South Padre Island, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from S PADRE IS, TX US.

BWh Desert (hot) climate 10b USDA hardiness Zone 10b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Padre Island has an annual average temperature of 74.7°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 89.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 54.5°F).

Pleasant months
6 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
23.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
147
Cooling need
3,630

Best time to visit South Padre Island

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

77 of 366 (21%) of South Padre Island'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.

1990s
78
2000s
129
2010s
159
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 68.3°F 54.5°F 61.4°F in
February 71.2°F 57.4°F 64.3°F in
March 74.5°F 62.6°F 68.5°F in
April 79.1°F 68.7°F 73.9°F in
May 84.3°F 74.1°F 79.2°F in
June 87.8°F 77.9°F 82.9°F in
July 88.7°F 78.5°F 83.6°F in
August 89.9°F 79.2°F 84.6°F in
September 88.9°F 76.9°F 82.9°F in
October 84.8°F 72.9°F 78.9°F in
November 78.3°F 64.6°F 71.5°F in
December 71.7°F 57.1°F 64.4°F in
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