Dalhart Muni, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Dalhart Muni's primary NOAA station, DALHART MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Dalhart Muni
Dryness leads the climate profile for Dalhart Muni, Texas, with 15.6 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 57°F. Its climate comfort score of 63/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 46% of station-mapped location scores.
- 57°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 63/100
- comfort score, above 46% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.6"
- annual precipitation · 20" snow
- 182 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Dalhart Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00093042 · Dalhart Muni, TX 57°F mean · 15.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,528
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Monett
- PRCP-DRY 15.6"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-MID 63/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,366 HDD
- STN-1 USW00093042
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Monett, MO (+ 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.
- Dalhart (this station) 57°F
- Cold Joplin, MO 57°F
- Hot JT Myers Locks…, IN 57°F
- Near Monett, MO 57°F
- Near New York Laguar…, NY 57°F
Dalhart Muni 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 · Dalhart Muni
Dalhart Muni: 40/100 · grade D
Dalhart Muni publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Dalhart Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 63/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 56.8°F · 10.7° from 67.5°F | 66/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 182 days/year | 51/100 · D |
| Snowfall burden | 20.3 inches/year | 49/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 15.6 in · 19.4 from 35 in | 31/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 205 calendar days | 11/100 · F |
Dalhart Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Dalhart Muni's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 78.7°F
- Coldest month
- 36.1°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 Dalhart Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Dalhart Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 66th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 81%
- Dalhart Muni's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 47th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Dalhart Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Dalhart Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
63 46th percentile score exceeds 46% 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
Dalhart Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 71 complete annual observations from 1949 to 2025, DALHART MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.16°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Dalhart Muni primary station fitted change +0.16 °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 | 51°F (11°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.5" | 4.2" | 29.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.3" | 3.4" | 24.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 64°F (18°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 0.9" | 3.0" | 18.1 | 0.1 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.3" | 1.5" | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| May | 80°F (27°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.7" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 2.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.0 |
| July | 94°F (34°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 2.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.5 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 2.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 19.0 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| October | 73°F (23°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.6" | 1.3" | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.5" | 1.9" | 19.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 51°F (10°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.5" | 5.0" | 29.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Dalhart Muni works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 14 and hold at or above 90°F on 72 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 133 dates, bottoming at 21°F around December 24.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 14 through August 24, covering 72 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 11 to October 22.
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 20, then returns to freezing around November 9, covering 133 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 August 2, when 28% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 20 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 61 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Dalhart Muni.
Where Dalhart Muni Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 72 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 16 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Dalhart Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 4.2"
2.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.4"
2.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.0"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.5"
4.9 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
4.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.9"
3.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.0"
3.4 days with precipitation
Dalhart Muni runs a summer-peaked wet season
44% of Dalhart Muni's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 2.5", on a 42.6°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, June, August, taking 44% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.3".
- Winter share: 9% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Dalhart Muni's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 61 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 15.6" between them, or roughly 0.26 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.
Winter brings real snow to Dalhart Muni
Dalhart Muni averages 20.3 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 10 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 20.3 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 10 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 13% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 20
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
182 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,366
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,403
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Dalhart Muni 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 (57°F here).
- Advance, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Andrews, NC 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Bardstown, KY 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Byrdstown, TN 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Loveland, CO 15.6" · 0.0" off
- Globe, AZ 15.6" · 0.0" off
- Scottsbluff, NE 15.6" · 0.0" off
- Downey, ID 15.6" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Dalhart Muni
heating led · dry · mid swing
Dalhart Muni's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,366 annual heating degree days against 1,403 for cooling. Its 42.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Dalhart Muni's frost-free season lasts about 182 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Dalhart Muni coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 36°F (2°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Dalhart Muni typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Dalhart Muni snow peak
December
Dalhart Muni averages 20.3 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Dalhart Muni's primary station: DALHART MUNI AP (USW00093042). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Dalhart Muni; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Dalhart Muni 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.