Sonora, TX

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

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sonora has an annual average temperature of 65.7°F with about 22.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 95.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (3.21 in) and December the driest (0.74 in).

Annual swing
37.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,040
Cooling need
2,307

Best time to visit Sonora

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

34 of 366 (9.3%) of Sonora'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
40
1910s
10
1940s
3
1950s
52
1960s
42
1970s
45
1980s
53
1990s
35
2000s
36
2010s
23
2020s
27

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 61.0°F 30.8°F 45.9°F 1.01 in 3
February 66.1°F 34.9°F 50.5°F 1.24 in 4
March 73.1°F 43.2°F 58.1°F 1.55 in 3
April 80.9°F 51.1°F 66.0°F 1.69 in 4
May 87.6°F 61.9°F 74.7°F 2.37 in 5
June 93.5°F 69.4°F 81.5°F 2.62 in 5
July 95.6°F 71.5°F 83.6°F 2.28 in 4
August 95.8°F 70.6°F 83.2°F 2.60 in 5
September 89.1°F 63.7°F 76.4°F 3.21 in 4
October 80.7°F 52.4°F 66.5°F 2.15 in 5
November 69.9°F 40.8°F 55.3°F 1.20 in 4
December 62.4°F 32.0°F 47.2°F 0.74 in 3

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