Sour Lake, TX
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BEAUMONT RSCH CTR, TX US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Sour Lake has an annual average temperature of 68.9°F with about 61.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 92.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 42.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (7.57 in) and February the driest (3.62 in).
Best time to visit Sour Lake
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →89 of 366 (24.3%) of Sour Lake'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 | 16 | |
| 1950s | 97 | |
| 1960s | 25 | |
| 1970s | 2 | |
| 1980s | 38 | |
| 1990s | 28 | |
| 2000s | 56 | |
| 2010s | 39 | |
| 2020s | 65 |
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 | 62.0°F | 42.2°F | 52.1°F | 4.77 in | — | 11 |
| February | 65.6°F | 46.2°F | 55.9°F | 3.62 in | — | 10 |
| March | 72.0°F | 52.7°F | 62.4°F | 3.89 in | — | 9 |
| April | 78.0°F | 59.1°F | 68.6°F | 3.65 in | — | 8 |
| May | 84.7°F | 66.8°F | 75.8°F | 5.06 in | — | 8 |
| June | 90.0°F | 72.6°F | 81.3°F | 7.57 in | — | 11 |
| July | 91.9°F | 74.4°F | 83.2°F | 5.39 in | — | 11 |
| August | 92.6°F | 73.9°F | 83.2°F | 6.43 in | — | 11 |
| September | 88.5°F | 69.4°F | 79.0°F | 6.55 in | — | 10 |
| October | 81.3°F | 59.9°F | 70.6°F | 5.30 in | — | 8 |
| November | 71.4°F | 50.5°F | 60.9°F | 4.68 in | — | 9 |
| December | 64.0°F | 44.3°F | 54.2°F | 5.04 in | — | 10 |
Climate twins of Sour Lake
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