The most pleasant months of the year for San Marcos are April, October and March. In San Marcos, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. August is the hottest month for San Marcos with an average high temperature of 95.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in San Marcos with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August.
Today's Weather - San Marcos, TX
6 PM PST
Partly Cloudy
59°F
| 7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
|---|
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | 72° / 97° | S 15 mph |
| Friday Night | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy | 75° / 98° | SSE 15 to 20 mph |
| Saturday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 71° / 82° | ESE 10 to 15 mph |
| Sunday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 69° / 85° | NE 5 to 15 mph |
| Monday Night | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 69° / 84° | SE 5 to 10 mph |
| Tuesday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 68° / 82° | SE 10 mph |
| Wednesday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 66° / 85° | ENE 5 to 10 mph |
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year
BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the San Marcos area is 3.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.
3.8 / 10
A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
| High | Low |
| January | 62° | 39° |
| February | 66° | 42° |
| March | 73° | 49° |
| April | 80° | 57° |
| May | 86° | 65° |
| June | 91° | 71° |
| July | 94° | 73° |
| August | 96° | 73° |
| September | 90° | 67° |
| October | 82° | 58° |
| November | 72° | 49° |
| December | 63° | 40° |
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: San Marcos
| Hot
Days | Freezing
Days | Rainy
Days | Snowy
Days |
| January | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| April | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| May | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| June | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| July | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| August | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.
Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.
Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.