Watauga, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT WORTH WSFO, TX US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Watauga has an annual average temperature of 65.4°F with about 38 inches of precipitation per year and 2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 94.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.5°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.60 in) and January the driest (2.17 in). Snow typically falls from February through December.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,148
Cooling need
2,274

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

93 of 366 (25.4%) of Watauga'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
0
1950s
0
1990s
79
2000s
105
2010s
121
2020s
61

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 55.5°F 35.5°F 45.5°F 2.17 in 0.1 in 6
February 59.4°F 39.2°F 49.3°F 2.56 in 1.3 in 7
March 67.2°F 46.9°F 57.0°F 3.25 in 0.3 in 8
April 74.6°F 54.2°F 64.4°F 3.25 in 7
May 82.0°F 63.5°F 72.7°F 4.33 in 9
June 89.9°F 71.4°F 80.7°F 4.33 in 7
July 94.0°F 75.2°F 84.6°F 2.78 in 6
August 94.0°F 74.7°F 84.3°F 2.55 in 5
September 86.7°F 67.5°F 77.1°F 2.70 in 6
October 76.7°F 56.1°F 66.4°F 4.60 in 7
November 65.3°F 45.3°F 55.3°F 2.58 in 6
December 56.7°F 37.1°F 46.9°F 2.88 in 0.3 in 6

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