Mount Vernon, TX

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mount Vernon has an annual average temperature of 64.6°F with about 48.2 inches of precipitation per year and 1.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 94.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.07 in) and August the driest (3.10 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,238
Cooling need
2,109

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

74 of 366 (20.2%) of Mount Vernon'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.

1960s
14
1970s
42
1980s
36
1990s
38
2000s
98
2010s
98
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 55.6°F 34.2°F 44.9°F 3.41 in 0.5 in 8
February 60.2°F 37.7°F 49.0°F 3.73 in 0.9 in 8
March 68.1°F 44.5°F 56.3°F 4.52 in 0.1 in 9
April 75.5°F 51.8°F 63.6°F 4.13 in 8
May 82.2°F 61.4°F 71.8°F 5.07 in 9
June 90.0°F 69.4°F 79.7°F 4.17 in 8
July 94.3°F 72.8°F 83.5°F 3.18 in 6
August 94.6°F 71.9°F 83.3°F 3.10 in 6
September 88.2°F 64.7°F 76.4°F 3.58 in 6
October 77.3°F 53.8°F 65.6°F 4.74 in 7
November 65.8°F 43.8°F 54.8°F 3.86 in 7
December 57.6°F 36.1°F 46.8°F 4.70 in 0.1 in 8

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