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Monthly climate in Big Spring, Texas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Big Spring features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (3 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 469 mm (18.5 inches) and receives 59 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Big Spring enjoys an average of 3481 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 3 minutes to 14 hours 13 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Big Spring, Texas, United States §

The warmest months in Big Spring are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (45 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Big Spring experiences 180 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 39 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Big Spring, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(17°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)
Minimum -12°C
(11°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Big Spring, Texas, United States §

Big Spring usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 6 rainy days and 66 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Big Spring are January, February and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Big Spring, 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) 20 (0.8) 18 (0.7) 41 (1.6) 61 (2.4) 79 (3.1) 50 (2.0) 22 (0.9) 30 (1.2) 51 (2.0) 58 (2.3) 23 (0.9) 16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 5 5 9 8 4 6 6 4 3 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Big Spring, Texas, United States §

The sunniest months in Big Spring are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Big Spring: January, February and November receive an average of 7 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Big Spring, 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 199 224 273 299 340 353 370 347 294 272 249 255
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 17m 11h 2m 12h 0m 12h 59m 13h 48m 14h 13m 13h 59m 13h 15m 12h 19m 11h 20m 10h 29m 10h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Big Spring, Texas, United States §

Big Spring experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Big Spring UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Big Spring, 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) 5 7 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 8 6 4