Cuero, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cuero's normal year runs from 42°F January nights to 98°F August afternoons, with 34.2 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.2 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.6°C, January lows of 6°C, August highs of 37°C, 869 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCuero
- Station IDUSC00412173
- Location29.09°N 97.34°W
- Elevation214 ft (65 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population8,215
On October 23, the normal high in Cuero is 84°F and the normal low 57°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 Cuero.
- Jan 66° 42°
- Feb 69° 46°
- Mar 75° 52°
- Apr 82° 59°
- May 89° 67°
- Jun 94° 73°
- Jul 97° 74°
- Aug 98° 74°
- Sep 93° 69°
- Oct 86° 60°
- Nov 75° 50°
- Dec 67° 44°
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 Cuero each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 98°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 42°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.41 in), the least in February (1.54 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66°F | 42°F | 54.1°F | 2.33 | 5 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 69°F | 46°F | 57.2°F | 1.54 | 5 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 75°F | 52°F | 63.8°F | 2.76 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 59°F | 70.4°F | 2.77 | 4 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 89°F | 67°F | 78.0°F | 4.41 | 5 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 94°F | 73°F | 83.4°F | 3.92 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 97°F | 74°F | 85.6°F | 2.44 | 4 | 30 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 98°F | 74°F | 86.2°F | 2.59 | 4 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 93°F | 69°F | 81.1°F | 3.57 | 6 | 23 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 60°F | 72.8°F | 3.27 | 4 | 12 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 75°F | 50°F | 62.7°F | 2.35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 67°F | 44°F | 55.4°F | 2.27 | 5 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 83°F | 59°F | 70.9°F | 34.22 | 55 | 139 | 21 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 6°C | 12.3°C | 59 mm |
| February | 21°C | 8°C | 14.0°C | 39 mm |
| March | 24°C | 11°C | 17.7°C | 70 mm |
| April | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 70 mm |
| May | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 112 mm |
| June | 35°C | 23°C | 28.6°C | 100 mm |
| July | 36°C | 24°C | 29.8°C | 62 mm |
| August | 37°C | 23°C | 30.1°C | 66 mm |
| September | 34°C | 21°C | 27.3°C | 91 mm |
| October | 30°C | 15°C | 22.7°C | 83 mm |
| November | 24°C | 10°C | 17.1°C | 60 mm |
| December | 20°C | 6°C | 13.0°C | 58 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412173; 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 Cuero?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, November and December. 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 USC00412173.
When is the last frost in Cuero?
In Cuero, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 2 in half of years and after March 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 27 in half of years and before November 4 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 21 year in 10 after March 24; 9 in 10 after February 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 271 year in 10 before November 4; 9 in 10 before December 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 270 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 301 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 15 in half of springs and before December 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cuero in zone 9a in ZIP code 77954, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Cuero's NOAA station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 22°F (23 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 USC00412173; 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 Cuero?
In a normal year in Cuero, 139 days a year reach 90°F (28 of them 100°F or more), 21 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 55 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 139a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 28a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 55a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1901) is 114°F, on August 29, 2011; the lowest is 7°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1914, with 59.13 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 6.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00412173; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00412173. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Cuero?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cuero, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 3.0 |
| February | 68% | 3.5 |
| March | 71% | 4.5 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 78% | 5.9 |
| June | 84% | 6.7 |
| July | 86% | 6.6 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 82% | 4.4 |
| November | 76% | 3.3 |
| December | 71% | 2.7 |
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 Cuero need?
A normal year in Cuero brings 1,275 heating degree days, 76% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,454 cooling degree days, 3.8 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 7,830 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 356 | 20 |
| February | 250 | 32 |
| March | 129 | 91 |
| April | 31 | 193 |
| May | 2 | 405 |
| June | 0 | 552 |
| July | 0 | 639 |
| August | 0 | 657 |
| September | 0 | 483 |
| October | 26 | 270 |
| November | 155 | 85 |
| December | 325 | 29 |
| Year (annual) | 1,275 | 3,454 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412173. 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 Cuero been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 74.0°F, 3.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 70.9°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71.1°F | +0.2°F | 44.64 |
| 2022 | 71.5°F | +0.6°F | 29.13 |
| 2023 | 73.6°F | +2.7°F | 30.82 |
| 2024 | 74.0°F | +3.1°F | 34.44 |
Over 40 complete years from 1957 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.0°F per century (+0.17°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00412173; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cuero's climate compare?
Cuero is warmer than 274 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 179. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 70.9°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cuero 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 Cuero share this climate record?
Yorktown has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Yorktown, TX1,785 people · 12 mi SW
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 Cuero's climate
What is the coldest month in Cuero?
January, with a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 42°F. The warmest is August (98°F by day, 74°F at night).
Does it snow in Cuero?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.2 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Cuero?
May, with 4.41 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.54 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cuero in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cuero in zone 9a in ZIP code 77954, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Cuero's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 22°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come in Cuero?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 2; in one year in ten it comes after March 24. Waiting until March 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Cheapside, TX16 miles from this station, 69.6°F a year
- Yoakum, TX17 miles from this station, 69.1°F a year
- Victoria Fire Dept #5, TX25 miles from this station, 70.0°F a year
- Gonzales, TX27 miles from this station, 68.8°F a year
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