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30-year climate normals

Ward County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

96.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 32.4°F.

Ward County gets 13.38" of precipitation a year, and 45% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

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 Precip
January 60.1° 32.4° 0.61"
February 64.6° 36.1° 0.40"
March 73.5° 43.7° 0.64"
April 81.9° 51.6° 0.64"
May 89.2° 60.0° 1.09"
June 96.2° 69.5° 1.64"
July 96.5° 70.9° 1.91"
August 95.2° 70.0° 1.94"
September 88.6° 63.3° 2.12"
October 79.9° 52.9° 1.12"
November 68.7° 40.4° 0.73"
December 60.3° 32.8° 0.54"

Rainfall by month

Ward County has a distinct wet season. 45% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.61"
February 0.40"
March 0.64"
April 0.64"
May 1.09"
June 1.64"
July 1.91"
August 1.94"
September 2.12"
October 1.12"
November 0.73"
December 0.54"
Annual total 13.38"

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 2,597
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,290
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $427
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $132

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 Ward County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Ward County?

Ward County averages a high of 96.5°F in July and a low of 32.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 13.38 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Ward County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 45% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Ward County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 96.5°F. That drives 2,597 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Ward County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Ward County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MONAHANS 6 ENE, TX US (USW00003047), 19.1 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.