Big Spring climate — normals and trends
Big Spring (United States) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 475 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Big Spring averages 41 frost days, 122 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Big Spring has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 27 June 1994) and the coldest -24.4 °C (on 2 February 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Big SpringTexas
- coords
- 32.25°, -101.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
475mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
122 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.5 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.1 °C
27 June 1994
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
2 February 1985
Wettest day
109 mm
22 May 1941
Windiest day
62.2 km/h
8 December 2009
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
24 March 1962
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
26 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
2 February 1985
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
27 December 2015
Sunniest day
13.9 h
21 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.3 °C | -3.0 °C | 5 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 17.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 127 mm | +80 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 65 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 85 mm | +40 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 102 mm | +64 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 18 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 19.7 °C | +5.1 °C | 1 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Big Spring?
Big Spring has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 475 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Big Spring?
The hottest day measured in Big Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1994, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Big Spring?
The coldest day measured in Big Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1985, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in Big Spring?
Yes. Big Spring gets on average 9.5 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Big Spring warmed?
Yes: Big Spring warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Big Spring?
The wettest day measured in Big Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1941, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Big Spring?
The windiest day measured in Big Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 2009, with winds reaching 62.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Big Spring?
The warmest month in Big Spring is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Big Spring?
Big Spring receives on average 475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Big Spring?
Big Spring gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Big Spring?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Big Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2015, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Big Spring?
Yes: Big Spring has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Big Spring?
In Big Spring, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 26 June 2023, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 2 February 1985.
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