El Campo, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
El Campo's normal year runs from 42°F January nights to 96°F August afternoons, with 49.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.5°C, January lows of 6°C, August highs of 36°C, 1,260 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEl Campo
- Station IDUSC00412786
- Location29.20°N 96.27°W
- Elevation110 ft (34 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population12,176
On October 23, the normal high in El Campo is 83°F and the normal low 58°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 El Campo.
- Jan 65° 42°
- Feb 68° 46°
- Mar 76° 53°
- Apr 82° 59°
- May 88° 67°
- Jun 92° 73°
- Jul 95° 75°
- Aug 96° 74°
- Sep 93° 70°
- Oct 85° 60°
- Nov 75° 51°
- Dec 67° 45°
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 El Campo each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 42°F. The most precipitation falls in September (5.71 in), the least in February (1.95 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F | 42°F | 53.7°F | 3.13 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 68°F | 46°F | 57.3°F | 1.95 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 76°F | 53°F | 64.1°F | 2.81 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 59°F | 70.2°F | 3.09 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 88°F | 67°F | 77.2°F | 4.79 | 6 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 92°F | 73°F | 82.4°F | 4.89 | 8 | 25 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 95°F | 75°F | 84.9°F | 4.30 | 8 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 96°F | 74°F | 85.1°F | 3.92 | 8 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 93°F | 70°F | 81.3°F | 5.71 | 9 | 22 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 85°F | 60°F | 72.8°F | 5.59 | 6 | 11 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 75°F | 51°F | 63.2°F | 5.69 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 67°F | 45°F | 55.9°F | 3.73 | 8 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 82°F | 60°F | 70.7°F | 49.60 | 93 | 130 | 11 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 6°C | 12.1°C | 80 mm |
| February | 20°C | 8°C | 14.1°C | 50 mm |
| March | 24°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 71 mm |
| April | 28°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 78 mm |
| May | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 122 mm |
| June | 33°C | 23°C | 28.0°C | 124 mm |
| July | 35°C | 24°C | 29.4°C | 109 mm |
| August | 36°C | 23°C | 29.5°C | 100 mm |
| September | 34°C | 21°C | 27.4°C | 145 mm |
| October | 30°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 142 mm |
| November | 24°C | 11°C | 17.3°C | 145 mm |
| December | 19°C | 7°C | 13.3°C | 95 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412786; 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 El Campo?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, November and December. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00412786.
When is the last frost in El Campo?
In El Campo, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 23 in half of years and after March 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 5 in half of years and before November 15 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
- February 231 year in 10 after March 16; 9 in 10 after January 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 51 year in 10 before November 15; 9 in 10 before January 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 287 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 324 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 2 in half of springs and before December 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts El Campo in zone 9a in ZIP code 77437, 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 USC00412786; 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 El Campo?
In a normal year in El Campo, 130 days a year reach 90°F (13 of them 100°F or more), 11 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 93 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 130a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 93a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1942) is 110°F, on September 25, 2005; the lowest is 8°F, on January 31, 1949.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2021, with 61.68 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 3.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00412786; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00412786. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is El Campo?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around El Campo, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (85%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.9 |
| February | 66% | 3.4 |
| March | 71% | 4.4 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 78% | 6.0 |
| June | 83% | 6.5 |
| July | 84% | 6.4 |
| August | 85% | 6.1 |
| September | 81% | 5.1 |
| October | 82% | 4.4 |
| November | 77% | 3.3 |
| December | 70% | 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 El Campo need?
A normal year in El Campo brings 1,214 heating degree days, 77% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,307 cooling degree days, 3.6 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 7,738 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 367 | 16 |
| February | 243 | 26 |
| March | 112 | 82 |
| April | 26 | 184 |
| May | 2 | 378 |
| June | 0 | 522 |
| July | 0 | 617 |
| August | 0 | 623 |
| September | 0 | 489 |
| October | 21 | 265 |
| November | 136 | 82 |
| December | 307 | 24 |
| Year (annual) | 1,214 | 3,307 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412786. 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 El Campo been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 71.3°F, 0.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 70.7°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70.0°F | −0.7°F | 61.68 |
| 2022 | 69.9°F | −0.8°F | 40.47 |
| 2023 | 72.0°F | +1.3°F | 39.04 |
| 2024 | 72.0°F | +1.3°F | 46.90 |
| 2025 | 71.3°F | +0.5°F | 33.37 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00412786. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does El Campo's climate compare?
El Campo is warmer than 269 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 277. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 70.7°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, El Campo 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 El Campo share this climate record?
4 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.
- Wharton, TX8,755 people · 13 mi NE
- Louise, TX706 people · 11 mi SW
- Hungerford, TX88 people · 18 mi NE
- Iago, TX27 people · 19 mi E
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 El Campo's climate
What is the coldest month in El Campo?
January, with a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 42°F. The warmest is August (96°F by day, 74°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in El Campo?
September, with 5.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.95 in.
What plant hardiness zone is El Campo in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts El Campo in zone 9a in ZIP code 77437, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in El Campo?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 23; in one year in ten it comes after March 16. Waiting until March 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Danevang (1 mi W), TX10 miles from this station, 69.8°F a year
- Bay City, TX23 miles from this station, 68.8°F a year
- Eagle Lake, TX30 miles from this station, 69.1°F a year
- Palacios, TX33 miles from this station, 71.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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