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Climate in Texas: Average Weather by City
Texas spans more climate variety than most states, and its city normals prove it. The warmest city we track, Brownsville, averages 76.2°F across the year, while the coolest, Amarillo, averages 58.7°F — a gap of 17.5°F inside one state. Rainfall runs from 8.8 in a year in El Paso to 51.8 in in Houston. This page compares every Texas city in our dataset side by side using the same yardstick — the official NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from each city's representative weather station — so you can pick the corner of the state that fits the weather you actually want, and the month to go see it.
Texas cities compared
Every Texas city in the dataset, ranked by yearly mean temperature. Click a city for its full month-by-month normals, season-by-season analysis, and best months to visit.
| City | Yearly Mean (°F) | Avg High | Avg Low | Rain (in/yr) | Snow (in/yr) | Warmest | Coldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville | 76.2 | 85.4 | 67.1 | 26.78 | 0.0 | Aug | Jan |
| Corpus Christi | 73.0 | 82.3 | 63.6 | 31.74 | 0.2 | Aug | Jan |
| Houston | 70.5 | 80.5 | 60.5 | 51.84 | 0.1 | Aug | Jan |
| Austin | 70.0 | 80.5 | 59.4 | 36.25 | 0.2 | Aug | Jan |
| San Antonio | 69.6 | 80.3 | 58.9 | 32.38 | 0.2 | Aug | Jan |
| Dallas | 68.0 | 77.9 | 58.1 | 38.32 | 1.7 | Jul | Jan |
| El Paso | 66.2 | 78.6 | 53.8 | 8.78 | 2.8 | Jul | Dec |
| Lubbock | 61.4 | 74.9 | 47.8 | 18.33 | 7.0 | Jul | Jan |
| Amarillo | 58.7 | 72.5 | 44.9 | 19.66 | 17.2 | Jul | Jan |
Brownsville is Texas's warm pole. Its year-round mean of 76.2°F peaks in August at 87.0°F and never drops below a 62.8°F mean in January. It collects 26.8 in of precipitation a year. For the full month-by-month profile, see the Brownsville climate page.
Amarillo anchors the cool end. With a yearly mean of 58.7°F, a coldest month (January) averaging 38.6°F, and a warmest month that reaches only 79.6°F, it offers the state's most pronounced seasons — a swing of 41.0°F between its coldest and warmest months. Its profile is on the Amarillo climate page.
Rain, snow, and when to visit
Rain is its own map. Houston is Texas's wettest tracked city at 51.8 in a year — 5.9 times the 8.8 in that El Paso, the driest, receives. For snow, Amarillo leads the state at 17.2 in a year. Anyone choosing where in Texas to live should weigh those totals as heavily as temperature: they decide everything from flood exposure to how many grey weeks a winter holds.
When to go where: Houston peaks in March; Dallas peaks in April; Austin peaks in March; San Antonio peaks in March; El Paso peaks in April; Lubbock peaks in May; Amarillo peaks in May; Corpus Christi peaks in March; Brownsville peaks in February. Each city's own page ranks all twelve of its months by the same comfort score — mild mean temperatures rewarded, heavy rain and snow penalized — so the recommendation is always traceable to the normals table rather than to anyone's opinion, ours included.
Texas climate FAQ
What is the warmest city in Texas?
Of the Texas cities in our dataset, Brownsville is warmest with a yearly mean of 76.2°F (1991–2020 normals); Amarillo is coolest at 58.7°F.
What is the wettest city in Texas?
Houston averages the most precipitation, 51.84 in a year; the driest is El Paso at 8.78 in.
Where in Texas has the mildest climate?
By annual temperature swing, Brownsville is the most even-keeled, varying just 24.2°F between its coldest and warmest months, while Amarillo swings 41.0°F.
Source: 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) — ncei.noaa.gov. One representative station per city; station names and IDs are listed on each city page. Figures checked October 2026.