Mercedes, TX

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mercedes has an annual average temperature of 75°F with about 25.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 97.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 50.0°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.64 in) and February the driest (0.95 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
26.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
243
Cooling need
3,849

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

41 of 366 (11.2%) of Mercedes'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.

1910s
27
1920s
43
1930s
45
1940s
79
1950s
28
1960s
19
1970s
16
1980s
17
1990s
29
2000s
17
2010s
11
2020s
35

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 71.3°F 50.0°F 60.7°F 1.02 in
February 75.4°F 53.5°F 64.4°F 0.95 in
March 80.7°F 60.1°F 70.4°F 1.45 in
April 86.3°F 65.1°F 75.7°F 1.46 in
May 90.3°F 71.5°F 80.9°F 2.61 in
June 94.6°F 75.5°F 85.1°F 2.79 in
July 95.7°F 76.5°F 86.1°F 2.24 in
August 97.3°F 76.4°F 86.9°F 1.87 in
September 92.0°F 72.8°F 82.4°F 5.64 in
October 87.2°F 66.0°F 76.6°F 2.84 in
November 79.9°F 58.4°F 69.2°F 1.61 in
December 72.0°F 51.6°F 61.8°F 1.25 in

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