has an annual average temperature of 66.6°F with about 34.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 96.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.70 in) and August the driest (1.64 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,809
Cooling need
2,385

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Climate change signal

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156 of 366 (42.6%) of Harker Heights'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.

1970s
8
1980s
69
1990s
65
2000s
42
2010s
67
2020s
115

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 59.5°F 36.1°F 47.8°F 2.45 in 7
February 63.1°F 39.9°F 51.5°F 2.16 in 7
March 69.8°F 47.1°F 58.5°F 3.27 in 8
April 77.0°F 53.6°F 65.3°F 2.15 in 6
May 83.8°F 63.0°F 73.4°F 4.70 in 7
June 92.2°F 69.7°F 81.0°F 3.21 in 6
July 95.7°F 72.3°F 84.0°F 2.74 in 4
August 96.6°F 72.7°F 84.6°F 1.64 in 4
September 89.6°F 66.7°F 78.2°F 3.89 in 6
October 79.7°F 56.4°F 68.0°F 3.42 in 6
November 69.4°F 45.8°F 57.6°F 2.72 in 6
December 60.4°F 38.1°F 49.3°F 2.40 in 7

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