Amarillo Climate

Amarillo enjoys a mild climate with four distinct seasons. The city averages 19.10 inches of precipitation annually. Average annual wind speed is 13.6 mph. Area soil types and farming practices prevent airborne dust. Amarillo averages 1,428 cooling degree days and 4,231 heating degree days. Mean number of clear, partly cloudy, and cloudy days are 156.2, 104.8, and 104.3, respectively.

Summer temperatures are moderated by our high altitude (3,676 feet), with nights 25 to 30 degrees cooler than daytime highs. Humidity is wonderfully low, and the breeze is constant.

In the winter, our typically sunny skies raise average daily maximum temperatures to about 50 degrees, even in December, January, and February.

Amarillo Climate Data