Matador, TX

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Matador has an annual average temperature of 61°F with about 23 inches of precipitation per year and 6.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.44 in) and January the driest (0.81 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Annual swing
40.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,105
Cooling need
1,650

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

77 of 366 (21%) of Matador'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.

1940s
5
1950s
55
1960s
35
1970s
60
1980s
41
1990s
22
2000s
35
2010s
53
2020s
60

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 53.7°F 28.4°F 41.1°F 0.81 in 1.4 in 3
February 57.5°F 30.3°F 43.9°F 0.89 in 1.7 in 4
March 66.3°F 37.9°F 52.1°F 1.45 in 0.3 in 5
April 74.4°F 45.6°F 60.0°F 1.96 in 0.1 in 5
May 82.3°F 56.0°F 69.1°F 2.77 in 7
June 90.1°F 64.9°F 77.5°F 3.44 in 7
July 93.4°F 69.0°F 81.2°F 2.03 in 5
August 92.3°F 67.8°F 80.0°F 2.68 in 6
September 84.5°F 59.9°F 72.2°F 2.99 in 6
October 74.9°F 48.7°F 61.8°F 1.89 in 0.1 in 5
November 63.3°F 37.5°F 50.4°F 1.08 in 0.9 in 4
December 54.4°F 30.0°F 42.2°F 0.99 in 2.0 in 3

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