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Monthly climate in Zapata, Texas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zapata features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 501 mm (19.7 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zapata enjoys an average of 3280 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 27 minutes to 13 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Zapata, Texas, United States §

The warmest months in Zapata are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (87 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (60 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zapata experiences 258 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Zapata, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zapata, Texas, United States §

Zapata usually has the most precipitation in May, July and September, with an average of 8 rainy days and 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zapata are January, February and August. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zapata, 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) 14 (0.6) 16 (0.6) 36 (1.4) 40 (1.6) 73 (2.9) 51 (2.0) 64 (2.5) 19 (0.7) 98 (3.9) 36 (1.4) 33 (1.3) 21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 4 6 8 8 6 3 10 7 4 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Zapata, Texas, United States §

The sunniest months in Zapata are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zapata: January, February and November receive an average of 6 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zapata, 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 172 206 260 269 305 333 343 341 286 278 236 245
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 39m 11h 14m 12h 1m 12h 48m 13h 28m 13h 47m 13h 37m 13h 1m 12h 16m 11h 28m 10h 48m 10h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Zapata, Texas, United States §

Zapata experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, 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 Zapata UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zapata, 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) 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 9 7 5