Archer City, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Archer City's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 97°F July afternoons, with 32.5 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.1°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 36°C, 824 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationArcher City (2 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00410313
- Location33.60°N 98.65°W
- Elevation1,001 ft (305 m)
- Population1,642
On October 23, the normal high in Archer City is 76°F and the normal low 50°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Archer City.
- Jan 56° 31°
- Feb 60° 35°
- Mar 68° 43°
- Apr 77° 51°
- May 84° 62°
- Jun 93° 70°
- Jul 97° 73°
- Aug 97° 73°
- Sep 89° 65°
- Oct 78° 53°
- Nov 67° 42°
- Dec 57° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Archer City each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 97°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.75 in), the least in January (1.68 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 31°F | 43.0°F | 1.68 | 1.3 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 60°F | 35°F | 47.1°F | 2.02 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 43°F | 55.4°F | 2.01 | 0.1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 51°F | 63.8°F | 2.43 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 62°F | 72.9°F | 4.75 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 93°F | 70°F | 81.0°F | 3.39 | 0.0 | 7 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 97°F | 73°F | 85.0°F | 2.51 | 0.0 | 4 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 97°F | 73°F | 84.8°F | 2.90 | 0.0 | 5 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 89°F | 65°F | 76.6°F | 2.77 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 53°F | 65.4°F | 3.77 | 0.1 | 6 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 67°F | 42°F | 54.1°F | 2.03 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 57°F | 33°F | 44.7°F | 2.20 | 0.7 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 52°F | 64.5°F | 32.46 | 3.0 | 60 | 107 | 57 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 43 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 15°C | 1°C | 8.4°C | 51 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 20°C | 6°C | 13.0°C | 51 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 29°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 34°C | 21°C | 27.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 36°C | 23°C | 29.4°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 36°C | 23°C | 29.3°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.8°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 12.3°C | 52 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 14°C | 0°C | 7.1°C | 56 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410313; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Archer City?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (4).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410313.
When is the last frost in Archer City?
In Archer City, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 25 in half of years and after April 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 10 in half of years and before October 25 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 251 year in 10 after April 13; 9 in 10 after March 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 101 year in 10 before October 25; 9 in 10 before November 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 231 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 256 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 9 in half of springs and before November 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Archer City in zone 8a in ZIP code 76351, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00410313; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Archer City?
In a normal year in Archer City, 107 days a year reach 90°F (29 of them 100°F or more), 57 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 60 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 107a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 29a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 57a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 60a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00410313.
How sunny is Archer City?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Archer City, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 3.1 |
| February | 74% | 3.7 |
| March | 77% | 4.8 |
| April | 80% | 5.9 |
| May | 80% | 6.3 |
| June | 87% | 7.1 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.2 |
| November | 81% | 3.3 |
| December | 77% | 2.7 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Archer City need?
A normal year in Archer City brings 2,726 heating degree days, 49% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,570 cooling degree days, 2.8 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,087 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 682 | 0 |
| February | 504 | 3 |
| March | 319 | 21 |
| April | 118 | 82 |
| May | 18 | 261 |
| June | 0 | 480 |
| July | 0 | 620 |
| August | 0 | 615 |
| September | 9 | 357 |
| October | 100 | 113 |
| November | 344 | 17 |
| December | 632 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,726 | 2,570 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410313. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Archer City's climate compare?
Archer City is warmer than 106 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 171. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.5°F is warmer than 87%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Archer City is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Archer City share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Holliday, TX1,712 people · 15 mi N
- Scotland, TX438 people · 11 mi E
- Windthorst, TX353 people · 13 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Archer City's climate
What is the coldest month in Archer City?
January, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (97°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Archer City?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Archer City?
May, with 4.75 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.68 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Archer City in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Archer City in zone 8a in ZIP code 76351, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Archer City?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 25; in one year in ten it comes after April 13. Waiting until April 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Olney, TX17 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Wichita Falls, TX28 miles from this station, 63.7°F a year
- Henrietta, TX30 miles from this station, 63.0°F a year
- Lake Kemp, TX30 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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