The climate in the Abilene TX metro area is typically hot and dry. Summers are long and very hot, with temperatures frequently reaching 100 degrees or more. Winters are short and relatively mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. The area receives very little precipitation, with most of it falling as rain in the summer months.
Abilene Metro Area, Texas gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Abilene Metro Area averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
On average, there are 246 sunny days per year in Abilene Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.
Abilene Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year