Riesel, TX

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Riesel has an annual average temperature of 65.3°F with about 39.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 95.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.97 in) and July the driest (1.84 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,052
Cooling need
2,157

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

5 of 366 (1.4%) of Riesel'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.

1900s
30
1930s
0
1940s
44
1950s
94
1960s
60
1970s
26
1980s
22
1990s
25
2000s
29
2010s
36
2020s
0

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 59.1°F 33.5°F 46.3°F 3.32 in 7
February 63.0°F 37.4°F 50.2°F 2.87 in 7
March 69.3°F 44.5°F 56.9°F 3.74 in 8
April 76.9°F 52.1°F 64.5°F 3.35 in 6
May 83.4°F 61.0°F 72.2°F 4.97 in 8
June 90.6°F 68.3°F 79.5°F 3.01 in 6
July 94.5°F 71.3°F 82.9°F 1.84 in 4
August 95.5°F 70.7°F 83.1°F 2.23 in 3
September 89.8°F 64.1°F 76.9°F 3.05 in 5
October 80.6°F 53.9°F 67.3°F 4.34 in 6
November 69.4°F 42.1°F 55.8°F 2.94 in 7
December 60.8°F 35.0°F 47.9°F 3.44 in 7

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