Lubbock climate — normals and trends
Lubbock (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 457 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lubbock averages 62 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Lubbock has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 66 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 27 June 1994) and the coldest -24.6 °C (on 4 January 1947).
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
LubbockTexas
- coords
- 33.58°, -101.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
457mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
23.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
62 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
98 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
45.0 °C
27 June 1994
Coldest day
-24.6 °C
4 January 1947
Wettest day
128 mm
22 October 2015
Windiest day
65.4 km/h
24 February 2007
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
1 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
27 June 1994
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
4 January 1947
Snowiest day
22.0 cm
15 March 1969
Sunniest day
13.9 h
13 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.0 °C | -2.4 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 15.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 22.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 3 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 70 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 65 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 60 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 12 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 24 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 18.0 °C | +5.4 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lubbock?
Lubbock has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 457 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lubbock?
The hottest day measured in Lubbock between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1994, reaching 45.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lubbock?
The coldest day measured in Lubbock between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1947, at -24.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lubbock?
Yes. Lubbock gets on average 17.6 cm of snow per year and has around 62 frost days.
Has the climate of Lubbock warmed?
Yes: Lubbock warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lubbock?
The wettest day measured in Lubbock between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2015, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lubbock?
The windiest day measured in Lubbock between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2007, with winds reaching 65.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lubbock?
The warmest month in Lubbock is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lubbock?
Lubbock receives on average 457 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lubbock?
Lubbock 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 Lubbock?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lubbock between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1969, with 22.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lubbock?
Yes: Lubbock has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lubbock?
In Lubbock, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 27 June 1994, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 4 January 1947.
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