Whitney, TX

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Whitney has an annual average temperature of 65.5°F with about 37.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 95.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.60 in) and July the driest (1.68 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,091
Cooling need
2,253

Best time to visit Whitney

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Whitney'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
8
1950s
90
1960s
37
1970s
31
1980s
37
1990s
50
2000s
59
2010s
34
2020s
20

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 57.0°F 34.2°F 45.6°F 2.51 in 7
February 60.8°F 38.0°F 49.4°F 2.42 in 7
March 68.4°F 45.5°F 57.0°F 3.49 in 8
April 76.3°F 52.6°F 64.5°F 3.55 in 7
May 83.7°F 62.5°F 73.1°F 4.60 in 9
June 91.1°F 69.6°F 80.3°F 3.85 in 7
July 95.4°F 71.7°F 83.5°F 1.68 in 4
August 95.8°F 71.6°F 83.7°F 2.03 in 4
September 89.4°F 65.7°F 77.5°F 3.83 in 5
October 79.4°F 54.5°F 67.0°F 4.37 in 7
November 67.7°F 44.2°F 56.0°F 2.56 in 7
December 58.9°F 36.7°F 47.8°F 2.69 in 7

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