McAllen, TX

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

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

McAllen has an annual average temperature of 75.5°F with about 18.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 98.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 49.4°F). September is typically the wettest month (3.81 in) and December the driest (0.57 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
27.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
243
Cooling need
4,017

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

74 of 366 (20.2%) of McAllen'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
52
1950s
36
1960s
28
1970s
25
1980s
31
1990s
28
2000s
59
2010s
67
2020s
40

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 71.4°F 49.4°F 60.4°F 0.65 in 3
February 76.2°F 53.4°F 64.8°F 0.64 in 3
March 81.5°F 59.2°F 70.3°F 1.04 in 4
April 86.8°F 65.4°F 76.1°F 1.37 in 4
May 91.6°F 71.4°F 81.5°F 1.39 in 3
June 96.4°F 75.6°F 86.0°F 3.05 in 4
July 97.5°F 76.7°F 87.1°F 1.62 in 3
August 98.9°F 77.0°F 88.0°F 1.45 in 4
September 94.0°F 73.4°F 83.7°F 3.81 in 6
October 89.1°F 66.4°F 77.8°F 2.04 in 4
November 79.5°F 57.3°F 68.4°F 1.05 in 3
December 72.6°F 50.7°F 61.7°F 0.57 in 0.1 in 3

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