Emory, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Emory's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 45.4 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.4°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,154 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEmory
- Station IDUSC00412902
- Location32.87°N 95.78°W
- Elevation484 ft (148 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,390
On October 23, the normal high in Emory is 74°F and the normal low 50°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 19%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Emory.
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 59° 36°
- Mar 67° 44°
- Apr 74° 51°
- May 81° 60°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 87° 64°
- Oct 77° 53°
- Nov 66° 43°
- Dec 57° 35°
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 Emory each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.84 in), the least in August (2.77 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 33°F | 44.2°F | 3.10 | 0.4 | 7 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 59°F | 36°F | 47.3°F | 3.46 | 0.9 | 7 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 44°F | 55.3°F | 4.56 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 74°F | 51°F | 62.4°F | 4.11 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 60°F | 70.7°F | 4.64 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 68°F | 78.2°F | 4.05 | 0.0 | 7 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 92°F | 72°F | 81.6°F | 3.05 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 92°F | 70°F | 81.1°F | 2.77 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 64°F | 75.3°F | 3.28 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 53°F | 64.6°F | 4.84 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 66°F | 43°F | 54.3°F | 3.37 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 57°F | 35°F | 45.8°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 15 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 52°F | 63.4°F | 45.44 | 1.3 | 73 | 76 | 54 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 1°C | 6.8°C | 79 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 15°C | 2°C | 8.5°C | 88 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 19°C | 7°C | 12.9°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 23°C | 11°C | 16.9°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 16°C | 21.5°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.7°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.6°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 27.3°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.1°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 18.1°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 6°C | 12.4°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 14°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412902; 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 Emory?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00412902.
When is the last frost in Emory?
In Emory, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 20 in half of years and after April 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 12 in half of years and before October 28 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 201 year in 10 after April 8; 9 in 10 after February 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 121 year in 10 before October 28; 9 in 10 before December 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 238 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 263 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 6 in half of springs and before November 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Emory in zone 8b in ZIP code 75440, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Emory's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°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 USC00412902; 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 Emory?
In a normal year in Emory, 76 days a year reach 90°F (10 of them 100°F or more), 54 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 73 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 76a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 54a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 73a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1897) is 110°F, on August 6, 1964; the lowest is −5°F, on December 25, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2009, with 66.09 in; the snowiest season is 1983–84, with 8.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00412902; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00412902. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Emory?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Emory, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (86%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.8 |
| February | 66% | 3.2 |
| March | 71% | 4.3 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 77% | 5.9 |
| June | 83% | 6.5 |
| July | 86% | 6.6 |
| August | 86% | 6.1 |
| September | 83% | 5.1 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 75% | 3.0 |
| December | 71% | 2.5 |
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 Emory need?
A normal year in Emory brings 2,667 heating degree days, 50% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,119 cooling degree days, 2.3 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 5,625 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 646 | 1 |
| February | 499 | 3 |
| March | 318 | 17 |
| April | 134 | 56 |
| May | 25 | 201 |
| June | 1 | 398 |
| July | 0 | 515 |
| August | 0 | 499 |
| September | 8 | 319 |
| October | 103 | 92 |
| November | 337 | 16 |
| December | 596 | 3 |
| Year (annual) | 2,667 | 2,119 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412902. 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 Emory's climate compare?
Emory is warmer than 68 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 255. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.4°F is warmer than 84%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Emory 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.
Questions about Emory's climate
What is the coldest month in Emory?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Emory?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (0.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Emory?
October, with 4.84 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 2.77 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Emory in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Emory in zone 8b in ZIP code 75440, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Emory's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Emory?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 20; 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
- Lake Tawakoni, TX6 miles from this station, 64.3°F a year
- Lake Fork Reservoir, TX15 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Wills Point, TX18 miles from this station, 65.2°F a year
- Sulphur Springs, TX21 miles from this station, 64.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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