Lubbock, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lubbock's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 18.3 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.3°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 34°C, 466 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLubbock International Airport
- Station IDUSW00023042
- Location33.65°N 101.81°W
- Elevation3,259 ft (993 m)
- From the center8 miles
- Population272,086
On October 23, the normal high in Lubbock is 73°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lubbock.
- Jan 55° 27°
- Feb 60° 31°
- Mar 68° 38°
- Apr 76° 46°
- May 84° 57°
- Jun 92° 66°
- Jul 93° 69°
- Aug 92° 68°
- Sep 85° 60°
- Oct 76° 48°
- Nov 64° 36°
- Dec 55° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Lubbock each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.69 in), the least in January (0.65 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 27°F | 41.1°F | 0.65 | 1.6 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 60°F | 31°F | 45.1°F | 0.65 | 1.4 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 38°F | 53.0°F | 1.10 | 0.4 | 5 | <1 | 8 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 46°F | 61.2°F | 1.33 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 57°F | 70.4°F | 2.69 | 0.0 | 7 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 92°F | 66°F | 78.6°F | 2.58 | 0.0 | 8 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 93°F | 69°F | 81.2°F | 1.96 | 0.0 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 92°F | 68°F | 79.9°F | 1.74 | 0.0 | 6 | 22 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 60°F | 72.3°F | 2.55 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 48°F | 61.8°F | 1.53 | 0.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 36°F | 50.0°F | 0.80 | 1.0 | 4 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 55°F | 28°F | 41.7°F | 0.75 | 2.4 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 48°F | 61.4°F | 18.33 | 7.0 | 63 | 92 | 84 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | −3°C | 5.1°C | 17 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 15°C | −1°C | 7.3°C | 17 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 20°C | 3°C | 11.7°C | 28 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 24°C | 8°C | 16.2°C | 34 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 29°C | 14°C | 21.3°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 33°C | 19°C | 25.9°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 21°C | 27.3°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 20°C | 26.6°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 9°C | 16.6°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 18°C | 2°C | 10.0°C | 20 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 13°C | −2°C | 5.4°C | 19 mm | 6 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023042; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Lubbock?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USW00023042.
When is the last frost in Lubbock?
In Lubbock, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 4 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 2 in half of years and before October 19 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
- April 41 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 21 year in 10 before October 19; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 210 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 233 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 22 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lubbock in zone 7b across its 14 ZIP code areas (7b in 79403, the largest). By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Lubbock's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 9°F (30 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 USW00023042; 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.
What hardiness zone is each Lubbock ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Lubbock's 14 ZIP code areas are all in zone 7b. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Lubbock?
In a normal year in Lubbock, 92 days a year reach 90°F (13 of them 100°F or more), 84 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 63 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 92a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 84a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 63a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in Lubbock's official record (kept by the National Weather Service since 1911) is 114°F, on June 27, 1994; the lowest is −17°F, on February 8, 1933.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 40.55 in; the snowiest season is 1982–83, with 41.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00023042; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), NWS threaded record LBBthr. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How humid and windy is Lubbock, and how clear are its skies?
The summer (June-August) dew point averages 59°F. The muggiest month is July, with an average dew point of 60°F; the driest air comes in December (23°F). April is the windiest month (14.2 mph on average), and September has the most clear or nearly clear hours (65%).
| Month | Dew point | Humidity | Afternoon humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds | Overcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F | 51% | 30% | 11.6 mph | 59% | 21% |
| February | 25°F | 44% | 25% | 12.9 mph | 57% | 20% |
| March | 33°F | 43% | 23% | 14.1 mph | 56% | 18% |
| April | 39°F | 42% | 23% | 14.2 mph | 57% | 16% |
| May | 53°F | 50% | 30% | 13.0 mph | 50% | 14% |
| June | 59°F | 51% | 31% | 12.1 mph | 53% | 9% |
| July | 60°F | 50% | 32% | 10.0 mph | 50% | 8% |
| August | 58°F | 55% | 35% | 9.5 mph | 57% | 9% |
| September | 50°F | 55% | 34% | 10.5 mph | 65% | 12% |
| October | 37°F | 54% | 32% | 11.3 mph | 62% | 17% |
| November | 26°F | 51% | 29% | 11.5 mph | 60% | 17% |
| December | 23°F | 55% | 34% | 11.1 mph | 58% | 23% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00023042. Monthly averages of all hours; afternoon humidity at 3 p.m. local standard time; sky as the share of hours NOAA's observations rate clear or few clouds (a dash where NOAA publishes no sky value).
How sunny is Lubbock?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lubbock, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (90%) and February the cloudiest (80%). Among the 459 U.S. places of 50,000 or more, that ranks tied 81st (with 7 others) in sunshine.
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.3 |
| February | 80% | 4.1 |
| March | 82% | 5.3 |
| April | 85% | 6.5 |
| May | 84% | 7.0 |
| June | 90% | 7.6 |
| July | 89% | 7.2 |
| August | 89% | 6.7 |
| September | 85% | 5.5 |
| October | 84% | 4.4 |
| November | 85% | 3.5 |
| December | 82% | 3.0 |
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 much heating and cooling does Lubbock need?
A normal year in Lubbock brings 3,243 heating degree days, 40% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,950 cooling degree days, 2.1 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,167 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 741 | 0 |
| February | 556 | 1 |
| March | 381 | 10 |
| April | 169 | 53 |
| May | 42 | 210 |
| June | 1 | 409 |
| July | 0 | 502 |
| August | 0 | 460 |
| September | 20 | 240 |
| October | 160 | 61 |
| November | 452 | 4 |
| December | 722 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,243 | 1,950 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023042. 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.
Has Lubbock been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 64.6°F, 3.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 61.4°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.8°F | +0.4°F | 20.55 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 62.2°F | +0.8°F | 15.06 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 63.5°F | +2.1°F | 17.61 | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 64.7°F | +3.3°F | 22.31 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 64.6°F | +3.2°F | 17.51 | 2.5 |
Over 72 complete years from 1948 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.4°F per century (+0.13°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00023042; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lubbock's climate compare?
Lubbock is warmer than 43 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 37. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.4°F is warmer than 78%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lubbock is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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.
Which places near Lubbock share this climate record?
8 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Wolfforth, TX7,982 people · 15 mi SW
- Slaton, TX5,698 people · 17 mi SE
- Shallowater, TX2,972 people · 10 mi W
- Idalou, TX2,117 people · 8 mi E
- Ransom Canyon, TX1,180 people · 11 mi SE
- Lorenzo, TX946 people · 16 mi E
- New Deal, TX748 people · 6 mi N
- Buffalo Springs Lake, TX449 people · 11 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Lubbock's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Lubbock. This page uses Lubbock International Airport; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From the center | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Weather Office USC00415409 | 2 mi S | 3,235 ft | 61.8°F | 30°F | 93°F | 19.4 | – | March 24 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Lubbock's climate
What is the coldest month in Lubbock?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Lubbock?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (2.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Lubbock?
May, with 2.69 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.65 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lubbock in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lubbock in zone 7b across its 14 ZIP code areas (7b in 79403, the largest). By the same method at Lubbock's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 9°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Lubbock?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 4; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
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