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Midland, Texas climate

BWh Hot desert

Midland has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 36°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 0°C at night. Precipitation totals about 140 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 35 mm while February barely receives 2 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 36°C in July.

About 115 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 0°C in January.

About 31 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 140 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in September

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Midland climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	14	17	22	27	32	35	36	35	31	26	20	14
Avg temp (°C)	7	10	14	19	24	28	29	28	25	19	13	7
Avg low (°C)	0	2	6	10	16	21	22	22	18	12	7	1
Precipitation (mm)	8	2	5	7	22	13	10	13	35	12	6	6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	14	17	22	27	32	35
Avg temp (°C)	7	10	14	19	24	28
Avg low (°C)	0	2	6	10	16	21
Precipitation (mm)	8	2	5	7	22	13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	36	35	31	26	20	14
Avg temp (°C)	29	28	25	19	13	7
Avg low (°C)	22	22	18	12	7	1
Precipitation (mm)	10	13	35	12	6	6

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	1	2	2	4	3	4	4	6	4	3	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	0.1	2	6	14	23	23	25	14	6	0.2	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	10	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	4	9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	1	2	2	4	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	0.1	2	6	14	23
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	10	6	2	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	4	6	4	3	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	23	25	14	6	0.2	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.7	4	9

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	47	51	50	42	44	39	41	41	40	38	42	47
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	9	10	13	12	14	13	13	14	16	14	12
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	11	10	11	11	12	12	10	8	8	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	10	10	7	8	5	6	6	6	7	8	9
Relative humidity (%)	58	54	49	43	47	50	48	50	55	55	57	58
Wind speed (m/s)	3.3	3.6	3.8	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.5	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	47	51	50	42	44	39
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	9	10	13	12	14
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	11	10	11	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	10	10	7	8	5
Relative humidity (%)	58	54	49	43	47	50
Wind speed (m/s)	3.3	3.6	3.8	4.0	3.9	3.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	41	41	40	38	42	47
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	13	13	14	16	14	12
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	12	10	8	8	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	6	6	6	7	8	9
Relative humidity (%)	48	50	55	55	57	58
Wind speed (m/s)	3.5	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 8 years of daily observations at Midland Airpark, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

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.

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