Plains, TX
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PLAINS, TX US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Plains
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Plains
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