Rio Hondo, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP, TX US.

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rio Hondo has an annual average temperature of 75°F with about 24 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 97.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 49.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.31 in) and February the driest (0.73 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
25.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
207
Cooling need
3,789

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Climate change signal

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153 of 366 (41.8%) of Rio Hondo'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
22
1960s
5
1990s
20
2000s
96
2010s
138
2020s
85

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 71.7°F 49.8°F 60.8°F 1.05 in 8
February 75.9°F 53.9°F 64.9°F 0.73 in 6
March 81.0°F 59.4°F 70.2°F 1.31 in 6
April 86.5°F 65.2°F 75.8°F 1.46 in 5
May 91.4°F 71.0°F 81.2°F 2.50 in 6
June 95.0°F 74.6°F 84.8°F 2.26 in 6
July 96.2°F 75.3°F 85.8°F 1.76 in 6
August 97.2°F 75.3°F 86.2°F 1.92 in 5
September 92.2°F 72.5°F 82.3°F 5.31 in 11
October 87.6°F 65.6°F 76.6°F 2.71 in 9
November 79.3°F 57.4°F 68.4°F 1.81 in 8
December 73.2°F 51.6°F 62.4°F 1.22 in 8

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