Dickens, TX climate
Dickens has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Dickens feels like
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Dickens weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 29° | 0.8" | 0.4" | 2 | 0 | 38° – 50° |
| February | 59° | 32° | 0.9" | 1.3" | 3 | 1 | 39° – 53° |
| March | 68° | 40° | 1.4" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49° – 60° |
| April | 77° | 47° | 1.8" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 55° – 69° |
| May | 84° | 58° | 2.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 67° – 78° |
| June | 91° | 66° | 3.3" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 74° – 86° |
| July | 94° | 70° | 2.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77° – 88° |
| August | 94° | 68° | 2.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76° – 88° |
| September | 86° | 61° | 2.7" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 69° – 80° |
| October | 76° | 50° | 1.8" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58° – 68° |
| November | 65° | 39° | 1.1" | 0.4" | 3 | 0 | 45° – 58° |
| December | 56° | 31° | 0.9" | 0.7" | 3 | 1 | 37° – 46° |
| Year | 75° | 49° | 22.3" | 2.9" | 51 | 2 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Dickens
Dickens gets 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 51 days a year.
About 209 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 6 and the first one by November 4. That leaves about 209 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 78% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Dickens
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Dickens, 62% of that work is heating and 38% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Dickens compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Dickens averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.3°). The shift is smaller than in 92% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Dickens’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. April swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 55° to 69°. December is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Dickens’s climate
What is the coldest month in Dickens?
January, with a typical high of 55° and a low of 29°.
What is the hottest month in Dickens?
July, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 70°. About 101 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Dickens get?
About 3 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Dickens?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 4, and the last spring frost by April 6.
What is the rainiest month in Dickens?
June, with 3.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Dickens itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Spur, TX (10 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.