Plains, TX

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Plains has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 16.2 inches of precipitation per year and 2.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.5°F). September is typically the wettest month (2.48 in) and January the driest (0.52 in). Snow typically falls from November through February.

Annual swing
39.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,405
Cooling need
1,428

Best time to visit Plains

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

85 of 366 (23.2%) of Plains'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.

1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
14
1950s
36
1960s
38
1970s
48
1980s
39
1990s
50
2000s
25
2010s
52
2020s
64

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 54.3°F 24.5°F 39.4°F 0.52 in 0.5 in 2
February 59.3°F 28.2°F 43.7°F 0.59 in 0.9 in 3
March 67.3°F 34.8°F 51.0°F 1.04 in 3
April 75.3°F 42.1°F 58.7°F 0.91 in 3
May 83.7°F 53.0°F 68.4°F 1.56 in 4
June 91.8°F 62.1°F 76.9°F 1.99 in 5
July 92.5°F 65.3°F 78.9°F 2.10 in 5
August 91.4°F 64.2°F 77.8°F 2.10 in 6
September 84.3°F 56.9°F 70.6°F 2.48 in 5
October 75.2°F 45.0°F 60.1°F 1.43 in 4
November 63.3°F 32.9°F 48.1°F 0.70 in 0.2 in 2
December 55.0°F 25.9°F 40.5°F 0.77 in 1.1 in 3

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