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Odessa, Texas climate

BWh Hot desert

Odessa has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 96°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 32°F at night. Precipitation totals about 6 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 1.4 inches while February barely receives 0.07 inches.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 96°F in July.

About 115 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 32°F in January.

About 31 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 6 in 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

Odessa climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	58	63	72	81	89	95	96	95	88	79	68	58
Avg temp (°F)	45	49	57	66	75	82	84	83	76	66	56	45
Avg low (°F)	32	36	43	50	61	69	72	72	64	53	44	33
Precipitation (in)	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	58	63	72	81	89	95
Avg temp (°F)	45	49	57	66	75	82
Avg low (°F)	32	36	43	50	61	69
Precipitation (in)	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.9	0.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	96	95	88	79	68	58
Avg temp (°F)	84	83	76	66	56	45
Avg low (°F)	72	72	64	53	44	33
Precipitation (in)	0.4	0.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.2

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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.1	2	6	14	23	23	25	14	6	0.2	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.1	2	6	14	23
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	23	25	14	6	0.2	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph)	7.3	8.0	8.6	9.0	8.7	8.6	7.8	6.9	6.8	7.2	7.1	7.0

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 (mph)	7.3	8.0	8.6	9.0	8.7	8.6

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 (mph)	7.8	6.9	6.8	7.2	7.1	7.0

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 33 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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