Abernathy, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Abernathy's primary NOAA station, ABERNATHY.
The climate verdict for Abernathy
Dryness leads the climate profile for Abernathy, Texas, with 19.2 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 59°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 59°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 19.2"
- annual precipitation · 7" snow
- 206 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Abernathy: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00410012 · Abernathy, TX 59°F mean · 19.2" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 59°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,009
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Snow Hill
- PRCP-DRY 19.2"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,638 HDD
- STN-1 USC00410012
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Snow Hill, MD (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TX station list.
- Abernathy (this station) 59°F
- Cold Mt Ida, AR 59°F
- Hot Morton, TX 59°F
- Near Snow Hill, MD 59°F
- Near Shelby Bottoms…, TN 59°F
Abernathy sits in Texas, the #4 hottest U.S. state at 66.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Abernathy
Abernathy: 55/100 · grade C
Abernathy publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Abernathy, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 59.3°F · 8.2° from 67.5°F | 74/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 206 days/year | 69/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 6.5 inches/year | 68/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 19.2 in · 15.8 from 35 in | 44/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 170 calendar days | 32/100 · F |
Abernathy · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Abernathy is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 39.5°F and warmest-month mean 78.8°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 78.8°F
- Coldest month
- 39.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Abernathy sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Abernathy's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 27% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Abernathy sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 74%
- Abernathy's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 33rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Abernathy compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Abernathy's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F (13°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.7" | 1.4" | 27.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 58°F (15°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.7" | 1.6" | 21.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 66°F (19°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 1.1" | 0.4" | 11.0 | 0.3 |
| April | 74°F (23°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 1.3" | 0.1" | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 7.8 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.9 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 1.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 19.4 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 2.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 19.1 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 2.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| October | 75°F (24°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 1.7" | 0.1" | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| November | 63°F (17°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 0.9" | 1.1" | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 55°F (13°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.8" | 1.8" | 26.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Abernathy works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 92°F by August 1 and hold at or above 90°F on 62 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 108 dates, bottoming at 24°F around January 5.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 22 through August 22, covering 62 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 28 to October 29.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 6, then returns to freezing around November 20, covering 108 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 31, when 24% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 18 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 58 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 4 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Abernathy.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.4"
2.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.6"
3.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
4.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
4.2 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
4.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
3.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.8"
3.3 days with precipitation
Abernathy spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 34% of the annual total and December through February 11%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Abernathy has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 2.9" and February 0.7". The three wettest months together take 42% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Abernathy's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 57 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 19.2" between them, or roughly 0.34 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Snow reaches Abernathy, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 6.5 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 4 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 1
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 9
50% probability date
Growing Season
206 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,638
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,581
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Abernathy on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (59°F here).
- Big Sandy, TN 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Coldwater, KS 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Colfax, CA 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Jackson, TN 59°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (19.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Bottineau, ND 19.2" · 0.0" off
- Merriman, NE 19.2" · 0.0" off
- Sacramento, CA 19.2" · 0.0" off
- Velva, ND 19.2" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Abernathy's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Abernathy's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,638 annual heating degree days against 1,581 for cooling. Its 39.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Abernathy's frost-free season lasts about 206 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Abernathy's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.3°F. The annual average is 59°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Abernathy's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 19.2 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 6.5 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Abernathy's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Abernathy, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Abernathy's primary station: ABERNATHY (USC00410012). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4800160). Match rule for Abernathy: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Abernathy comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.