Bonita (7 mi NW), Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Bonita (7 mi NW)'s normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 35.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.6°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 35°C, 898 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBonita (7 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00410926
- Location33.82°N 97.73°W
- Elevation980 ft (299 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Bonita (7 mi NW) is 75°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bonita (7 mi NW).
- Jan 54° 31°
- Feb 59° 34°
- Mar 67° 42°
- Apr 75° 51°
- May 82° 60°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 95° 73°
- Aug 96° 72°
- Sep 88° 65°
- Oct 77° 52°
- Nov 65° 42°
- Dec 56° 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 at Bonita (7 mi NW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.46 in), the least in January (1.65 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F | 31°F | 42.4°F | 1.65 | 5 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 59°F | 34°F | 46.5°F | 2.18 | 6 | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 42°F | 54.8°F | 2.88 | 7 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 51°F | 63.2°F | 3.49 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 60°F | 71.1°F | 4.46 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 69°F | 79.7°F | 4.35 | 8 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 95°F | 73°F | 84.2°F | 2.35 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 96°F | 72°F | 83.9°F | 2.31 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 88°F | 65°F | 76.2°F | 3.12 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 52°F | 64.7°F | 4.28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 65°F | 42°F | 53.4°F | 2.18 | 6 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 33°F | 44.5°F | 2.10 | 6 | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 52°F | 63.7°F | 35.35 | 81 | 89 | 61 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −1°C | 5.8°C | 42 mm |
| February | 15°C | 1°C | 8.1°C | 55 mm |
| March | 20°C | 6°C | 12.7°C | 73 mm |
| April | 24°C | 11°C | 17.3°C | 89 mm |
| May | 28°C | 16°C | 21.7°C | 113 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.5°C | 110 mm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 29.0°C | 60 mm |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.8°C | 59 mm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.6°C | 79 mm |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 18.2°C | 109 mm |
| November | 18°C | 5°C | 11.9°C | 55 mm |
| December | 13°C | 1°C | 6.9°C | 53 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Bowie (20 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410926; 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 Bonita (7 mi NW)?
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 (6).
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 USC00410926.
When is the last frost at Bonita (7 mi NW)?
In Bonita (7 mi NW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 24 in half of years and after April 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 8 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 241 year in 10 after April 13; 9 in 10 after March 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 81 year in 10 before October 25; 9 in 10 before November 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 229 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 253 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 11 in half of springs and before November 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bonita (7 mi NW) in zone 8a in ZIP code 76255, 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 USC00410926; 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 Bonita (7 mi NW)?
In a normal year in Bonita (7 mi NW), 89 days a year reach 90°F (16 of them 100°F or more), 61 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 81 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 89a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 61a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 81a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00410926.
How sunny is it at Bonita (7 mi NW)?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Bonita (7 mi NW), 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.9 |
| February | 72% | 3.5 |
| March | 74% | 4.6 |
| April | 77% | 5.6 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 85% | 6.9 |
| July | 88% | 6.9 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 4.1 |
| November | 79% | 3.1 |
| December | 75% | 2.6 |
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 Bonita (7 mi NW) record?
A normal year at Bonita (7 mi NW) brings 2,853 heating degree days, 47% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,420 cooling degree days, 2.7 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 5,904 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 700 | 1 |
| February | 523 | 5 |
| March | 338 | 22 |
| April | 135 | 81 |
| May | 31 | 221 |
| June | 0 | 441 |
| July | 0 | 595 |
| August | 0 | 584 |
| September | 7 | 345 |
| October | 120 | 111 |
| November | 362 | 13 |
| December | 636 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 2,853 | 2,420 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410926. 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 Bonita (7 mi NW)'s climate compare?
Bonita (7 mi NW) is warmer than 81 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 189. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.7°F is warmer than 85%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bonita (7 mi NW) 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 Bonita (7 mi NW) share this climate record?
7 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.
- Nocona, TX3,236 people · 2 mi S
- Ryan, OK668 people · 19 mi NW
- Nocona Hills, TX633 people · 6 mi E
- Terral, OK279 people · 13 mi NW
- Montague, TX224 people · 11 mi S
- Ringgold, TX169 people · 12 mi W
- Leon, OK78 people · 18 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 Bonita (7 mi NW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Bonita (7 mi NW)?
January, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Bonita (7 mi NW)?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Bowie (20 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Bonita (7 mi NW)?
May, with 4.46 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.65 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bonita (7 mi NW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bonita (7 mi NW) in zone 8a in ZIP code 76255, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Bonita (7 mi NW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 24; 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
- Bowie, TX20 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Henrietta, TX27 miles from this station, 63.0°F a year
- Burneyville, OK27 miles from this station, 63.1°F a year
- Ringling, OK27 miles from this station, 63.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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