Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubbock weather
in July.
A hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Lubbock: daytime highs average 33.0°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 09 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Midland (177 km away). In July its highs average 34.0°C, 1.0°C warmer than Lubbock, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lubbock ranks joint 94th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 159th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Lubbock is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 43 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
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
Lubbock climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 21 | 3.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 41 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 40 | 4.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 56 | 7.4 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 45 | 7.7 | 14.314 h |
| July, selected | 33.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 32 | 5.8 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 43 | 6.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 52 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 5.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 26 | 3.7 | 10.510 h |
| December | 12.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 23 | 3.4 | 10.010 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
July in nearby cities
- Midland in JulyUnited States · 177 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Amarillo in JulyUnited States · 183 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 45 mm rain
- Odessa in JulyUnited States · 198 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 34 mm rain
- Abilene in JulyUnited States · 234 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 39 mm rain
- San Angelo in JulyUnited States · 270 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in JulyUnited States · 313 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 38 mm rain
- Lawton in JulyUnited States · 339 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 24.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Fort Worth in JulyUnited States · 433 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 41 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lubbock) is explained once on the Lubbock year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.