Climate - Lubbock (Texas)

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The climate of Lubbock is slightly continental, with fairly cold but dry and sunny winters, and very hot and sunny summers, but with some thunderstorms.
The city is located in Northwest Texas, at nearly 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) above sea level, and is windy and exposed to clashes between air masses which cause sudden changes in temperature.
In winter, from December to February, the days are quite mild, but at night, the temperature drops a lot.
In addition, every now and then, there may be cold spells and snowfalls. On average, 20 cm (8 in) of snow fall per year. On the coldest days of the year, the temperature drops to -12/-14 °C (7/10 °F), but sometimes even to lower values. The record is -26.5 °C (-15.5 °F), recorded in January 1963. From 1981 to 2020, the extreme minimum was -19 °C (-2 °F), recorded in December 1989. In February 2021 the thermometer touched -18 °C (-0.5 °F).
On the other hand, air masses from Mexico can bring the temperature to 25 °C (77 °F) or above even in the middle of winter.
The summer, from June to September, is very hot and sunny, with some thunderstorms.
On the hottest days of the year, the temperature reaches 40/42 °C (104/108 °F), or even higher. In June 1994, the record was set with 45.6 °C (114 °F).
From April to June (and more rarely in autumn), tornadoes can also develop (we are actually in the so-called "Tornado Alley").
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 4.6 °C (40 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 26.8 °C (80 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 485 millimeters (19.1 inches) per year: so it is not abundant. Winter is the driest season. The rains occur mainly in the form of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by hail, in late spring and summer. Here is the average precipitation.

On average, there are around 3,000 sunshine hours per year. Therefore, the sun shines very often. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Best Time

In Lubbock, there is no month in which it cannot be either hot or cold (or both), however, spring and autumn can be chosen, even if they are unstable seasons, and in particular, the months of April and October.

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