Odessa, TX

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Odessa has an annual average temperature of 64.4°F with about 12.3 inches of precipitation per year and 0.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 94.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (1.62 in) and February the driest (0.54 in). Snow typically falls from November through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,238
Cooling need
2,028

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

99 of 366 (27%) of Odessa'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.

1950s
122
1960s
0
1970s
25
1980s
3
1990s
0
2000s
57
2010s
100
2020s
59

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 56.9°F 32.2°F 44.6°F 0.68 in 0.2 in 3
February 62.0°F 36.2°F 49.1°F 0.54 in 0.2 in 3
March 70.8°F 44.0°F 57.4°F 0.67 in 3
April 79.3°F 50.9°F 65.1°F 0.70 in 3
May 86.6°F 61.0°F 73.8°F 1.62 in 4
June 94.0°F 68.1°F 81.0°F 1.00 in 4
July 94.0°F 70.8°F 82.4°F 1.47 in 4
August 92.9°F 69.9°F 81.4°F 1.61 in 4
September 85.3°F 62.4°F 73.8°F 1.53 in 5
October 77.0°F 53.1°F 65.1°F 1.27 in 4
November 66.0°F 41.4°F 53.7°F 0.61 in 0.2 in 3
December 57.9°F 33.3°F 45.6°F 0.58 in 0.3 in 3

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