Tulia, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Tulia's primary NOAA station, TULIA.
The climate verdict for Tulia
Tulia, Texas has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 57°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.
- 57°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 78/100
- comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
- 20.5"
- annual precipitation · 11" snow
- 191 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Tulia: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00419175 · Tulia, TX 57°F mean · 20.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,597
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dixon Springs A…
- PRCP-DRY 20.5"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-TOP 78/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,179 HDD
- STN-1 USC00419175
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Dixon Springs Agric Ctr, IL (+ 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.
- Tulia (this station) 57°F
- Hot Pea Ridge Psd, WV 57°F
- Near Dixon Springs A…, IL 57°F
- Near Batesville Lvstk, AR 57°F
- Near Bentonville, AR 57°F
Tulia 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 · Tulia
Tulia: 52/100 · grade D
Tulia publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Tulia, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 57.2°F · 10.3° from 67.5°F | 67/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 11.1 inches/year | 62/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 191 days/year | 58/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 20.5 in · 14.5 from 35 in | 49/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 171 calendar days | 31/100 · F |
Tulia · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Tulia is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 36.9°F and warmest-month mean 78.0°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 78.0°F
- Coldest month
- 36.9°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 Tulia sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Tulia's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 67th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 71%
- Tulia's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 41st percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Tulia compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Tulia's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Tulia's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 65 complete annual observations from 1951 to 2025, TULIA warmed at a fitted rate of 0.11°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Tulia primary station fitted change +0.11 °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) | 23°F (-5°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.7" | 2.5" | 28.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 0.7" | 2.4" | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 63°F (17°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 1.4" | 1.3" | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 1.5" | 0.1" | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| May | 80°F (27°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.7 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.3 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 18.8 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 2.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.1 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 1.9" | 0.3" | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.0" | 1.9" | 17.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 51°F (11°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 0.8" | 2.6" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Tulia works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 21 and hold at or above 90°F on 50 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 121 dates, bottoming at 22°F around January 6.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 26 through August 14, covering 50 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 9 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 13, then returns to freezing around November 14, covering 121 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 June 2, when 26% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 19 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 64 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 5 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Tulia.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 2.5"
2.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.4"
3.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
4.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
4.9 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.9"
3.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.6"
3.7 days with precipitation
Tulia runs a summer-peaked wet season
39% of Tulia'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 June at 2.9", on a 41.1°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: June, May, August, taking 40% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.7".
- Winter share: 11% 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 Tulia's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 64 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 20.5" between them, or roughly 0.32 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.
Snow reaches Tulia, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 11.1 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 6 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 26
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 18
50% probability date
Growing Season
191 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,179
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,372
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Tulia 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).
- Anderson, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Christiana, TN 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Columbus, KS 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Farmville, VA 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (20.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Dalton, NE 20.5" · 0.0" off
- Gordon, NE 20.5" · 0.0" off
- Woodland, CA 20.5" · 0.0" off
- Wood, SD 20.5" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Tulia's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Tulia's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,179 annual heating degree days against 1,372 for cooling. Its 41.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Tulia's frost-free season lasts about 191 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Tulia's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 41.1°F. The annual average is 57°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Tulia's 20.5 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Annual snowfall totals 11.1 inches. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Tulia's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Tulia, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Tulia's primary station: TULIA (USC00419175). 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 4873868). Match rule for Tulia: 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 Tulia 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.