Taft, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WELDER WILDLIFE FOUNDATION, TX US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Taft has an annual average temperature of 70.5°F with about 36.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 93.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 43.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.71 in) and April the driest (1.93 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
29.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
816
Cooling need
2,781

Best time to visit Taft

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

134 of 366 (36.6%) of Taft'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.

1960s
0
1970s
6
1980s
0
1990s
53
2000s
114
2010s
91
2020s
102

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 65.7°F 43.7°F 54.7°F 1.98 in 7
February 69.6°F 47.8°F 58.7°F 2.03 in 6
March 74.9°F 53.8°F 64.3°F 2.81 in 5
April 80.2°F 60.2°F 70.2°F 1.93 in 4
May 85.6°F 67.8°F 76.7°F 3.37 in 5
June 90.6°F 72.6°F 81.6°F 3.80 in 6
July 92.2°F 74.2°F 83.2°F 3.38 in 5
August 93.6°F 74.1°F 83.8°F 3.02 in 5
September 89.5°F 69.9°F 79.7°F 5.71 in 10
October 83.6°F 61.5°F 72.5°F 3.72 in 6
November 74.5°F 52.3°F 63.4°F 2.63 in 5
December 68.1°F 45.3°F 56.7°F 2.03 in 5

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