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Monthly climate in Fort Hancock, Texas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fort Hancock features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -11 °C (13 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 208 mm (8.2 inches) and receives 37 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fort Hancock enjoys an average of 3627 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fort Hancock, Texas, United States §

The warmest months in Fort Hancock 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 8 to 11 °C (47 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fort Hancock experiences 183 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 23 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fort Hancock, 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
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Minimum -7°C
(20°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fort Hancock, Texas, United States §

Fort Hancock usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 6 rainy days and 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fort Hancock are January, April and May. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fort Hancock, 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) 10 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 17 (0.7) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 17 (0.7) 30 (1.2) 32 (1.3) 30 (1.2) 21 (0.8) 12 (0.5) 17 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 2 1 1 4 7 6 5 3 1 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Fort Hancock, Texas, United States §

The sunniest months in Fort Hancock are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fort Hancock: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fort Hancock, 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 210 250 288 326 365 357 363 341 305 295 268 253
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 21m 11h 4m 12h 0m 12h 57m 13h 44m 14h 8m 13h 55m 13h 13m 12h 18m 11h 21m 10h 32m 10h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Fort Hancock, Texas, United States §

Fort Hancock experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 Fort Hancock UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fort Hancock, 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 8 10 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 7 5