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Monthly climate in Memphis, Texas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Memphis features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (40 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -21 °C (-5 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 554 mm (21.8 inches) and receives 64 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Memphis enjoys an average of 3460 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Memphis, Texas, United States §

The warmest months in Memphis are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 7 °C (40 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Memphis experiences 159 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 58 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Memphis, 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)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Average low -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Mean minimum -10°C
(14°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)
Minimum -14°C
(6°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Memphis, Texas, United States §

Memphis usually has the most precipitation in May, June and September, with an average of 8 rainy days and 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Memphis are February, November and December. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Memphis, 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) 25 (1.0) 17 (0.7) 67 (2.7) 37 (1.5) 83 (3.3) 78 (3.1) 33 (1.3) 38 (1.5) 72 (2.8) 63 (2.5) 16 (0.6) 24 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 6 4 10 7 5 8 7 6 3 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Memphis, Texas, United States §

The sunniest months in Memphis are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Memphis: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Memphis, 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 200 233 267 295 324 355 373 342 294 274 249 248
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 6m 10h 56m 11h 59m 13h 4m 13h 59m 14h 25m 14h 11m 13h 23m 12h 20m 11h 15m 10h 19m 9h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Memphis, Texas, United States §

Memphis experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Memphis UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Memphis, 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 10 11 12 12 11 10 7 5 4