Laredo, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Laredo's primary NOAA station, LAREDO AFB - 2 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for Laredo
Warm-season cooling demand defines Laredo, Texas, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 75°F. It scores 100/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 99% of them.
- 75°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 100/100
- comfort score, above 99% of station-mapped location scores
- 21.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 339 days
- frost-free growing season
Laredo: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00012907 · Laredo, TX 75°F mean · 21.4" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 75°F
- RANK-WARM #6,792
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yuma Quartermas…
- PRCP-DRY 21.4"
- SWING-MID 31°F
- COMF-TOP 100/100
- LOAD-COOL 4,341 CDD
- STN-MULTI USW00012907
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Yuma Quartermaster Depot, AZ ( -0.1 °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.
- Laredo (this station) 75°F
- Hot Mecca Fire, CA 75°F
- Near Yuma Quartermas…, AZ 75°F
- Cold Zapata, TX 74°F
- Near Kofa Mine, AZ 74°F
Laredo 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 · Laredo
Laredo: 64/100 · grade C
Laredo publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Laredo, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 100/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 339 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 74.6°F · 7.1° from 67.5°F | 78/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 21.4 in · 13.6 from 35 in | 52/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 156 calendar days | 42/100 · D |
Laredo · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Laredo'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
- 88.9°F
- Coldest month
- 57.5°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 · cooling-led station
Where Laredo sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Laredo's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 1% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Laredo sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 70%
- Laredo's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 88%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Laredo is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Laredo compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Laredo's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
100 Top 1% score exceeds 99% 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%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
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 | 68°F (20°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 0.9" | N/A | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| February | 74°F (24°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 0.8" | N/A | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| March | 81°F (27°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 1.6" | N/A | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| April | 88°F (31°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 1.5" | N/A | 0.0 | 15.3 |
| May | 93°F (34°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 2.8" | N/A | 0.0 | 23.8 |
| June | 99°F (37°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 87°F (31°C) | 2.5" | N/A | 0.0 | 29.4 |
| July | 100°F (38°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 88°F (31°C) | 2.1" | N/A | 0.0 | 30.3 |
| August | 101°F (38°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 89°F (32°C) | 1.7" | N/A | 0.0 | 30.7 |
| September | 94°F (34°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 3.6" | N/A | 0.0 | 24.0 |
| October | 87°F (31°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 1.8" | N/A | 0.0 | 17.5 |
| November | 77°F (25°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 1.0" | N/A | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| December | 69°F (21°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.1" | N/A | 0.5 | 0.4 |
The year, day by day
The year in Laredo runs from a mild 46°F around January 5 to 103°F at the peak near August 5, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 3 through October 5, covering 156 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs January 24 to December 11.
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.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 46°F around January 5.
The widest day
August 10 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Laredo.
Where Laredo Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 156 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Laredo 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
Laredo spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 13%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Laredo has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 31.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 3.6" and February 0.8". 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 25
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
January 20
50% probability date
Growing Season
339 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
811
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
4,341
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Laredo 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 (75°F here).
- Okeechobee, FL 75°F · 0.0°F off
- Tampa, FL 75°F · 0.1°F off
- Gila Bend, AZ 75°F · 0.1°F off
- Immokalee, FL 75°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (21.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Chewelah, WA 21.4" · 0.0" off
- Steele, ND 21.4" · 0.0" off
- Wallace, NE 21.4" · 0.0" off
- Orland, CA 21.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Laredo's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · moderate · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Laredo accumulates 4,341 cooling degree days, more than twice its 811 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Laredo's 21.4 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Laredo's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 31.4°F. The annual average is 75°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
With about 339 frost-free days, the calendar is constrained more by sustained heat than by freeze timing. This does not measure crop suitability or soil moisture; it only reports the NOAA-derived frost-free window for Laredo.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Laredo's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Laredo that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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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 Laredo's primary station: LAREDO AFB (USW00012907). 2 NOAA stations are mapped to the Laredo area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. 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 4841464). Match rule for Laredo: 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 Laredo 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.