Climate averages 1991–2020
Abilene weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; January has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: MarchAprilOctoberNovember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Abilene averages a daytime high of 24.7°C and a nighttime low of 13.8°C, with about 595 mm of rain on roughly 68 days. July is the warmest month (average high 34.8°C) and January the coolest (14.1°C). May is the wettest month with 75 mm; January is the driest with 31 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): March, April, October and November. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Abilene
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Abilene climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.1°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 31 | 4.3 | 10.310 h |
| February | 16.6°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 39 | 4.6 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.0°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 50 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 55 | 5.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 29.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 75 | 9.1 | 13.814 h |
| June | 32.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 62 | 7.7 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 39 | 5.3 | 14.114 h |
| August | 34.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 46 | 5.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 58 | 5.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 64 | 5.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.8°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 41 | 4.0 | 10.511 h |
| December | 14.4°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 35 | 4.3 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- San AngeloUnited States · 128 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 13.9°C · 559 mm rain a year
- Wichita FallsUnited States · 200 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 757 mm rain a year
- MidlandUnited States · 226 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 410 mm rain a year
- Fort WorthUnited States · 228 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 929 mm rain a year
- LubbockUnited States · 234 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 450 mm rain a year
- KilleenUnited States · 241 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 15.0°C · 855 mm rain a year
- Arlington (Texas), United StatesUnited States · 248 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.5°C · 957 mm rain a year
- Flower MoundUnited States · 254 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 987 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-6, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 32.40°, -99.70° (6 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.2°C for the difference between the city's elevation (525 m) and the cell's (558 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 32.50°, -99.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.