Rusk, TX
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RUSK, TX US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Rusk has an annual average temperature of 64.9°F with about 50.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.88 in) and August the driest (3.35 in).
Best time to visit Rusk
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →15 of 366 (4.1%) of Rusk'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.
| 1940s | 64 | |
| 1950s | 99 | |
| 1960s | 31 | |
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 48 | |
| 1990s | 22 | |
| 2000s | 37 | |
| 2010s | 32 | |
| 2020s | 11 |
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 | 55.6°F | 37.3°F | 46.4°F | 4.36 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| February | 59.5°F | 40.5°F | 50.0°F | 4.26 in | — | 10 |
| March | 66.9°F | 47.3°F | 57.1°F | 4.46 in | — | 9 |
| April | 74.0°F | 54.3°F | 64.1°F | 4.04 in | — | 8 |
| May | 80.7°F | 62.9°F | 71.8°F | 4.58 in | — | 8 |
| June | 87.1°F | 69.9°F | 78.5°F | 4.51 in | — | 7 |
| July | 90.7°F | 72.1°F | 81.4°F | 3.38 in | — | 6 |
| August | 91.7°F | 71.9°F | 81.8°F | 3.35 in | — | 7 |
| September | 86.2°F | 66.8°F | 76.5°F | 3.67 in | — | 7 |
| October | 76.4°F | 56.8°F | 66.6°F | 4.65 in | — | 7 |
| November | 65.3°F | 46.9°F | 56.1°F | 3.98 in | — | 8 |
| December | 57.5°F | 39.8°F | 48.6°F | 4.88 in | — | 9 |
Climate twins of Rusk
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