Climate
Laredo's climate is considered to be hot semi-arid (Köppen climate classification BSh). Its weather is affected by the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains to the west, the Gulf of Mexico to the east, and the Chihuahuan Desert of Northern Mexico. Moisture from the Pacific is cut off by the Mexican mountain range. Because of its geographic location, Laredo's weather can range from long periods of heat to sudden, violent storms in a short period of time. Laredo winters are cold by south Texas standards: with average daytime highs of approximately 66 °F (19 C) and average overnight lows of 43 °F (6 C). Although snowfall is not prevalent in Laredo, it was experienced on Christmas morning in 2004 and February 2011.
Laredo experiences an average high temperature of about 101 °F (38 C), and an average low of about 75 °F (24 C) during summer, and 22 inches (560 mm) of rain per year. As Laredo sometimes undergoes drought, a water conservation ordinance was implemented in 2003.
| Climate data for Laredo, TX | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 95 (35) |
103 (39) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
114 (46) |
114 (46) |
113 (45) |
111 (44) |
110 (43) |
104 (40) |
97 (36) |
95 (35) |
114 (46) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
73 (23) |
82 (28) |
89 (32) |
95 (35) |
100 (38) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
95 (35) |
87 (31) |
77 (25) |
69 (21) |
87 (31) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 44 (7) |
48 (9) |
56 (13) |
63 (17) |
70 (21) |
74 (23) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
71 (22) |
63 (17) |
53 (12) |
45 (7) |
61 (16) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 19 (−7) |
20 (−7) |
27 (−3) |
32 (0) |
45 (7) |
58 (14) |
66 (19) |
61 (16) |
49 (9) |
28 (−2) |
27 (−3) |
11 (−12) |
11 (−12) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.76 (19.3) |
0.94 (23.9) |
0.92 (23.4) |
1.55 (39.4) |
2.73 (69.3) |
2.99 (75.9) |
1.79 (45.5) |
2.42 (61.5) |
2.73 (69.3) |
2.72 (69.1) |
1.13 (28.7) |
0.85 (21.6) |
21.53 (546.9) |
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