Colorado City, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Colorado City's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 97°F July afternoons, with 22.0 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, 559 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationColorado City
- Station IDUSC00411903
- Location32.40°N 100.86°W
- Elevation2,110 ft (643 m)
- Population3,915
On October 23, the normal high in Colorado City is 77°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Colorado City.
- Jan 58° 28°
- Feb 62° 31°
- Mar 70° 40°
- Apr 81° 47°
- May 87° 59°
- Jun 93° 67°
- Jul 97° 71°
- Aug 96° 69°
- Sep 88° 62°
- Oct 79° 50°
- Nov 67° 38°
- Dec 59° 29°
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 Colorado City each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 97°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.05 in), the least in January (0.90 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 28°F | 43.0°F | 0.90 | 0.2 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 62°F | 31°F | 46.6°F | 1.32 | 0.1 | 3 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 40°F | 55.3°F | 1.68 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 h |
| April | 81°F | 47°F | 63.6°F | 1.54 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 87°F | 59°F | 73.2°F | 2.15 | 0.0 | 5 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 93°F | 67°F | 80.0°F | 3.05 | 0.0 | 6 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 97°F | 71°F | 83.7°F | 1.96 | 0.0 | 4 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 96°F | 69°F | 82.1°F | 2.96 | 0.0 | 4 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 62°F | 74.9°F | 1.90 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 50°F | 64.8°F | 2.31 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 38°F | 52.3°F | 1.19 | 1.2 | 5 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 29°F | 44.0°F | 1.04 | 0.1 | 3 | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 49°F | 63.6°F | 22.00 | 1.6 | 50 | 112 | 76 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −2°C | 6.1°C | 23 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 17°C | 0°C | 8.1°C | 34 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 21°C | 5°C | 12.9°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 27°C | 8°C | 17.6°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 31°C | 15°C | 22.9°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 34°C | 19°C | 26.7°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 36°C | 22°C | 28.7°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 20°C | 27.8°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 23.8°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 10°C | 18.2°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 3°C | 11.3°C | 30 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 15°C | −2°C | 6.7°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00411903; 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 Colorado City?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00411903.
When is the last frost in Colorado City?
In Colorado City, 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 5 in half of years and before October 22 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 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 216 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 237 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 18 in half of springs and before November 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Colorado City in zone 8a in ZIP code 79512, 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 USC00411903; 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 Colorado City?
In a normal year in Colorado City, 112 days a year reach 90°F (23 of them 100°F or more), 76 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 50 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 112a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 23a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 76a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 50a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1900) is 115°F, on June 30, 1907; the lowest is −7°F, on January 4, 1947.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 33.95 in; the snowiest season is 1939–40, with 17.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00411903; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00411903. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Colorado City?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Colorado City, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (78%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 3.3 |
| February | 78% | 4.0 |
| March | 81% | 5.2 |
| April | 84% | 6.4 |
| May | 83% | 6.8 |
| June | 89% | 7.4 |
| July | 88% | 7.1 |
| August | 88% | 6.5 |
| September | 84% | 5.4 |
| October | 84% | 4.5 |
| November | 83% | 3.5 |
| December | 80% | 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 Colorado City need?
A normal year in Colorado City brings 2,803 heating degree days, 48% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,336 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 5,784 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 680 | 0 |
| February | 516 | 3 |
| March | 318 | 17 |
| April | 123 | 80 |
| May | 17 | 273 |
| June | 0 | 449 |
| July | 0 | 580 |
| August | 0 | 530 |
| September | 9 | 306 |
| October | 102 | 94 |
| November | 388 | 6 |
| December | 649 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,803 | 2,336 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00411903. 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 Colorado City's climate compare?
Colorado City is warmer than 75 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 75. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.6°F is warmer than 84%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Colorado City 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 Colorado City share this climate record?
3 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.
- Lake Colorado City, TX1,001 people · 6 mi SW
- Loraine, TX497 people · 9 mi E
- Westbrook, TX204 people · 9 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 Colorado City's climate
What is the coldest month in Colorado City?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (97°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Colorado City?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in November (1.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Colorado City?
June, with 3.05 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.90 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Colorado City in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Colorado City in zone 8a in ZIP code 79512, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Colorado City?
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
- Roscoe, TX20 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Snyder, TX22 miles from this station, 63.3°F a year
- Big Spring, TX36 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Rotan, TX39 miles from this station, 65.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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