Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Corpus Christi features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 902 mm (35.5 inches) and receives 111 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Corpus Christi enjoys an average of 3273 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 23 minutes to 13 hours 51 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Corpus Christi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Corpus Christi experiences 227 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Average low | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Mean minimum | 1°C (34°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Minimum | -4°C (26°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States with other places around the world.
Corpus Christi usually has the most precipitation in May, June and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 128 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Corpus Christi are January, February and December. On average, 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.4) | 27 (1.0) | 60 (2.4) | 49 (1.9) | 131 (5.2) | 129 (5.1) | 110 (4.3) | 70 (2.8) | 122 (4.8) | 72 (2.8) | 49 (1.9) | 46 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Corpus Christi are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Corpus Christi: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176 | 190 | 253 | 279 | 317 | 331 | 335 | 330 | 287 | 286 | 246 | 237 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 35m | 11h 12m | 12h 0m | 12h 50m | 13h 31m | 13h 51m | 13h 40m | 13h 4m | 12h 16m | 11h 27m | 10h 45m | 10h 23m |
Corpus Christi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Corpus Christi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |