Fort Davis, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fort Davis's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 92°F June afternoons, with 15.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.1°C, January lows of −1°C, June highs of 33°C, 394 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFort Davis
- Station IDUSC00413262
- Location30.60°N 103.89°W
- Elevation4,864 ft (1,483 m)
- Population (census place)986
On October 23, the normal high in Fort Davis is 78°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Davis.
- Jan 62° 31°
- Feb 67° 34°
- Mar 73° 40°
- Apr 80° 47°
- May 87° 55°
- Jun 92° 63°
- Jul 90° 64°
- Aug 89° 63°
- Sep 84° 58°
- Oct 79° 48°
- Nov 69° 38°
- Dec 62° 32°
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 Fort Davis each month?
June is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.99 in), the least in March (0.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 31°F | 46.3°F | 0.53 | 3 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 34°F | 50.4°F | 0.41 | 2 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 73°F | 40°F | 56.3°F | 0.40 | 3 | <1 | 7 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 47°F | 63.4°F | 0.54 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 87°F | 55°F | 71.0°F | 1.19 | 5 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 92°F | 63°F | 77.6°F | 2.28 | 8 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 90°F | 64°F | 77.2°F | 2.99 | 11 | 17 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 89°F | 63°F | 75.9°F | 2.65 | 10 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 84°F | 58°F | 71.0°F | 2.08 | 8 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 48°F | 63.6°F | 1.28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 38°F | 53.5°F | 0.57 | 3 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 62°F | 32°F | 47.2°F | 0.59 | 3 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 48°F | 62.8°F | 15.51 | 64 | 73 | 72 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | −1°C | 7.9°C | 13 mm |
| February | 19°C | 1°C | 10.2°C | 10 mm |
| March | 23°C | 4°C | 13.5°C | 10 mm |
| April | 27°C | 8°C | 17.4°C | 14 mm |
| May | 31°C | 13°C | 21.7°C | 30 mm |
| June | 33°C | 17°C | 25.3°C | 58 mm |
| July | 32°C | 18°C | 25.1°C | 76 mm |
| August | 32°C | 17°C | 24.4°C | 67 mm |
| September | 29°C | 14°C | 21.7°C | 53 mm |
| October | 26°C | 9°C | 17.6°C | 33 mm |
| November | 21°C | 3°C | 11.9°C | 14 mm |
| December | 17°C | 0°C | 8.4°C | 15 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Mount Locke (11 miles away), gets 6 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413262; 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 Fort Davis?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, September, October and November. Of those, April 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 USC00413262.
When is the last frost in Fort Davis?
In Fort Davis, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 17 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
- April 51 year in 10 after April 24; 9 in 10 after March 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 209 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 236 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 18 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fort Davis in zone 8a in ZIP code 79734, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Fort Davis's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (28 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 USC00413262; 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 Fort Davis?
In a normal year in Fort Davis, 73 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 72 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 64 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 73a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 72a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 64a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1902) is 107°F, on June 28, 1994; the lowest is 0°F, on February 2, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2004, with 33.23 in; the snowiest season is 1918–19, with 22.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00413262; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00413262. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Fort Davis?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fort Davis, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (89%) and September the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.7 |
| February | 85% | 4.7 |
| March | 86% | 5.8 |
| April | 89% | 7.0 |
| May | 88% | 7.4 |
| June | 88% | 7.4 |
| July | 84% | 6.9 |
| August | 85% | 6.4 |
| September | 83% | 5.5 |
| October | 87% | 4.9 |
| November | 87% | 4.0 |
| December | 85% | 3.5 |
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 Fort Davis need?
A normal year in Fort Davis brings 2,406 heating degree days, 55% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,620 cooling degree days, 78% more than the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,159 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 580 | 0 |
| February | 409 | 1 |
| March | 279 | 8 |
| April | 103 | 55 |
| May | 21 | 207 |
| June | 0 | 378 |
| July | 0 | 378 |
| August | 0 | 340 |
| September | 13 | 193 |
| October | 101 | 57 |
| November | 349 | 3 |
| December | 552 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,406 | 1,620 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413262. 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 Fort Davis been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 65.1°F, 2.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.8°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.1°F | +2.3°F | 5.78 |
Over 32 complete years from 1982 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 7.9°F per century (+0.44°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00413262; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fort Davis's climate compare?
Fort Davis is warmer than 54 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 21. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.8°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fort Davis is BSk: cold 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.
Questions about Fort Davis's climate
What is the coldest month in Fort Davis?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is June (92°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Fort Davis?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Fort Davis's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Mount Locke (11 miles away), records 6 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Fort Davis?
July, with 2.99 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is March with 0.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fort Davis in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fort Davis in zone 8a in ZIP code 79734, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Fort Davis's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Fort Davis?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 5; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 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
- Mount Locke, TX11 miles from this station, 59.2°F a year
- Alpine, TX21 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Marfa, TX23 miles from this station, 59.3°F a year
- Balmorhea, TX28 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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