Monahans, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WINKLER CO AP, TX US.

BWh Desert (hot) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Monahans has an annual average temperature of 65.5°F with about 11.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is June (average high 97.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (1.55 in) and February the driest (0.40 in).

Annual swing
39.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,217
Cooling need
2,391

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

60 of 366 (16.4%) of Monahans'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.

1930s
5
1940s
9
1950s
35
1960s
24
1970s
19
1980s
22
1990s
22
2000s
153
2010s
35
2020s
42

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 59.8°F 29.8°F 44.8°F 0.49 in 3
February 65.3°F 34.2°F 49.7°F 0.40 in 3
March 73.7°F 41.9°F 57.8°F 0.72 in 3
April 82.5°F 49.5°F 66.0°F 0.47 in 2
May 90.3°F 59.8°F 75.0°F 1.40 in 4
June 97.5°F 69.1°F 83.3°F 1.27 in 5
July 97.3°F 71.8°F 84.6°F 1.53 in 5
August 96.4°F 70.8°F 83.6°F 1.38 in 5
September 89.2°F 63.5°F 76.4°F 1.55 in 5
October 80.5°F 51.2°F 65.8°F 1.18 in 5
November 68.6°F 38.4°F 53.5°F 0.49 in 2
December 60.2°F 30.5°F 45.3°F 0.50 in 3

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