Big Spring, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Big Spring's primary NOAA station, BIG SPRING.
The climate verdict for Big Spring
Dryness leads the climate profile for Big Spring, Texas, with 19.6 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 65°F. It scores 83/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 81% of them.
- 65°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 83/100
- comfort score, above 81% of station-mapped location scores
- 19.6"
- annual precipitation · 2" snow
- 238 days
- frost-free growing season
Big Spring: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00023041 · Big Spring, TX 65°F mean · 19.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 65°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,969
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Camden
- PRCP-DRY 19.6"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-TOP 83/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USW00023041
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Camden, AL (+ 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.
- Big Spring (this station) 65°F
- Hot Cuthbert, GA 65°F
- Near Camden, AL 65°F
- Near Cape Hatteras, NC 65°F
- Near Columbus, NM 65°F
Big Spring 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 · Big Spring
Big Spring: 69/100 · grade C
Big Spring publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Big Spring, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 83/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 64.8°F · 2.7° from 67.5°F | 92/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 238 days/year | 84/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 2.0 inches/year | 76/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 145 calendar days | 50/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 19.6 in · 15.4 from 35 in | 46/100 · D |
Big Spring · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Big Spring's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSh
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: hot semi-arid steppe (BSh). Class BSh is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically hot semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSh
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 83.9°F
- Coldest month
- 44.7°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 · balanced station
Where Big Spring sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Big Spring's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 13% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Big Spring sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 73%
- Big Spring's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 32nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Big Spring compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Big Spring's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
83 Top 19% score exceeds 81% 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%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Big Spring's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 34 complete annual observations from 1952 to 2019, BIG SPRING warmed at a fitted rate of 0.13°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Big Spring primary station fitted change +0.13 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F (14°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.7" | 0.3" | 17.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 63°F (17°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 0.8" | 0.7" | 10.7 | 0.1 |
| March | 71°F (22°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| April | 79°F (26°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| May | 87°F (31°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| June | 94°F (34°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 2.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.3 |
| July | 96°F (35°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 84°F (29°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.3 |
| August | 95°F (35°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 24.9 |
| September | 88°F (31°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.6 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| November | 67°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.4" | 0.3" | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| December | 58°F (15°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.8" | 0.7" | 15.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Big Spring works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 96°F by July 29 and hold at or above 90°F on 105 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 40 dates, bottoming at 31°F around January 8.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 26 through September 7, covering 105 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 13 to November 8.
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 January 29, then returns to freezing around December 21, covering 40 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 June 5, when 18% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 1 at 8%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 46 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 7 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Big Spring.
Where Big Spring Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 105 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Big Spring earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.3"
2.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.7"
3.3 days with precipitation
3.5 days with precipitation
2.8 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
5.3 days with precipitation
4.0 days with precipitation
5.2 days with precipitation
5.0 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
2.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.7"
2.8 days with precipitation
Big Spring spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 33% of the annual total and December through February 12%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Big Spring has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 2.5" and January 0.7". The three wettest months together take 38% 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.
When it rains in Big Spring, it arrives in quantity
19.6" of precipitation falls across only about 46 wet days here, averaging 0.43 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 46 a year, 12% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.43 inches
- Most wet days
- June, about 5
- Fewest wet days
- November, about 3
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Big Spring, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 2.0 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. 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 1 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 13
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 20
50% probability date
Growing Season
238 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,558
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,508
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Big Spring 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 (65°F here).
- Camden, AL 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Columbus, NM 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Cuthbert, GA 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Inyokern, CA 65°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (19.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Black Forest, CO 19.6" · 0.0" off
- Interior, SD 19.6" · 0.0" off
- Durango, CO 19.6" · 0.0" off
- Fraser, CO 19.6" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Big Spring's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · dry · mid swing
Local precipitation is sparse in this otherwise mixed profile. The station reports 19.6 inches annually, within PlainClimate's dry band. Annual snowfall totals 2.0 inches. The monthly distribution matters because the total alone does not reveal the timing.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Big Spring's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.2°F. The annual average is 65°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Big Spring's normal, at 2,558 and 2,508 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
A roughly 238-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Big Spring's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Big Spring, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a 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 Big Spring's primary station: BIG SPRING (USW00023041). 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 4808236). Match rule for Big Spring: 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 Big Spring 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.