Breckenridge, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Breckenridge's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 96°F July afternoons, with 29.7 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.6°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 36°C, 754 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBreckenridge
- Station IDUSC00411042
- Location32.75°N 98.90°W
- Elevation1,170 ft (357 m)
- Population5,190
On October 23, the normal high in Breckenridge is 76°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Breckenridge.
- Jan 57° 28°
- Feb 61° 33°
- Mar 70° 41°
- Apr 78° 49°
- May 85° 59°
- Jun 92° 68°
- Jul 96° 71°
- Aug 96° 70°
- Sep 89° 62°
- Oct 79° 51°
- Nov 67° 38°
- Dec 59° 30°
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 Breckenridge each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.92 in), the least in January (1.57 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 28°F | 42.8°F | 1.57 | 0.2 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 33°F | 47.0°F | 1.89 | 0.1 | 6 | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 41°F | 55.1°F | 2.35 | 0.3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 49°F | 63.4°F | 2.33 | 0.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 85°F | 59°F | 72.0°F | 3.92 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 92°F | 68°F | 79.8°F | 3.68 | 0.0 | 7 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 96°F | 71°F | 83.6°F | 2.25 | 0.0 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 96°F | 70°F | 83.1°F | 2.53 | 0.0 | 6 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 89°F | 62°F | 75.5°F | 2.64 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 51°F | 64.9°F | 2.88 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 38°F | 52.9°F | 1.88 | 0.1 | 5 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 30°F | 44.6°F | 1.78 | 0.4 | 5 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 50°F | 63.7°F | 29.70 | 1.6 | 71 | 109 | 70 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −2°C | 6.0°C | 40 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 16°C | 0°C | 8.3°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 21°C | 5°C | 12.8°C | 60 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 26°C | 9°C | 17.4°C | 59 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 22.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 33°C | 20°C | 26.6°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 36°C | 22°C | 28.7°C | 57 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 36°C | 21°C | 28.4°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 24.2°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 10°C | 18.3°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 20°C | 4°C | 11.6°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 15°C | −1°C | 7.0°C | 45 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00411042; 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 Breckenridge?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00411042.
When is the last frost in Breckenridge?
In Breckenridge, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 4 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 3 in half of years and before October 21 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
- April 41 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 213 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 235 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 21 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Breckenridge in zone 8a in ZIP code 76424, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Breckenridge's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (26 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00411042; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Breckenridge?
In a normal year in Breckenridge, 109 days a year reach 90°F (25 of them 100°F or more), 70 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 71 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 109a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 25a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 70a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 71a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1898) is 114°F, on August 12, 1936; the lowest is −8°F, on February 16, 2021.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2007, with 47.27 in; the snowiest season is 1946–47, with 11.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00411042; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00411042. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Breckenridge?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Breckenridge, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 3.1 |
| February | 73% | 3.7 |
| March | 76% | 4.8 |
| April | 79% | 5.8 |
| May | 79% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.0 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.3 |
| November | 80% | 3.3 |
| December | 76% | 2.8 |
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 Breckenridge need?
A normal year in Breckenridge brings 2,823 heating degree days, 47% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,389 cooling degree days, 2.6 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 5,869 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 689 | 1 |
| February | 510 | 5 |
| March | 332 | 26 |
| April | 133 | 86 |
| May | 28 | 245 |
| June | 0 | 444 |
| July | 0 | 577 |
| August | 0 | 559 |
| September | 10 | 323 |
| October | 113 | 110 |
| November | 375 | 12 |
| December | 634 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 2,823 | 2,389 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00411042. 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 Breckenridge been warmer than normal lately?
2022 averaged 64.3°F, 0.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.7°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.1°F | −0.6°F | 34.32 | – |
| 2022 | 64.3°F | +0.6°F | 23.43 | – |
Over 45 complete years from 1951 to 2022, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.2°F per century (+0.18°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00411042; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Breckenridge's climate compare?
Breckenridge is warmer than 81 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 152. 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, Breckenridge 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.
Questions about Breckenridge's climate
What is the coldest month in Breckenridge?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (96°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Breckenridge?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in April (0.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Breckenridge?
May, with 3.92 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.57 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Breckenridge in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Breckenridge in zone 8a in ZIP code 76424, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Breckenridge's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Breckenridge?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 4; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Fort Griffin, TX23 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Albany, TX24 miles from this station, 64.1°F a year
- Eastland, TX25 miles from this station, 63.7°F a year
- Putnam, TX32 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
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