Kilgore, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP, TX US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kilgore has an annual average temperature of 66.2°F with about 45.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 94.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.77 in) and July the driest (2.46 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,866
Cooling need
2,310

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

138 of 366 (37.7%) of Kilgore'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.

1990s
31
2000s
86
2010s
160
2020s
89

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 58.3°F 36.7°F 47.5°F 3.62 in 8
February 62.3°F 40.2°F 51.3°F 3.80 in 10
March 69.9°F 47.3°F 58.6°F 4.45 in 10
April 76.9°F 54.1°F 65.5°F 3.89 in 8
May 83.9°F 63.2°F 73.6°F 4.77 in 9
June 90.6°F 70.4°F 80.5°F 4.22 in 9
July 94.4°F 73.5°F 83.9°F 2.46 in 7
August 94.7°F 72.8°F 83.8°F 2.64 in 6
September 89.1°F 66.2°F 77.7°F 3.19 in 6
October 79.1°F 54.9°F 67.0°F 3.95 in 8
November 67.8°F 44.9°F 56.3°F 3.80 in 8
December 59.7°F 38.5°F 49.1°F 4.52 in 9

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