Tornillo weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Tornillo, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Tornillo 2 Sse, 6 km from Tornillo; records cover 1981–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 8.3 in210 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.7 in4.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 29
- First fall freeze
- Nov 2
- Heating degree days
- 2,487
- Cooling degree days
- 2,046
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 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Tornillo in January
Highs average 61°16° and lows 29°−2°, with 0.36 in9.1 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1999)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 622
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tornillo in February
Highs average 67°19° and lows 33°1°, with 0.37 in9.4 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2017)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 417
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tornillo in March
Highs average 75°24° and lows 40°4°, with 0.25 in6.4 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 249
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Tornillo in April
Highs average 83°28° and lows 47°8°, with 0.23 in5.8 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1989)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 77
- Cooling degree days
- 62
Tornillo in May
Highs average 91°33° and lows 54°12°, with 0.5 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2005)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 233
Tornillo in June
Highs average 98°37° and lows 63°17°, with 0.65 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1994)
- Record low
- 44°7° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 454
Tornillo in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 67°19°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2024)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 499
Tornillo in August
Highs average 94°34° and lows 66°19°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 49°9° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 460
Tornillo in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 59°15°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1983)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 270
Tornillo in OctoberThis month
Highs average 81°27° and lows 48°9°, with 0.77 in20 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2000)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 85
- Cooling degree days
- 60
Tornillo in November
Highs average 70°21° and lows 35°2°, with 0.36 in9.1 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2003)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 379
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Tornillo in December
Highs average 60°16° and lows 29°−2°, with 0.54 in14 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1987)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 642
- Cooling degree days
- 0