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United StatesTexasHale CountyClimate Station PLAINVIEW WTR PRODUCTN, TX US Distance 10 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Hale County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 23.7°F.

Hale County gets 18.42" of precipitation a year and 7" of snow, and 41% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 52.6° 23.7° 0.67" 0.9"
February 56.6° 26.6° 0.52" 1.8"
March 64.9° 34.3° 1.04" 0.7"
April 72.8° 42.0° 1.46" 0.2"
May 81.1° 52.9° 2.51" 0.0"
June 89.1° 62.9° 2.99" 0.0"
July 91.4° 66.6° 2.05" 0.0"
August 90.3° 64.9° 2.31" 0.0"
September 83.2° 57.4° 1.79" 0.0"
October 73.6° 45.3° 1.50" 0.1"
November 61.7° 33.0° 0.90" 0.9"
December 52.8° 25.6° 0.68" 2.4"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 41% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.67"
February 0.52"
March 1.04"
April 1.46"
May 2.51"
June 2.99"
July 2.05"
August 2.31"
September 1.79"
October 1.50"
November 0.90"
December 0.68"
Annual total 18.42"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,547
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,866
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $254
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $222

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Hale County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Hale County?

Hale County averages a high of 91.4°F in July and a low of 23.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 18.42 inches, including 7 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Hale County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 41% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Hale County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.4°F. That drives 1,547 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Hale County?

Yes. Hale County averages 7 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station PLAINVIEW WTR PRODUCTN, TX US (USC00417081), 10 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Texas residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.