Hays, TX
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E, TX US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Hays has an annual average temperature of 67.4°F with about 35.7 inches of precipitation per year and 0.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 95.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 38.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.29 in) and February the driest (2.10 in). Snow typically falls from February through February.
Best time to visit Hays
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →91 of 366 (24.9%) of Hays'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.
| 1980s | 32 | |
| 1990s | 110 | |
| 2000s | 85 | |
| 2010s | 82 | |
| 2020s | 57 |
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 | 60.4°F | 38.9°F | 49.7°F | 2.65 in | — | 7 |
| February | 64.6°F | 42.9°F | 53.7°F | 2.10 in | 0.2 in | 8 |
| March | 71.8°F | 49.3°F | 60.5°F | 2.86 in | — | 9 |
| April | 78.9°F | 56.2°F | 67.6°F | 2.61 in | — | 7 |
| May | 84.8°F | 64.1°F | 74.5°F | 4.29 in | — | 8 |
| June | 91.0°F | 70.1°F | 80.6°F | 3.68 in | — | 7 |
| July | 94.2°F | 72.3°F | 83.2°F | 2.10 in | — | 5 |
| August | 95.4°F | 71.8°F | 83.6°F | 2.11 in | — | 4 |
| September | 88.8°F | 66.1°F | 77.4°F | 3.65 in | — | 7 |
| October | 79.8°F | 57.5°F | 68.6°F | 3.97 in | — | 6 |
| November | 68.7°F | 47.7°F | 58.2°F | 2.94 in | — | 7 |
| December | 61.4°F | 40.6°F | 51.0°F | 2.74 in | 0.1 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Hays
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