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Monthly climate in Lancaster, Texas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lancaster features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 30 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -19 °C (-1 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1173 mm (46.2 inches) and receives 104 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lancaster enjoys an average of 3194 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 1 minutes to 14 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lancaster, Texas, United States §

The warmest months in Lancaster are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (48 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lancaster experiences 175 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 17 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Lancaster, 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 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -11°C
(12°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lancaster, Texas, United States §

Lancaster usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 151 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lancaster are January, July and November. On average, 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lancaster, 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) 64 (2.5) 101 (4.0) 100 (3.9) 130 (5.1) 178 (7.0) 97 (3.8) 58 (2.3) 92 (3.6) 88 (3.5) 145 (5.7) 53 (2.1) 68 (2.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 10 11 8 13 9 8 7 9 10 6 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Lancaster, Texas, United States §

The sunniest months in Lancaster are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lancaster: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lancaster, 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 175 171 244 263 282 344 360 330 284 272 241 224
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 16m 11h 1m 12h 0m 13h 0m 13h 50m 14h 14m 14h 1m 13h 16m 12h 19m 11h 19m 10h 27m 10h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Lancaster, Texas, United States §

Lancaster experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, 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 Lancaster UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lancaster, 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 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 4