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Texas weather by city

VSWeather covers 423 cities and towns in Texas, from Houston (population 2,300,419) down to Hudson (population 5,017). Sunshine runs close to the national norm, with 232 sunny days a year in the typical covered city against a median of 205 across the country. Winters are mild and summers warm: the typical city averages 48 °F in January and 84 °F in July. Rain or snow falls on 92 days a year in the typical city, well below the national median of 122 days.

January averages run from 35 °F in Dalhart to 62 °F in Hidalgo. July averages run from 77 °F in Muleshoe to 88 °F in Del Rio. Muleshoe dips below freezing on 133 nights a year against 0 in Port Isabel.

The sharpest climate contrast among Texas's bigger cities is Amarillo against Brownsville: Amarillo collects 15 inches of snow a winter to Brownsville's 0 inches, and Amarillo sees 114 freezing nights a year against 1 in Brownsville.

Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

Texas climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Socorro 305 sunny days
  2. 2Horizon City 305 sunny days
  3. 3Fort Bliss 305 sunny days
  4. 4Homestead Meadows South 305 sunny days
  5. 5Homestead Meadows North 305 sunny days
  6. 6El Paso 304 sunny days
  7. 7Canutillo 304 sunny days
  8. 8San Elizario 303 sunny days
  9. 9Town of Pecos 295 sunny days
  10. 10Monahans 293 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Dalhart 20 in of snow
  2. 2Pampa 16 in of snow
  3. 3Amarillo 15 in of snow
  4. 4Borger 15 in of snow
  5. 5Hereford 14 in of snow
  6. 6Perryton 14 in of snow
  7. 7Dumas 9 in of snow
  8. 8Canyon 9 in of snow
  9. 9Plainview 8 in of snow
  10. 10Muleshoe 8 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Beaumont 139 wet days a year
  2. 2Vidor 137 wet days a year
  3. 3Lumberton 134 wet days a year
  4. 4Silsbee 134 wet days a year
  5. 5Port Arthur 134 wet days a year
  6. 6Nederland 134 wet days a year
  7. 7Groves 134 wet days a year
  8. 8Port Neches 134 wet days a year
  9. 9Orange 132 wet days a year
  10. 10Bridge City 132 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Pharr 76 °F average
  2. 2Hidalgo 76 °F average
  3. 3McAllen 76 °F average
  4. 4San Juan 76 °F average
  5. 5Alamo 76 °F average
  6. 6Mission 76 °F average
  7. 7Harlingen 76 °F average
  8. 8San Benito 75 °F average
  9. 9Roma 75 °F average
  10. 10Brownsville 75 °F average

Popular Texas comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered Texas cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how Texas cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall and temperature are anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).