Encinal, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Encinal's normal year runs from 43°F January nights to 100°F August afternoons, with 23.5 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.3 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 22.1°C, January lows of 6°C, August highs of 38°C, 598 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEncinal
- Station IDUSC00412906
- Location27.98°N 99.38°W
- Elevation545 ft (166 m)
- Population539
On October 23, the normal high in Encinal is 84°F and the normal low 58°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 8%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Encinal.
- Jan 68° 43°
- Feb 72° 46°
- Mar 79° 51°
- Apr 87° 59°
- May 92° 66°
- Jun 98° 72°
- Jul 98° 73°
- Aug 100° 73°
- Sep 93° 70°
- Oct 86° 60°
- Nov 76° 51°
- Dec 68° 43°
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 Encinal each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 100°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 43°F. The most precipitation falls in September (3.18 in), the least in January (1.03 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 43°F | 55.2°F | 1.03 | 3 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 72°F | 46°F | 59.2°F | 1.08 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 79°F | 51°F | 65.2°F | 2.24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 87°F | 59°F | 72.6°F | 1.93 | 2 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 92°F | 66°F | 79.3°F | 2.63 | 4 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 98°F | 72°F | 84.8°F | 2.38 | 3 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 98°F | 73°F | 85.7°F | 2.66 | 3 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 100°F | 73°F | 86.2°F | 1.63 | 2 | 30 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 93°F | 70°F | 81.0°F | 3.18 | 5 | 24 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 60°F | 73.0°F | 2.45 | 3 | 13 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 76°F | 51°F | 63.5°F | 1.20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 68°F | 43°F | 55.3°F | 1.13 | 2 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 85°F | 59°F | 71.8°F | 23.54 | 35 | 171 | 11 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 6°C | 12.9°C | 26 mm |
| February | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 27 mm |
| March | 26°C | 11°C | 18.4°C | 57 mm |
| April | 30°C | 15°C | 22.6°C | 49 mm |
| May | 34°C | 19°C | 26.3°C | 67 mm |
| June | 37°C | 22°C | 29.3°C | 60 mm |
| July | 37°C | 23°C | 29.8°C | 68 mm |
| August | 38°C | 23°C | 30.1°C | 41 mm |
| September | 34°C | 21°C | 27.2°C | 81 mm |
| October | 30°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 62 mm |
| November | 24°C | 11°C | 17.5°C | 30 mm |
| December | 20°C | 6°C | 12.9°C | 29 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412906; 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 Encinal?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, November and December. Of those, December 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 USC00412906.
When is the last frost in Encinal?
In Encinal, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 21 in half of years and after March 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 9 in half of years and before November 21 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 211 year in 10 after March 16; 9 in 10 after January 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 91 year in 10 before November 21; 9 in 10 before January 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 296 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 334 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 31 in half of springs and before December 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Encinal in zone 9b in ZIP code 78019, 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 USC00412906; 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 Encinal?
In a normal year in Encinal, 171 days a year reach 90°F (65 of them 100°F or more), 11 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 35 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 171a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 65a 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
- 35a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1907) is 116°F, on June 17, 1998; the lowest is 8°F, on January 13, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1919, with 46.95 in; the snowiest season is 1925–26, with 5.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00412906; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00412906. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Encinal?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Encinal, 5.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (91%) and January the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 3.2 |
| February | 74% | 4.0 |
| March | 76% | 4.9 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 81% | 6.2 |
| June | 88% | 7.0 |
| July | 88% | 6.8 |
| August | 91% | 6.7 |
| September | 83% | 5.4 |
| October | 84% | 4.7 |
| November | 78% | 3.6 |
| December | 74% | 3.0 |
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 Encinal need?
A normal year in Encinal brings 1,115 heating degree days, 79% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,606 cooling degree days, 4.0 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 8,097 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 319 | 17 |
| February | 198 | 36 |
| March | 106 | 112 |
| April | 21 | 247 |
| May | 2 | 447 |
| June | 0 | 594 |
| July | 0 | 642 |
| August | 0 | 659 |
| September | 0 | 482 |
| October | 19 | 269 |
| November | 133 | 88 |
| December | 317 | 15 |
| Year (annual) | 1,115 | 3,606 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00412906. 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 Encinal's climate compare?
Encinal is warmer than 286 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 94. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 71.8°F is warmer than 97%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Encinal 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 Encinal share this climate record?
7 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.
- Four Points, TX73 people · 13 mi S
- Sunset Acres, TX34 people · 13 mi S
- Bonanza Hills, TX33 people · 14 mi S
- Botines, TX14 people · 15 mi S
- Los Veteranos II, TX13 people · 15 mi S
- La Moca Ranch, TX0 people · 9 mi SW
- Los Huisaches, TX0 people · 7 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 Encinal's climate
What is the coldest month in Encinal?
January, with a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 43°F. The warmest is August (100°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Encinal?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.3 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Encinal?
September, with 3.18 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.03 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Encinal in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Encinal in zone 9b in ZIP code 78019, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Encinal?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 21; 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
- Laredo, TX31 miles from this station, 74.6°F a year
- Cotulla, TX35 miles from this station, 73.0°F a year
- Carrizo Springs, TX46 miles from this station, 70.6°F a year
- Freer, TX47 miles from this station, 71.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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