Holiday weather history: Abilene, TX
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Abilene weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 73°F, low 50°F; rain or snow in 29% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 48%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Abilene (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 90°F (2010). Coldest high: 45°F (2002); coldest low 20°F (2019). Wettest: 0.80 in (2004). The median Halloween high was 73°F in 1995–2009 and 74°F in 2010–2025 (+1°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 75°F | 42°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 72°F | 52°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 60°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 77°F | 50°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 77°F | 50°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 78°F | 41°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 53°F | 20°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 61°F | 46°F | 0.78 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 51°F | 37°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 86°F | 60°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Abilene (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 81°F (2006). Coldest high: 37°F (2007); coldest low 25°F (1999). Wettest: 0.46 in (1996); snowiest: 3.1 in (2007). The median Thanksgiving high was 64°F in 1995–2009 and 64°F in 2010–2025 (+0°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 64°F | 39°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 50°F | 38°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 68°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 61°F | 49°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 58°F | 34°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 80°F | 50°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 44°F | 39°F | 0.19 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 60°F | 41°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 74°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 73°F | 41°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Abilene (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 81°F (2025). Coldest high: 37°F (2010); coldest low 14°F (2009). Wettest: 0.17 in (1997); snowiest: 0.1 in (2012). The median Christmas Day high was 54°F in 1995–2009 and 57°F in 2010–2025 (+3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 81°F | 61°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 52°F | 40°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 49°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 51°F | 23°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 81°F | 51°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 70°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 71°F | 45°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 64°F | 50°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 49°F | 24°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 76°F | 54°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Abilene (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 79°F (2011). Coldest high: 22°F (2014); coldest low 15°F (2014). Wettest: 0.98 in (2020); snowiest: 2.6 in (2020). The median New Year's Eve high was 56°F in 1995–2009 and 60°F in 2010–2025 (+4°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 68°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 56°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 66°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 76°F | 42°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 71°F | 52°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 36°F | 31°F | 0.98 in | 2.6 in |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 57°F | 24°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 60°F | 35°F | 0.14 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 26°F | 16°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 70°F | 42°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00013962 (32.411, -99.682). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.