Crane, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Crane's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 12.1 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.1°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 35°C, 308 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCrane
- Station IDUSC00412082
- Location31.41°N 102.36°W
- Elevation2,554 ft (779 m)
- Population3,375
On October 23, the normal high in Crane is 78°F and the normal low 53°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 Crane.
- Jan 60° 32°
- Feb 65° 35°
- Mar 73° 45°
- Apr 82° 53°
- May 89° 63°
- Jun 95° 71°
- Jul 95° 73°
- Aug 95° 73°
- Sep 88° 64°
- Oct 80° 55°
- Nov 69° 43°
- Dec 60° 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 in Crane each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in September (1.74 in), the least in February (0.53 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 32°F | 46.1°F | 0.74 | 0.6 | 3 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 35°F | 50.1°F | 0.53 | 0.1 | 2 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 73°F | 45°F | 59.0°F | 0.54 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 53°F | 67.3°F | 0.69 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 89°F | 63°F | 75.8°F | 1.32 | 0.0 | 3 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 95°F | 71°F | 82.8°F | 1.20 | 0.0 | 3 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 95°F | 73°F | 84.2°F | 0.96 | 0.0 | 3 | 28 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 95°F | 73°F | 83.9°F | 1.39 | 0.0 | 4 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 64°F | 76.2°F | 1.74 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 55°F | 67.5°F | 1.55 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 43°F | 55.7°F | 0.84 | 0.1 | 2 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 60°F | 33°F | 46.6°F | 0.63 | 1.2 | 3 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 53°F | 66.3°F | 12.13 | 2.0 | 34 | 126 | 49 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 0°C | 7.8°C | 19 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 18°C | 2°C | 10.1°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 23°C | 7°C | 15.0°C | 14 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 28°C | 11°C | 19.6°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 32°C | 17°C | 24.3°C | 34 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 35°C | 22°C | 28.2°C | 30 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 29.0°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 23°C | 28.8°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.6°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 27°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 20°C | 6°C | 13.2°C | 21 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 16°C | 1°C | 8.1°C | 16 mm | 3 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412082; 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 Crane?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00412082.
When is the last frost in Crane?
In Crane, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 16 in half of years and after April 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 16 in half of years and before October 31 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 161 year in 10 after April 8; 9 in 10 after February 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 161 year in 10 before October 31; 9 in 10 before December 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 243 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 268 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 1 in half of springs and before November 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Crane in zone 8a in ZIP code 79731, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Crane's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (16 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 USC00412082; 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 Crane?
In a normal year in Crane, 126 days a year reach 90°F (26 of them 100°F or more), 49 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 34 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 126a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 26a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 49a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 34a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1929) is 115°F, on June 27, 1994; the lowest is −6°F, on February 2, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1986, with 36.47 in; the snowiest season is 2020–21, with 14.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00412082; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00412082. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Crane?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Crane, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (92%) and February the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.5 |
| February | 83% | 4.4 |
| March | 85% | 5.6 |
| April | 88% | 6.9 |
| May | 88% | 7.3 |
| June | 92% | 7.7 |
| July | 90% | 7.3 |
| August | 90% | 6.8 |
| September | 87% | 5.7 |
| October | 88% | 4.8 |
| November | 86% | 3.8 |
| December | 83% | 3.2 |
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 Crane need?
A normal year in Crane brings 2,256 heating degree days, 58% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,745 cooling degree days, 3.0 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,499 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 586 | 0 |
| February | 421 | 4 |
| March | 226 | 39 |
| April | 68 | 135 |
| May | 13 | 347 |
| June | 0 | 532 |
| July | 0 | 595 |
| August | 0 | 586 |
| September | 8 | 344 |
| October | 68 | 143 |
| November | 299 | 20 |
| December | 569 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,256 | 2,745 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412082. 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 Crane been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 69.6°F, 3.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 66.3°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.6°F | +0.3°F | 12.98 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 70.2°F | +3.9°F | 9.27 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 69.6°F | +3.3°F | 9.62 | 0.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00412082. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Crane's climate compare?
Crane is warmer than 184 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.3°F is warmer than 91%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Crane is BSh: hot 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.
What do Crane's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Crane. This page uses Crane; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane (10 mi N) USC00412084 | 19 mi N | 2,927 ft | 65.3°F | 32°F | 95°F | 14.6 | – | March 15 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Crane's climate
What is the coldest month in Crane?
January, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Crane?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (1.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Crane?
September, with 1.74 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.53 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Crane in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Crane in zone 8a in ZIP code 79731, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Crane's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Crane?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 16; in one year in ten it comes after April 8. Waiting until April 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- McCamey, TX21 miles from this station, 66.9°F a year
- Penwell, TX27 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Grandfalls, TX29 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- Monahans, TX30 miles from this station, 65.8°F a year
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