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Lubbock, Texas climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Lubbock has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 93°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 27°F at night. Precipitation totals about 18 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 2.7 inches while January barely receives 0.65 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (7 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsLubbock climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Avg low (°F) | 27 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Snowfall (in) | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 27 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Snowfall (in) | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 92 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Avg low (°F) | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 25 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 51 | 52 | 46 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 49 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 57 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 51 | 52 | 46 | 49 | 43 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 50 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 49 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 48 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 57 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Lubbock (NOAA GHCN station USW00023042), about 9 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.