Jefferson, TX

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Jefferson has an annual average temperature of 64.7°F with about 49.7 inches of precipitation per year and 1.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 94.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.11 in) and August the driest (2.42 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,184
Cooling need
2,079

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

112 of 366 (30.6%) of Jefferson'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.

1900s
13
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
42
1990s
54
2000s
37
2010s
156
2020s
64

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 56.9°F 34.2°F 45.5°F 4.08 in 0.5 in 8
February 61.2°F 37.1°F 49.1°F 4.23 in 0.7 in 9
March 69.1°F 44.4°F 56.8°F 4.83 in 0.1 in 9
April 76.6°F 51.5°F 64.1°F 4.74 in 8
May 83.4°F 61.2°F 72.3°F 5.11 in 8
June 90.6°F 69.3°F 79.9°F 5.10 in 8
July 94.0°F 72.2°F 83.1°F 2.96 in 6
August 94.5°F 70.8°F 82.7°F 2.42 in 6
September 88.7°F 63.6°F 76.2°F 3.77 in 6
October 78.7°F 51.5°F 65.1°F 4.47 in 7
November 67.0°F 42.1°F 54.5°F 3.61 in 8
December 58.9°F 35.4°F 47.2°F 4.42 in 9

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