Lufkin climate — normals and trends
Lufkin (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,107 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lufkin averages 16 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Lufkin has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 27 August 2023) and the coldest -15.2 °C (on 2 February 1951).
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
LufkinTexas
- coords
- 31.34°, -94.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
25.1°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,107mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
26.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
129 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
43.0 °C
27 August 2023
Coldest day
-15.2 °C
2 February 1951
Wettest day
161 mm
27 June 1989
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
24 September 2005
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
13 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
27 June 1980
Coldest feels-like
-20.5 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
15.2 cm
16 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.7 h
11 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 104 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 18.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 112 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 24.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 87 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 92 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 238 mm | +122 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 200 mm | +110 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 71 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 108 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 55 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 63 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 18.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 35 mm | -66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lufkin?
Lufkin has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,107 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lufkin?
The hottest day measured in Lufkin between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2023, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lufkin?
The coldest day measured in Lufkin between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1951, at -15.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lufkin?
Yes. Lufkin gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Lufkin warmed?
Yes: Lufkin warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lufkin?
The wettest day measured in Lufkin between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1989, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lufkin?
The windiest day measured in Lufkin between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2005, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lufkin?
The warmest month in Lufkin is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lufkin?
Lufkin receives on average 1,107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lufkin?
Lufkin gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lufkin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lufkin between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1964, with 15.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lufkin?
Yes: Lufkin has on average 129 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lufkin?
In Lufkin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 27 June 1980, and the lowest was -20.5 °C on 23 December 1989.
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