Fort McKavett, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Fort McKavett's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 24.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.0°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 35°C, 622 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFort McKavett
- Station IDUSC00413257
- Location30.83°N 100.11°W
- Elevation2,169 ft (661 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Fort McKavett is 77°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fort McKavett.
- Jan 60° 30°
- Feb 65° 34°
- Mar 71° 43°
- Apr 80° 50°
- May 86° 60°
- Jun 92° 67°
- Jul 95° 69°
- Aug 94° 68°
- Sep 88° 61°
- Oct 80° 51°
- Nov 69° 40°
- Dec 61° 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 at Fort McKavett each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.28 in), the least in December (0.79 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 30°F | 45.0°F | 1.12 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 34°F | 49.5°F | 1.18 | 5 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 43°F | 57.0°F | 1.90 | 6 | <1 | 6 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 50°F | 65.1°F | 1.99 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 60°F | 73.0°F | 2.89 | 6 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 92°F | 67°F | 79.7°F | 3.28 | 5 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 95°F | 69°F | 81.9°F | 1.75 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 94°F | 68°F | 81.2°F | 2.26 | 5 | 25 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 61°F | 74.5°F | 2.92 | 6 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 51°F | 65.6°F | 2.62 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 40°F | 54.4°F | 1.80 | 5 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 61°F | 32°F | 46.5°F | 0.79 | 5 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 50°F | 64.4°F | 24.50 | 60 | 106 | 63 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | −1°C | 7.2°C | 28 mm |
| February | 18°C | 1°C | 9.7°C | 30 mm |
| March | 22°C | 6°C | 13.9°C | 48 mm |
| April | 27°C | 10°C | 18.4°C | 51 mm |
| May | 30°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 73 mm |
| June | 33°C | 19°C | 26.5°C | 83 mm |
| July | 35°C | 21°C | 27.7°C | 44 mm |
| August | 35°C | 20°C | 27.3°C | 57 mm |
| September | 31°C | 16°C | 23.6°C | 74 mm |
| October | 27°C | 11°C | 18.7°C | 67 mm |
| November | 20°C | 4°C | 12.4°C | 46 mm |
| December | 16°C | 0°C | 8.1°C | 20 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413257; 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.
Which months are mildest at Fort McKavett?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00413257.
When is the last frost at Fort McKavett?
In Fort McKavett, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 2 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 2 in half of years and before October 19 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 21 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 21 year in 10 before October 19; 9 in 10 before November 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 214 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 237 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 17 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fort McKavett in zone 8a in ZIP code 76841, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 12°F (20 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 USC00413257; 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 at Fort McKavett?
In a normal year in Fort McKavett, 106 days a year reach 90°F (18 of them 100°F or more), 63 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 60 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 106a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 63a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 60a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00413257.
How sunny is it at Fort McKavett?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Fort McKavett, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.3 |
| February | 76% | 4.1 |
| March | 78% | 5.1 |
| April | 80% | 6.1 |
| May | 79% | 6.4 |
| June | 87% | 7.1 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.5 |
| September | 81% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.5 |
| November | 80% | 3.5 |
| December | 78% | 3.1 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Fort McKavett record?
A normal year at Fort McKavett brings 2,458 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,285 cooling degree days, 2.5 times 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 5,923 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 619 | 1 |
| February | 438 | 4 |
| March | 274 | 24 |
| April | 96 | 99 |
| May | 20 | 266 |
| June | 0 | 439 |
| July | 0 | 525 |
| August | 0 | 502 |
| September | 8 | 295 |
| October | 96 | 113 |
| November | 333 | 15 |
| December | 575 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 2,458 | 2,285 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413257. 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.
Have recent years at Fort McKavett been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 65.7°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 64.4°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 64.6°F | +0.2°F | 12.36 |
| 2023 | 66.2°F | +1.8°F | 23.37 |
| 2024 | 66.7°F | +2.3°F | 20.50 |
| 2025 | 65.7°F | +1.3°F | 27.72 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00413257. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fort McKavett's climate compare?
Fort McKavett is warmer than 105 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 105. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.4°F is warmer than 86%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fort McKavett 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 Fort McKavett's climate
What is the coldest month at Fort McKavett?
January, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 69°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Fort McKavett?
June, with 3.28 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.79 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fort McKavett in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fort McKavett in zone 8a in ZIP code 76841, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 12°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come at Fort McKavett?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 2; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Menard, TX20 miles from this station, 63.7°F a year
- Eldorado, TX29 miles from this station, 63.8°F a year
- Junction, TX30 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Eden, TX31 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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