Midland, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Midland's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 96°F July afternoons, with 13.5 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.7°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 35°C, 343 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMidland International Airport
- Station IDUSW00023023
- Location31.94°N 102.19°W
- Elevation2,868 ft (874 m)
- Population143,687
On October 22, the normal high in Midland is 77°F and the normal low 52°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Midland.
- Jan 59° 33°
- Feb 64° 37°
- Mar 72° 44°
- Apr 81° 52°
- May 89° 62°
- Jun 95° 70°
- Jul 96° 73°
- Aug 95° 72°
- Sep 88° 65°
- Oct 79° 54°
- Nov 67° 42°
- Dec 59° 34°
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 Midland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in June (1.80 in), the least in February (0.58 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 | 59°F | 33°F | 45.7°F | 0.66 | 1.6 | 4 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 64°F | 37°F | 50.2°F | 0.58 | 0.7 | 3 | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| March | 72°F | 44°F | 58.0°F | 0.68 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 81°F | 52°F | 66.2°F | 0.70 | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 89°F | 62°F | 75.4°F | 1.57 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 95°F | 70°F | 82.6°F | 1.80 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 96°F | 73°F | 84.4°F | 1.62 | 0.0 | 5 | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 95°F | 72°F | 83.2°F | 1.72 | 0.0 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 65°F | 76.2°F | 1.66 | 0.0 | 6 | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 54°F | 66.5°F | 1.21 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 42°F | 54.3°F | 0.72 | 0.5 | 3 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 34°F | 46.4°F | 0.59 | 1.4 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 53°F | 65.7°F | 13.51 | 4.3 | 49 | 115 | 58 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 0°C | 7.6°C | 17 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 18°C | 3°C | 10.1°C | 15 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 22°C | 7°C | 14.4°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 27°C | 11°C | 19.0°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 31°C | 17°C | 24.1°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 35°C | 21°C | 28.1°C | 46 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 29.1°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.4°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.6°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 12°C | 19.2°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 12.4°C | 18 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 15°C | 1°C | 8.0°C | 15 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023023; 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 Midland?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USW00023023.
When is the last frost in Midland?
In Midland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 18 in half of years and after April 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 14 in half of years and before November 1 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 181 year in 10 after April 8; 9 in 10 after February 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 141 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before November 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 239 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 264 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 4 in half of springs and before November 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Midland in zones 8a to 8b across its 4 ZIP code areas (8b in 79705, the largest). By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Midland's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (30 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00023023; 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 Midland ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Midland's 4 ZIP code areas run from zone 8a to 8b: 2 in 8a and 2 in 8b. 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 Midland?
In a normal year in Midland, 115 days a year reach 90°F (24 of them 100°F or more), 58 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 49 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 115a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 58a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 49a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1930) is 116°F, on June 27, 1994; the lowest is −11°F, on February 8, 1933.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1986, with 32.13 in; the snowiest season is 2011–12, with 19.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00023023; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00023023. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How humid and windy is Midland, and how clear are its skies?
The summer (June-August) dew point averages 60°F. The muggiest month is June, with an average dew point of 60°F; the driest air comes in December (26°F). April is the windiest month (12.8 mph on average), and September has the most clear or nearly clear hours (82%).
| Month | Dew point | Humidity | Afternoon humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds | Overcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 51% | 30% | 10.3 mph | 75% | 18% |
| February | 28°F | 43% | 24% | 11.6 mph | 74% | 17% |
| March | 35°F | 41% | 21% | 12.6 mph | 79% | 13% |
| April | 42°F | 39% | 20% | 12.8 mph | 81% | 10% |
| May | 55°F | 47% | 27% | 12.1 mph | 81% | 8% |
| June | 60°F | 49% | 30% | 11.8 mph | 81% | 6% |
| July | 60°F | 47% | 30% | 10.0 mph | 82% | 6% |
| August | 59°F | 52% | 33% | 9.5 mph | 80% | 7% |
| September | 52°F | 52% | 31% | 10.1 mph | 82% | 9% |
| October | 40°F | 53% | 31% | 10.3 mph | 76% | 16% |
| November | 30°F | 51% | 30% | 10.0 mph | 78% | 15% |
| December | 26°F | 55% | 33% | 9.8 mph | 74% | 19% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00023023. 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 Midland?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Midland, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (92%) and February the cloudiest (83%). Among the 459 U.S. places of 50,000 or more, that ranks tied 52nd (with 5 others) in sunshine.
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.5 |
| February | 83% | 4.4 |
| March | 85% | 5.6 |
| April | 88% | 6.9 |
| May | 88% | 7.3 |
| June | 92% | 7.7 |
| July | 90% | 7.3 |
| August | 90% | 6.8 |
| September | 87% | 5.7 |
| October | 88% | 4.8 |
| November | 86% | 3.8 |
| December | 83% | 3.2 |
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 Midland need?
A normal year in Midland brings 2,367 heating degree days, 56% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,671 cooling degree days, 2.9 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,345 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 600 | 0 |
| February | 420 | 4 |
| March | 249 | 33 |
| April | 85 | 120 |
| May | 14 | 335 |
| June | 0 | 530 |
| July | 0 | 600 |
| August | 0 | 566 |
| September | 7 | 343 |
| October | 83 | 129 |
| November | 334 | 13 |
| December | 577 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,367 | 2,671 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023023. 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 Midland been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 67.5°F, 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 65.7°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.3°F | −1.4°F | 13.76 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | 64.8°F | −0.9°F | 9.40 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 66.9°F | +1.2°F | 7.53 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 67.0°F | +1.3°F | 11.81 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 67.5°F | +1.8°F | 7.41 | 1.0 |
Over 68 complete years from 1948 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.9°F per century (+0.16°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00023023; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Midland's climate compare?
Midland is warmer than 162 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.7°F is warmer than 89%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Midland is BSh: hot 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.
What do Midland's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Midland. This page uses Midland International Airport; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland (4 mi ENE) USC00415891 | 11 mi NE | 2,776 ft | 65.0°F | 31°F | 95°F | 13.6 | 2 | March 26 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Midland's climate
What is the coldest month in Midland?
January, with a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (96°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Midland?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 3 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Midland?
June, with 1.80 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.58 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Midland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Midland in zones 8a to 8b across its 4 ZIP code areas (8b in 79705, the largest). By the same method at Midland's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Midland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 18; in one year in ten it comes after April 8. Waiting until April 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Odessa, TX12 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Penwell, TX27 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Andrews, TX35 miles from this station, 64.9°F a year
- Crane, TX39 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
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