Average Temperature in Texas by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Texas for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Texas History?

2023 was the warmest year in Texas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 80.5 °F, and the average low was 55.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Texas History?

1895 was the coolest year in Texas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 75.0 °F, and the average low was 49.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	1	80.5	55.6
2022	12	79.4	53.5
2021	17	78.3	54.0
2020	8	79.5	54.2
2019	21	78.0	53.8
2018	18	78.1	53.9
2017	3	79.7	54.9
2016	5	79.1	55.2
2015	23	77.4	54.2
2014	65	77.2	52.6
2013	50	77.6	52.6
2012	2	80.6	54.9
2011	3	80.9	53.8
2010	50	77.5	52.7
2009	23	78.5	53.0
2008	33	78.7	52.3
2007	65	76.5	53.2
2006	6	80.1	54.1
2005	18	78.5	53.5
2004	46	76.5	54.0
2003	33	77.7	53.3
2002	56	76.9	53.1
2001	27	77.5	53.8
2000	12	78.8	54.1
1999	9	79.6	53.6
1998	7	79.3	54.8
1997	100	75.6	52.2
1996	37	78.4	52.5
1995	46	77.6	52.8
1994	30	77.8	53.3
1993	93	76.2	51.9
1992	82	76.2	52.6
1991	65	76.4	53.1
1990	30	77.8	53.4
1989	88	76.9	51.6
1988	88	77.3	51.3
1987	104	76.0	51.6
1986	33	77.2	53.8
1985	82	76.2	52.5
1984	65	77.1	52.5
1983	118	75.5	51.2
1982	74	76.7	52.6
1981	56	76.8	53.1
1980	56	77.6	52.3
1979	126	75.1	50.7
1978	104	75.7	51.8
1977	42	77.9	52.6
1976	127	75.4	50.2
1975	104	76.4	51.1
1974	77	76.9	52.1
1973	109	75.8	51.6
1972	82	76.9	51.9
1971	63	77.4	52.5
1970	109	76.2	51.3
1969	77	76.6	52.4
1968	124	74.9	51.4
1967	63	77.5	52.2
1966	116	75.7	51.2
1965	50	77.1	53.0
1964	70	77.3	52.0
1963	46	78.2	52.2
1962	50	77.8	52.4
1961	118	75.8	51.1
1960	109	75.7	51.6
1959	109	76.1	51.3
1958	118	74.9	51.9
1957	74	76.2	53.1
1956	18	79.5	52.4
1955	46	78.0	52.4
1954	9	79.8	53.4
1953	23	78.8	52.8
1952	56	78.1	51.9
1951	42	78.5	52.0
1950	37	78.4	52.3
1949	91	76.3	52.2
1948	74	77.6	51.7
1947	96	76.8	51.2
1946	27	78.1	53.2
1945	50	78.0	52.1
1944	82	76.8	52.0
1943	70	78.0	51.4
1942	100	76.6	51.3
1941	93	75.2	53.0
1940	116	76.1	50.9
1939	27	78.9	52.5
1938	21	78.7	53.1
1937	77	77.0	52.0
1936	93	76.8	51.4
1935	56	76.9	53.1
1934	12	79.8	53.2
1933	9	79.7	53.5
1932	100	76.2	51.6
1931	70	76.7	52.7
1930	91	76.6	51.8
1929	96	76.4	51.4
1928	77	77.0	52.1
1927	15	79.2	53.6
1926	96	76.1	51.9
1925	33	78.5	52.5
1924	114	76.5	50.7
1923	82	76.0	52.9
1922	42	78.0	52.7
1921	15	79.5	53.4
1920	104	76.1	51.4
1919	121	74.8	51.8
1918	77	77.2	51.7
1917	88	78.3	50.3
1916	42	78.8	51.8
1915	104	76.1	51.4
1914	109	75.4	52.0
1913	122	75.1	51.4
1912	124	75.6	50.6
1911	23	77.9	53.7
1910	37	78.8	52.0
1909	37	78.6	52.2
1908	56	77.6	52.4
1907	30	78.2	53.0
1906	114	75.6	51.5
1905	122	74.2	52.1
1904	70	77.4	52.1
1903	128	74.5	50.8
1902	37	77.4	53.4
1901	56	77.8	52.3
1900	65	76.1	53.6
1899	96	76.5	51.4
1898	100	76.5	51.2
1897	82	77.6	51.2
1896	50	77.5	52.6
1895	129	75.0	49.6