Benavides, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Benavides's normal year runs from 43°F January nights to 98°F August afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 22.3°C, January lows of 6°C, August highs of 37°C.
- NOAA stationBenavides 2
- Station IDUSC00410690
- Location27.60°N 98.42°W
- Elevation380 ft (116 m)
- Population1,137
On October 12, the normal high in Benavides is 87°F and the normal low 63°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Benavides.
- Jan 68° 43°
- Feb 73° 48°
- Mar 77° 55°
- Apr 84° 62°
- May 90° 69°
- Jun 94° 74°
- Jul 97° 74°
- Aug 98° 74°
- Sep 92° 70°
- Oct 86° 61°
- Nov 76° 52°
- Dec 68° 45°
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 Benavides each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 98°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 43°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 43°F | 55.9°F | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 73°F | 48°F | 60.1°F | – | 1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 77°F | 55°F | 66.1°F | – | 4 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 84°F | 62°F | 72.8°F | – | 9 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 90°F | 69°F | 79.6°F | – | 19 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 94°F | 74°F | 84.0°F | – | 27 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 97°F | 74°F | 85.4°F | – | 28 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| August | 98°F | 74°F | 85.9°F | – | 29 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 92°F | 70°F | 81.2°F | – | 22 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 61°F | 73.4°F | – | 12 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | – | 1 | 1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 68°F | 45°F | 56.5°F | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 84°F | 61°F | 72.1°F | – | 152 | 15 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 6°C | 13.3°C |
| February | 23°C | 9°C | 15.6°C |
| March | 25°C | 13°C | 18.9°C |
| April | 29°C | 16°C | 22.7°C |
| May | 32°C | 21°C | 26.4°C |
| June | 35°C | 23°C | 28.9°C |
| July | 36°C | 24°C | 29.7°C |
| August | 37°C | 23°C | 29.9°C |
| September | 33°C | 21°C | 27.3°C |
| October | 30°C | 16°C | 23.0°C |
| November | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C |
| December | 20°C | 7°C | 13.6°C |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410690; 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 Benavides?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, November and December.
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 USC00410690.
When is the last frost in Benavides?
In Benavides, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 20 in half of years and after March 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 1 in half of years and before November 10 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
- February 201 year in 10 after March 14; 9 in 10 after January 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 11 year in 10 before November 10; 9 in 10 before January 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 286 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 323 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 29 in half of springs and before December 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Benavides in zone 9b in ZIP code 78341, 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 USC00410690; 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 Benavides?
In a normal year in Benavides, 152 days a year reach 90°F (38 of them 100°F or more) and 15 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 152a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 38a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 15a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00410690.
How sunny is Benavides?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Benavides, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 3.2 |
| February | 71% | 3.8 |
| March | 73% | 4.7 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 80% | 6.1 |
| June | 86% | 6.8 |
| July | 87% | 6.7 |
| August | 89% | 6.5 |
| September | 81% | 5.3 |
| October | 84% | 4.7 |
| November | 78% | 3.5 |
| December | 71% | 2.9 |
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 Benavides need?
A normal year in Benavides brings 1,067 heating degree days, 80% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,672 cooling degree days, 4.0 times the median (908). One month needs 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,218 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 312 | 28 |
| February | 191 | 55 |
| March | 101 | 135 |
| April | 20 | 254 |
| May | 1 | 452 |
| June | 0 | 570 |
| July | 0 | 632 |
| August | 0 | 649 |
| September | 0 | 486 |
| October | 21 | 280 |
| November | 127 | 98 |
| December | 295 | 33 |
| Year (annual) | 1,067 | 3,672 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410690. 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.
Has Benavides been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 72.5°F, 0.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 72.1°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72.5°F | +0.4°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00410690. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Benavides's climate compare?
Benavides is warmer than 291 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 72.1°F is warmer than 97%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Benavides share this climate record?
Concepcion has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Concepcion, TX12 people · 14 mi S
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 Benavides's climate
What is the coldest month in Benavides?
January, with a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 43°F. The warmest is August (98°F by day, 74°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Benavides in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Benavides in zone 9b in ZIP code 78341, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Benavides?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 20; in one year in ten it comes after March 14. Waiting until March 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Freer, TX22 miles from this station, 71.8°F a year
- Hebbronville, TX25 miles from this station, 73.9°F a year
- Alice, TX26 miles from this station, 72.8°F a year
- Bruni, TX28 miles from this station, 72.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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