Slaton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Slaton, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lubbock WFO, 23 km from Slaton; records cover 2012–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 19.4 in492 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 31
- First fall freeze
- Oct 28
- Heating degree days
- 3,088
- Cooling degree days
- 1,944
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Slaton in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.71 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2018)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 705
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Slaton in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 32°0°, with 0.63 in16 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2025)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 546
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Slaton in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 39°4°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 373
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Slaton in April
Highs average 76°24° and lows 48°9°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 144
- Cooling degree days
- 47
Slaton in May
Highs average 84°29° and lows 57°14°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2018)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 43
- Cooling degree days
- 208
Slaton in June
Highs average 91°33° and lows 66°19°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2017)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 400
Slaton in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 70°21°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2020)
- Record low
- 59°15° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 500
Slaton in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 69°20°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2019)
- Record low
- 58°14° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 463
Slaton in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 61°16°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 41°5° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 236
Slaton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 50°10°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2020)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 150
- Cooling degree days
- 77
Slaton in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 38°3°, with 0.83 in21 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2017)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 421
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Slaton in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.81 in21 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2025)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 692
- Cooling degree days
- 0