Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Big Bend Ranch State Park's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 94°F June afternoons, with 12.3 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.5 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.2°C, January lows of −1°C, June highs of 35°C, 313 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBig Bend Ranch State Park
- Station IDUSC00410764
- Location29.44°N 103.96°W
- Elevation4,140 ft (1,262 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Big Bend Ranch State Park is 81°F and the normal low 53°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- Jan 62° 30°
- Feb 68° 36°
- Mar 75° 41°
- Apr 82° 51°
- May 90° 59°
- Jun 94° 67°
- Jul 92° 68°
- Aug 90° 67°
- Sep 86° 62°
- Oct 80° 52°
- Nov 69° 40°
- Dec 62° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Big Bend Ranch State Park each month?
June is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in September (2.34 in), the least in February (0.28 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 30°F | 46.2°F | 0.37 | 2 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 68°F | 36°F | 51.5°F | 0.28 | 2 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 75°F | 41°F | 58.0°F | 0.30 | 2 | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 51°F | 66.7°F | 0.37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 90°F | 59°F | 74.5°F | 1.01 | 3 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 94°F | 67°F | 80.7°F | 1.77 | 5 | 24 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 92°F | 68°F | 79.9°F | 2.22 | 6 | 22 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 90°F | 67°F | 78.8°F | 2.00 | 6 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 86°F | 62°F | 73.8°F | 2.34 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 52°F | 65.9°F | 0.88 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 40°F | 54.6°F | 0.49 | 2 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 62°F | 31°F | 46.3°F | 0.30 | 1 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 50°F | 64.7°F | 12.33 | 38 | 100 | 62 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | −1°C | 7.9°C | 9 mm |
| February | 20°C | 2°C | 10.8°C | 7 mm |
| March | 24°C | 5°C | 14.4°C | 8 mm |
| April | 28°C | 11°C | 19.3°C | 9 mm |
| May | 32°C | 15°C | 23.6°C | 26 mm |
| June | 35°C | 20°C | 27.1°C | 45 mm |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.6°C | 56 mm |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 26.0°C | 51 mm |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.2°C | 59 mm |
| October | 27°C | 11°C | 18.8°C | 22 mm |
| November | 21°C | 4°C | 12.6°C | 12 mm |
| December | 17°C | −1°C | 7.9°C | 8 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410764; 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.
Which months are mildest at Big Bend Ranch State Park?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (1).
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 USC00410764.
When is the last frost at Big Bend Ranch State Park?
In Big Bend Ranch State Park, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 21 in half of years and after April 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 11 in half of years and before October 27 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 211 year in 10 after April 7; 9 in 10 after March 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 111 year in 10 before October 27; 9 in 10 before November 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 237 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 260 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 9 in half of springs and before November 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Big Bend Ranch State Park in zone 8b in ZIP code 79846, 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 USC00410764; 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 at Big Bend Ranch State Park?
In a normal year in Big Bend Ranch State Park, 100 days a year reach 90°F (8 of them 100°F or more), 62 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 38 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 100a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 62a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 38a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00410764.
How sunny is it at Big Bend Ranch State Park?
Over a year 89% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Big Bend Ranch State Park, 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (92%) and January the cloudiest (85%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.8 |
| February | 87% | 4.8 |
| March | 89% | 6.0 |
| April | 90% | 7.0 |
| May | 91% | 7.5 |
| June | 92% | 7.6 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 88% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.7 |
| October | 90% | 5.1 |
| November | 89% | 4.1 |
| December | 87% | 3.6 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Big Bend Ranch State Park record?
A normal year at Big Bend Ranch State Park brings 2,230 heating degree days, 58% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,154 cooling degree days, 2.4 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,857 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 584 | 0 |
| February | 378 | 1 |
| March | 233 | 16 |
| April | 56 | 106 |
| May | 8 | 301 |
| June | 0 | 470 |
| July | 0 | 462 |
| August | 0 | 428 |
| September | 6 | 270 |
| October | 69 | 96 |
| November | 316 | 4 |
| December | 578 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,230 | 2,154 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410764. 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 Big Bend Ranch State Park's climate compare?
Big Bend Ranch State Park is warmer than 116 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.7°F is warmer than 87%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Big Bend Ranch State Park is BWh: hot desert. 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 Big Bend Ranch State Park share this climate record?
Redford 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.
- Redford, TX139 people · 13 mi W
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 Big Bend Ranch State Park's climate
What is the coldest month at Big Bend Ranch State Park?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is June (94°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow at Big Bend Ranch State Park?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.5 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month at Big Bend Ranch State Park?
September, with 2.34 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.28 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Big Bend Ranch State Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Big Bend Ranch State Park in zone 8b in ZIP code 79846, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Big Bend Ranch State Park?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 21; in one year in ten it comes after April 7. Waiting until April 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lajitas, TX17 miles from this station, 70.7°F a year
- Terlingua, TX23 miles from this station, 70.3°F a year
- Study Butte, TX25 miles from this station, 71.1°F a year
- Presidio, TX27 miles from this station, 71.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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