Brackettville, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Brackettville's normal year runs from 38°F January nights to 97°F August afternoons, with 24.3 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.1 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.6°C, January lows of 3°C, August highs of 36°C, 617 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBrackettville
- Station IDUSC00411007
- Location29.32°N 100.41°W
- Elevation1,120 ft (341 m)
- Population1,351
On October 23, the normal high in Brackettville is 80°F and the normal low 56°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 10%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Brackettville.
- Jan 64° 38°
- Feb 69° 42°
- Mar 76° 50°
- Apr 83° 56°
- May 88° 65°
- Jun 93° 70°
- Jul 95° 73°
- Aug 97° 73°
- Sep 90° 68°
- Oct 82° 58°
- Nov 72° 48°
- Dec 64° 40°
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 Brackettville each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 97°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 38°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.53 in), the least in January (0.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64°F | 38°F | 51.0°F | 0.80 | 3 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 69°F | 42°F | 55.6°F | 1.02 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 76°F | 50°F | 63.1°F | 1.87 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 83°F | 56°F | 69.5°F | 1.36 | 3 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 88°F | 65°F | 76.5°F | 3.53 | 5 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 93°F | 70°F | 81.5°F | 3.43 | 3 | 23 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 95°F | 73°F | 84.0°F | 2.25 | 3 | 25 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 97°F | 73°F | 84.6°F | 2.47 | 3 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 90°F | 68°F | 79.0°F | 3.09 | 5 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 82°F | 58°F | 70.2°F | 2.37 | 3 | 6 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 72°F | 48°F | 60.3°F | 1.25 | 3 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 64°F | 40°F | 52.3°F | 0.87 | 3 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 81°F | 57°F | 69.0°F | 24.31 | 41 | 122 | 24 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 3°C | 10.6°C | 20 mm |
| February | 20°C | 6°C | 13.1°C | 26 mm |
| March | 25°C | 10°C | 17.3°C | 47 mm |
| April | 28°C | 13°C | 20.8°C | 35 mm |
| May | 31°C | 18°C | 24.7°C | 90 mm |
| June | 34°C | 21°C | 27.5°C | 87 mm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 28.9°C | 57 mm |
| August | 36°C | 23°C | 29.2°C | 63 mm |
| September | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C | 78 mm |
| October | 28°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 60 mm |
| November | 22°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 32 mm |
| December | 18°C | 5°C | 11.3°C | 22 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00411007; 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 Brackettville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. Of those, February has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00411007.
When is the last frost in Brackettville?
In Brackettville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 5 in half of years and after March 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 24 in half of years and before November 3 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 51 year in 10 after March 26; 9 in 10 after February 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 241 year in 10 before November 3; 9 in 10 before December 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 264 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 291 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 16 in half of springs and before December 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brackettville in zone 9a in ZIP code 78832, 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 USC00411007; 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 Brackettville?
In a normal year in Brackettville, 122 days a year reach 90°F (23 of them 100°F or more), 24 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 41 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 122a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 23a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 41a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1897) is 111°F, on June 10, 1988; the lowest is 4°F, on January 12, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2016, with 36.25 in; the snowiest season is 1984–85, with 8.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00411007; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00411007. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Brackettville?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Brackettville, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (75%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 3.3 |
| February | 75% | 4.0 |
| March | 75% | 4.8 |
| April | 77% | 5.7 |
| May | 76% | 5.9 |
| June | 85% | 6.8 |
| July | 87% | 6.8 |
| August | 89% | 6.5 |
| September | 82% | 5.3 |
| October | 81% | 4.4 |
| November | 77% | 3.4 |
| December | 76% | 3.0 |
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 Brackettville need?
A normal year in Brackettville brings 1,506 heating degree days, 72% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,985 cooling degree days, 3.3 times the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,188 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 436 | 3 |
| February | 279 | 15 |
| March | 134 | 75 |
| April | 34 | 169 |
| May | 5 | 363 |
| June | 0 | 497 |
| July | 0 | 588 |
| August | 0 | 608 |
| September | 2 | 424 |
| October | 37 | 200 |
| November | 182 | 41 |
| December | 398 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 1,506 | 2,985 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00411007. 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 Brackettville's climate compare?
Brackettville is warmer than 241 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 103. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 69.0°F is warmer than 94%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Brackettville 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 Brackettville share this climate record?
2 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.
- Fort Clark Springs, TX1,146 people · 2 mi SW
- Spofford, TX44 people · 10 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.
What do Brackettville's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Brackettville. This page uses Brackettville; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackettville (22 mi N) USC00411013 | 20 mi N | 1,760 ft | 67.0°F | 36°F | 93°F | 24.1 | 0 | March 11 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Brackettville's climate
What is the coldest month in Brackettville?
January, with a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 38°F. The warmest is August (97°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Brackettville?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.1 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Brackettville?
May, with 3.53 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Brackettville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Brackettville in zone 9a in ZIP code 78832, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Brackettville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 5; in one year in ten it comes after March 26. Waiting until March 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Del Rio, TX31 miles from this station, 73.9°F a year
- Camp Wood, TX34 miles from this station, 66.9°F a year
- Carta Valley, TX36 miles from this station, 67.1°F a year
- Amistad, TX39 miles from this station, 69.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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