Plainview climate — normals and trends
Plainview (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 458 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Plainview averages 73 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
Plainview has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 78 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 26 June 2011) and the coldest -24.9 °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
PlainviewTexas
- coords
- 34.18°, -101.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
458mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
73 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
38 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
26 June 2011
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
4 January 1947
Wettest day
108 mm
19 October 1983
Windiest day
65.5 km/h
9 February 1960
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
26 February 2023
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
26 June 1994
Coldest feels-like
-30.2 °C
4 January 1947
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
27 December 2015
Sunniest day
14.0 h
25 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 | 8.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 13.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 21.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 105 mm | +65 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 62 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 49 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 12 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 19.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 24 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Plainview?
Plainview has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 458 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Plainview?
The hottest day measured in Plainview between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2011, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Plainview?
The coldest day measured in Plainview between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1947, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Plainview?
Yes. Plainview gets on average 22.8 cm of snow per year and has around 73 frost days.
Has the climate of Plainview warmed?
Yes: Plainview warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Plainview?
The wettest day measured in Plainview between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1983, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Plainview?
The windiest day measured in Plainview between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1960, with winds reaching 65.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Plainview?
The warmest month in Plainview is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Plainview?
Plainview receives on average 458 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Plainview?
Plainview 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 Plainview?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Plainview between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2015, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Plainview?
Yes: Plainview has on average 38 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Plainview?
In Plainview, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 26 June 1994, and the lowest was -30.2 °C on 4 January 1947.
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