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United StatesTexasUpton CountyClimate Station MCCAMEY, TX US Distance 18.6 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Upton County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

96.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 32.8°F.

Upton County gets 14.82" of precipitation a year and 1.1" of snow, and 38% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

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 60.5° 32.8° 0.69" 0.2"
February 65.8° 37.2° 0.55" 0.0"
March 74.2° 44.6° 0.86" 0.0"
April 82.3° 53.0° 1.08" 0.0"
May 89.8° 62.8° 1.26" 0.0"
June 95.5° 70.9° 2.11" 0.0"
July 96.3° 73.3° 1.69" 0.0"
August 95.9° 72.7° 1.88" 0.0"
September 89.5° 65.7° 1.81" 0.0"
October 80.8° 55.3° 1.42" 0.0"
November 69.6° 42.5° 0.82" 0.3"
December 61.4° 34.1° 0.65" 0.6"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 38% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 0.69"
February 0.55"
March 0.86"
April 1.08"
May 1.26"
June 2.11"
July 1.69"
August 1.88"
September 1.81"
October 1.42"
November 0.82"
December 0.65"
Annual total 14.82"

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 2,855
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,118
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $469
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $122

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 Upton County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Upton County?

Upton County averages a high of 96.3°F in July and a low of 32.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 14.82 inches, including 1.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Upton County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 38% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Upton County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 96.3°F. That drives 2,855 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Upton County?

Yes. Upton County averages 1.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MCCAMEY, TX US (USC00415707), 18.6 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.