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Monthly climate in Amarillo, Texas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Amarillo features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (38 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-16 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 417 mm (16.4 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Amarillo enjoys an average of 3494 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 48 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Amarillo, Texas, United States §

The warmest months in Amarillo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 5 °C (38 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Amarillo experiences 143 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 75 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Amarillo, Texas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average low -3°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Mean minimum -13°C
(10°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)
Minimum -20°C
(-3°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Amarillo, Texas, United States §

Amarillo usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 7 rainy days and 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Amarillo are February, November and December. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Amarillo, Texas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22 (0.9) 10 (0.4) 39 (1.5) 29 (1.1) 69 (2.7) 42 (1.6) 39 (1.5) 48 (1.9) 37 (1.5) 55 (2.2) 13 (0.5) 14 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 2 4 5 8 6 8 9 6 6 3 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Amarillo, Texas, United States §

The sunniest months in Amarillo are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Amarillo: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Amarillo, Texas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 199 237 274 301 331 358 370 343 299 272 255 251
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 4m 10h 54m 11h 59m 13h 6m 14h 1m 14h 28m 14h 13m 13h 24m 12h 20m 11h 14m 10h 17m 9h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Amarillo, Texas, United States §

Amarillo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Amarillo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Amarillo, Texas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 11 11 12 12 11 10 7 6 4