Amarillo weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Amarillo, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Amarillo Airport, 11 km from Amarillo; records cover 1892–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 19.7 in499 mm
- Snow a year
- 17 in44 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 15
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 3,871
- Cooling degree days
- 1,607
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Amarillo in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 25°−4°, with 0.71 in18 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1927)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 820
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Amarillo in February
Highs average 56°13° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.53 in13 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2017)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 650
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Amarillo in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 35°2°, with 1.3 in32 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 476
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Amarillo in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 43°6°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2012)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 251
- Cooling degree days
- 24
Amarillo in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 53°11°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2011)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1907)
- Heating degree days
- 78
- Cooling degree days
- 132
Amarillo in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 62°17°, with 2.9 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 335
Amarillo in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 66°19°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2020)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 454
Amarillo in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 65°19°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2024)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 408
Amarillo in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 58°14°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 208
Amarillo in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 45°7°, with 1.8 in44 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2000)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 219
- Cooling degree days
- 39
Amarillo in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 34°1°, with 0.75 in19 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2025)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 530
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Amarillo in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 26°−4°, with 0.71 in18 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2025)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 812
- Cooling degree days
- 0