Climate · Snyder

Snyder, TX climate

Snyder has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
95°
868th coolest of 1,859 Texas towns
January low
31°
215th coldest of 1,859 Texas towns
Rain + melted snow
21 in
327th driest of 1,859 Texas towns
Snow a winter
2 in
266th snowiest of 1,796 Texas towns
A normal year

What a year in Snyder feels like

Winter

59° / 33°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

78° / 51°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 27

Summer

94° / 70°
Typical high / low · 101 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

76° / 52°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 10
Best months to be outsideMarAprOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Snyder weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January57°31°0.8" 0.1"40 39° – 51°
February61°35°1.0" 0.5"40 42° – 55°
March69°43°1.3" 050 51° – 62°
April78°50°1.4" 040 57° – 70°
May85°60°2.8" 070 68° – 80°
June92°68°3.1" 060 76° – 88°
July95°71°1.8" 050 78° – 88°
August94°70°2.1" 050 77° – 89°
September86°63°2.7" 060 70° – 81°
October77°52°2.0" 050 61° – 70°
November66°40°1.3" 0.4"40 46° – 59°
December58°33°0.9" 0.8"40 39° – 49°
Year77°51°21.3"1.8"590

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Snyder

Snyder gets 21 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 59 days a year.

21 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 87% of U.S. towns
2 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 82% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.1"

Snowfall by month

About 1.8" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 227 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 27 and the first one by November 10. That leaves about 227 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 85% of U.S. towns.

71
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
101
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Snyder

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Snyder, 56% of that work is heating and 44% is cooling.

56%heating
2,853 heating degree daysLess heating than 87% of U.S. towns
2,267 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 91% of U.S. towns

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.

Compared with other towns

How Snyder compares

Summer heat95° July high
Hotter than 96% of U.S. towns868th coolest of 1,859 Texas towns
Winter cold31° January low
Milder than 83% of U.S. towns215th coldest of 1,859 Texas towns
Precipitation21" a year
Drier than 87% of U.S. towns327th driest of 1,859 Texas towns
Snow2" a winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns266th snowiest of 1,796 Texas towns
Growing season227 frost-free days
Longer than 85% of U.S. towns256th shortest of 1,853 Texas towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Snyder averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 64% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.7° now 46°, was 44°
🌷 Spring+1.5° now 64°, was 63°
☀️ Summer+0.4° now 82°, was 81°
🍂 Fall+0.7° now 64°, was 63°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Snyder’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 42° to 55°. October is the most reliable, staying within 10°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Snyder’s climate

What is the coldest month in Snyder?

January, with a typical high of 57° and a low of 31°.

What is the hottest month in Snyder?

July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 71°. About 101 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Snyder get?

About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Snyder?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 10, and the last spring frost by March 27.

What is the rainiest month in Snyder?

June, with 3.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 21 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Snyder itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Snyder, TX (1 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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