Odessa weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Odessa, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Midland International Airport, 15 km from Odessa; records cover 1930–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 13.5 in343 mm
- Snow a year
- 4 in11 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 24
- First fall freeze
- Nov 12
- Heating degree days
- 2,369
- Cooling degree days
- 2,672
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Odessa in January
Highs average 59°15° and lows 33°0°, with 0.66 in17 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1974)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 600
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Odessa in February
Highs average 64°18° and lows 37°3°, with 0.58 in15 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2017)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 420
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Odessa in March
Highs average 72°22° and lows 44°7°, with 0.68 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 249
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Odessa in April
Highs average 81°27° and lows 52°11°, with 0.7 in18 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 85
- Cooling degree days
- 120
Odessa in May
Highs average 89°31° and lows 62°17°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1989)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 334
Odessa in June
Highs average 95°35° and lows 70°21°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1994)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 530
Odessa in July
Highs average 96°35° and lows 73°23°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1989)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 600
Odessa in August
Highs average 95°35° and lows 72°22°, with 1.7 in44 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 113°45° (2019)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 566
Odessa in September
Highs average 88°31° and lows 65°18°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1953)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 343
Odessa in OctoberThis month
Highs average 79°26° and lows 54°12°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2000)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 83
- Cooling degree days
- 129
Odessa in November
Highs average 67°19° and lows 42°5°, with 0.72 in18 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1996)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1938)
- Heating degree days
- 334
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Odessa in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 34°1°, with 0.59 in15 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1954)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 577
- Cooling degree days
- 0