Corpus Christi climate — normals and trends
Corpus Christi (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 722 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 August (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Corpus Christi averages 2 frost days, 132 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Corpus Christi has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 4 September 2000) and the coldest -10.7 °C (on 31 January 1949).
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
Corpus ChristiTexas
- coords
- 27.80°, -97.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.1°C
Average daily high
26.6°C
Average daily low
18.4°C
Annual rainfall
722mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
21.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
132 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
187 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °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
41.8 °C
4 September 2000
Coldest day
-10.7 °C
31 January 1949
Wettest day
207 mm
20 September 1967
Windiest day
77.8 km/h
20 September 1967
Strongest gust
141.5 km/h
10 August 1980
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
7 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-16.6 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
8.3 cm
30 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 July 2024
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 | 16.9 °C | -1.8 °C | 37 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 21.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 8 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 251 mm | +203 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 81 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 30 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 34.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 75 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 87 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 12 mm | -56 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 37 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 21.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 57 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Corpus Christi?
Corpus Christi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 722 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Corpus Christi?
The hottest day measured in Corpus Christi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2000, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Corpus Christi?
The coldest day measured in Corpus Christi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1949, at -10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Corpus Christi?
Almost never: Corpus Christi sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Corpus Christi warmed?
Yes: Corpus Christi warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Corpus Christi?
The wettest day measured in Corpus Christi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1967, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Corpus Christi?
The windiest day measured in Corpus Christi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1967, with winds reaching 77.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Corpus Christi?
The warmest month in Corpus Christi is August (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Corpus Christi?
Corpus Christi receives on average 722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Corpus Christi?
Corpus Christi gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Corpus Christi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Corpus Christi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, with 8.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Corpus Christi?
Yes: Corpus Christi has on average 187 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Corpus Christi?
In Corpus Christi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 7 June 2019, and the lowest was -16.6 °C on 23 December 1989.
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