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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 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 466 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 68 mm while January barely receives 17 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (18 cm 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 (°C) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | −3 | −1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 17 | 28 | 34 | 68 | 66 | 50 | 44 | 65 | 39 | 20 | 19 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | −3 | −1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 17 | 28 | 34 | 68 | 66 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 44 | 65 | 39 | 20 | 19 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 25 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 (km/h) | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
| 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 (km/h) | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.3 |
| 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 (km/h) | 11.4 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
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.