Cope Ranch, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Cope Ranch's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 96°F July afternoons, with 19.1 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.3°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 36°C, 484 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCope Ranch
- Station IDUSC00411974
- Location31.53°N 101.28°W
- Elevation2,480 ft (756 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Cope Ranch is 76°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cope Ranch.
- Jan 58° 28°
- Feb 63° 32°
- Mar 71° 40°
- Apr 81° 47°
- May 88° 58°
- Jun 94° 66°
- Jul 96° 68°
- Aug 95° 67°
- Sep 88° 59°
- Oct 79° 48°
- Nov 67° 37°
- 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 at Cope Ranch 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 June (2.65 in), the least in December (0.89 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 28°F | 43.0°F | 0.91 | 1.0 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 32°F | 47.5°F | 0.90 | 0.4 | 3 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 40°F | 55.7°F | 1.07 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 h |
| April | 81°F | 47°F | 63.7°F | 1.24 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 88°F | 58°F | 72.9°F | 1.81 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 94°F | 66°F | 79.8°F | 2.65 | 0.0 | 4 | 23 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 96°F | 68°F | 81.9°F | 1.61 | 0.0 | 4 | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 95°F | 67°F | 81.0°F | 2.60 | 0.0 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 59°F | 73.5°F | 2.31 | 0.0 | 5 | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 48°F | 63.5°F | 1.96 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 37°F | 51.9°F | 1.10 | 0.4 | 3 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 29°F | 44.2°F | 0.89 | 1.0 | 2 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 48°F | 63.2°F | 19.05 | 2.8 | 43 | 115 | 79 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −2°C | 6.1°C | 23 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 17°C | 0°C | 8.6°C | 23 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 22°C | 4°C | 13.2°C | 27 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 27°C | 8°C | 17.6°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 31°C | 14°C | 22.7°C | 46 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 35°C | 19°C | 26.6°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 36°C | 20°C | 27.7°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 19°C | 27.2°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 15°C | 23.1°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 9°C | 17.5°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 3°C | 11.1°C | 28 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 15°C | −2°C | 6.8°C | 23 mm | 3 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00411974; 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 Cope Ranch?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, November 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 USC00411974.
When is the last frost at Cope Ranch?
In Cope Ranch, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 9 in half of years and after April 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 31 in half of years and before October 13 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 91 year in 10 after April 25; 9 in 10 after March 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 311 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 202 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 225 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cope Ranch in zone 8a in ZIP code 79739, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (24 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 USC00411974; 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 at Cope Ranch?
In a normal year in Cope Ranch, 115 days a year reach 90°F (29 of them 100°F or more), 79 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 43 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 115a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 29a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 79a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 43a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1964) is 118°F, on June 19, 2026; the lowest is −7°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1986, with 44.85 in; the snowiest season is 2001–02, with 14.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00411974; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00411974. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Cope Ranch?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Cope Ranch, 5.4 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and February the cloudiest (80%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.4 |
| February | 80% | 4.3 |
| March | 83% | 5.4 |
| April | 86% | 6.6 |
| May | 85% | 7.0 |
| June | 91% | 7.5 |
| July | 89% | 7.2 |
| August | 89% | 6.6 |
| September | 85% | 5.5 |
| October | 85% | 4.6 |
| November | 84% | 3.6 |
| December | 82% | 3.1 |
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 Cope Ranch record?
A normal year at Cope Ranch brings 2,827 heating degree days, 47% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,206 cooling degree days, 2.4 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 5,652 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 682 | 0 |
| February | 492 | 2 |
| March | 309 | 19 |
| April | 125 | 85 |
| May | 27 | 273 |
| June | 0 | 446 |
| July | 0 | 524 |
| August | 0 | 496 |
| September | 17 | 272 |
| October | 128 | 82 |
| November | 402 | 7 |
| December | 645 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,827 | 2,206 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00411974. 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.
Have recent years at Cope Ranch been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 65.7°F, 2.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.2°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 64.4°F | +1.2°F | 11.65 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 65.7°F | +2.5°F | 13.59 | 0.0 |
Over 38 complete years from 1965 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 6.2°F per century (+0.35°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00411974; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cope Ranch's climate compare?
Cope Ranch is warmer than 64 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 41. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.2°F is warmer than 83%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cope Ranch is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 Cope Ranch's climate
What is the coldest month at Cope Ranch?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (96°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Cope Ranch?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Cope Ranch?
June, with 2.65 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.89 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cope Ranch in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cope Ranch in zone 8a in ZIP code 79739, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come at Cope Ranch?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 9; in one year in ten it comes after April 25. Waiting until April 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Mertzon (12 mi NNW), TX25 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Big Lake, TX25 miles from this station, 65.8°F a year
- Garden City, TX26 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Sterling City, TX27 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
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