Lajitas, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lajitas's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 102°F June afternoons, with 9.3 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.5 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.5°C, January lows of 1°C, June highs of 39°C, 236 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLajitas
- Station IDUSC00414950
- Location29.27°N 103.76°W
- Elevation2,403 ft (732 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lajitas is 86°F and the normal low 53°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 10%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lajitas.
- Jan 68° 33°
- Feb 74° 38°
- Mar 82° 45°
- Apr 90° 54°
- May 98° 64°
- Jun 102° 73°
- Jul 101° 74°
- Aug 100° 73°
- Sep 95° 68°
- Oct 88° 56°
- Nov 76° 43°
- Dec 68° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Lajitas each month?
June is the warmest month, with normal highs of 102°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in July (1.86 in), the least in February (0.24 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 33°F | 50.5°F | 0.36 | 2 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 74°F | 38°F | 55.9°F | 0.24 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 82°F | 45°F | 63.7°F | 0.30 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 90°F | 54°F | 72.1°F | 0.31 | 2 | 20 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 98°F | 64°F | 80.9°F | 0.88 | 3 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 102°F | 73°F | 87.9°F | 1.28 | 4 | 30 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 101°F | 74°F | 87.4°F | 1.86 | 6 | 30 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 100°F | 73°F | 86.4°F | 1.22 | 5 | 30 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 95°F | 68°F | 81.1°F | 1.32 | 5 | 25 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 88°F | 56°F | 72.0°F | 0.90 | 3 | 16 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 76°F | 43°F | 59.5°F | 0.37 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 68°F | 33°F | 50.7°F | 0.25 | 2 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 87°F | 55°F | 70.7°F | 9.29 | 38 | 190 | 36 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 1°C | 10.3°C | 9 mm |
| February | 23°C | 3°C | 13.3°C | 6 mm |
| March | 28°C | 7°C | 17.6°C | 8 mm |
| April | 32°C | 12°C | 22.3°C | 8 mm |
| May | 36°C | 18°C | 27.2°C | 22 mm |
| June | 39°C | 23°C | 31.1°C | 33 mm |
| July | 38°C | 24°C | 30.8°C | 47 mm |
| August | 38°C | 23°C | 30.2°C | 31 mm |
| September | 35°C | 20°C | 27.3°C | 34 mm |
| October | 31°C | 13°C | 22.2°C | 23 mm |
| November | 25°C | 6°C | 15.3°C | 9 mm |
| December | 20°C | 1°C | 10.4°C | 6 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414950; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Lajitas?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, November and December. Of those, February has the fewest days with rain (2).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414950.
When is the last frost at Lajitas?
In Lajitas, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 2 in half of years and after March 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 24 in half of years and before November 7 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 21 year in 10 after March 20; 9 in 10 after February 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 241 year in 10 before November 7; 9 in 10 before December 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 267 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 292 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 15 in half of springs and before December 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lajitas in zone 9a in ZIP code 79852, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 20°F (19 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00414950; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Lajitas?
In a normal year in Lajitas, 190 days a year reach 90°F (91 of them 100°F or more), 36 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 38 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 190a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 91a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 36a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 38a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00414950.
How sunny is it at Lajitas?
Over a year 89% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lajitas, 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (92%) and January the cloudiest (85%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.8 |
| February | 87% | 4.8 |
| March | 89% | 6.0 |
| April | 90% | 7.0 |
| May | 91% | 7.5 |
| June | 92% | 7.6 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 88% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.7 |
| October | 90% | 5.1 |
| November | 89% | 4.1 |
| December | 87% | 3.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Lajitas record?
A normal year at Lajitas brings 1,496 heating degree days, 72% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,597 cooling degree days, 4.0 times the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,771 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 451 | 1 |
| February | 261 | 8 |
| March | 110 | 70 |
| April | 15 | 228 |
| May | 2 | 495 |
| June | 0 | 687 |
| July | 0 | 696 |
| August | 0 | 663 |
| September | 0 | 483 |
| October | 21 | 238 |
| November | 191 | 28 |
| December | 444 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 1,496 | 3,597 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414950. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Lajitas's climate compare?
Lajitas is warmer than 269 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 4. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 70.7°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lajitas is BWh: hot desert. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Lajitas's climate
What is the coldest month at Lajitas?
January, with a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is June (102°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Lajitas?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.5 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month at Lajitas?
July, with 1.86 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.24 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lajitas in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lajitas in zone 9a in ZIP code 79852, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 20°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come at Lajitas?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 2; in one year in ten it comes after March 20. Waiting until March 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Terlingua, TX11 miles from this station, 70.3°F a year
- Study Butte, TX13 miles from this station, 71.1°F a year
- Big Bend Ranch State Park, TX17 miles from this station, 64.7°F a year
- Castolon, TX17 miles from this station, 72.8°F a year
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