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30-year climate normals

Nueces County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

95.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 48.0°F.

Nueces County gets 31.74" of precipitation a year, and 36% of it falls in Aug, Sep, Oct.

Temperature through the year

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

60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 67.9° 48.0° 1.39"
February 71.9° 51.9° 1.29"
March 76.7° 58.1° 2.28"
April 82.6° 64.2° 2.04"
May 87.3° 70.7° 3.38"
June 91.6° 74.9° 3.56"
July 93.7° 75.5° 2.54"
August 95.0° 75.8° 2.75"
September 90.8° 73.0° 5.42"
October 84.9° 65.4° 3.13"
November 76.1° 56.3° 2.03"
December 69.6° 49.8° 1.93"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 36% falling in the wettest three months (Aug, Sep, Oct).

January 1.39"
February 1.29"
March 2.28"
April 2.04"
May 3.38"
June 3.56"
July 2.54"
August 2.75"
September 5.42"
October 3.13"
November 2.03"
December 1.93"
Annual total 31.74"

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 3,737
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 801
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $614
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $46

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 Nueces County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Nueces County?

Nueces County averages a high of 95.0°F in August and a low of 48.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 31.74 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Nueces County?

The wettest stretch is Aug, Sep, Oct, which accounts for 36% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Nueces County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 95.0°F. That drives 3,737 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Nueces County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Nueces County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CORPUS CHRISTI, TX US (USW00012924), 3 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.