Carlsbad weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Carlsbad, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Water Valley, 11 km from Carlsbad; records cover 1964–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 21.2 in539 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.8 in4.6 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 5
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 2,560
- Cooling degree days
- 2,468
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−9° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Carlsbad in January
Highs average 61°16° and lows 29°−2°, with 0.9 in23 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2000)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 625
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Carlsbad in February
Highs average 65°18° and lows 33°0°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1996)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 457
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Carlsbad in March
Highs average 73°23° and lows 41°5°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 287
- Cooling degree days
- 27
Carlsbad in April
Highs average 81°27° and lows 48°9°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2020)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 114
- Cooling degree days
- 98
Carlsbad in May
Highs average 88°31° and lows 59°15°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2000)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 287
Carlsbad in June
Highs average 95°35° and lows 67°20°, with 2.8 in70 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1994)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 477
Carlsbad in July
Highs average 97°36° and lows 70°21°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2020)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 570
Carlsbad in August
Highs average 97°36° and lows 69°21°, with 2.4 in60 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2020)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 552
Carlsbad in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 61°16°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2000)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 322
Carlsbad in OctoberThis month
Highs average 81°27° and lows 50°10°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2000)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 102
- Cooling degree days
- 115
Carlsbad in November
Highs average 69°21° and lows 38°3°, with 1.4 in35 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2017)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 353
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Carlsbad in December
Highs average 61°16° and lows 31°−1°, with 0.86 in22 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2019)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 590
- Cooling degree days
- 1