Mertzon, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MERTZON 12NNW, TX US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mertzon has an annual average temperature of 63.9°F with about 21.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 94.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.64 in) and January the driest (0.89 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,394
Cooling need
1,995

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

235 of 366 (64.2%) of Mertzon'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.

2000s
38
2010s
186
2020s
142

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 58.2°F 29.3°F 43.8°F 0.89 in
February 63.5°F 33.1°F 48.3°F 1.03 in
March 70.5°F 40.5°F 55.5°F 1.52 in
April 79.5°F 48.5°F 64.0°F 1.57 in
May 86.9°F 58.5°F 72.7°F 2.64 in
June 92.6°F 67.4°F 80.0°F 2.54 in
July 94.2°F 69.6°F 81.9°F 1.90 in
August 94.6°F 69.4°F 82.0°F 2.35 in
September 87.4°F 62.0°F 74.7°F 2.59 in
October 79.5°F 50.9°F 65.2°F 2.17 in
November 67.8°F 38.5°F 53.2°F 1.47 in
December 60.1°F 30.7°F 45.4°F 0.90 in

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