Fort Stockton, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fort Stockton's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 12.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.2°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 35°C, 324 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFort Stockton Pecos Airport
- Station IDUSW00023091
- Location30.91°N 102.92°W
- Elevation3,010 ft (917 m)
- Population8,147
On October 23, the normal high in Fort Stockton is 78°F and the normal low 53°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Stockton.
- Jan 61° 36°
- Feb 66° 40°
- Mar 74° 46°
- Apr 82° 53°
- May 89° 62°
- Jun 95° 69°
- Jul 94° 71°
- Aug 94° 70°
- Sep 87° 64°
- Oct 80° 55°
- Nov 69° 44°
- Dec 62° 37°
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 Stockton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F. The most precipitation falls in June (1.76 in), the least in February (0.44 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 36°F | 48.6°F | 0.64 | 3 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 66°F | 40°F | 52.9°F | 0.44 | 2 | <1 | 6 | 11 h |
| March | 74°F | 46°F | 59.9°F | 0.59 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 53°F | 67.5°F | 0.62 | 2 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 89°F | 62°F | 75.6°F | 1.65 | 4 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 95°F | 69°F | 81.8°F | 1.76 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 94°F | 71°F | 82.6°F | 1.69 | 5 | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 94°F | 70°F | 82.0°F | 1.45 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 64°F | 75.7°F | 1.72 | 6 | 15 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 55°F | 67.5°F | 1.03 | 5 | 6 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 44°F | 56.4°F | 0.58 | 3 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 62°F | 37°F | 49.2°F | 0.59 | 3 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 54°F | 66.6°F | 12.76 | 47 | 129 | 30 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 2°C | 9.2°C | 16 mm |
| February | 19°C | 4°C | 11.6°C | 11 mm |
| March | 23°C | 8°C | 15.5°C | 15 mm |
| April | 28°C | 12°C | 19.7°C | 16 mm |
| May | 32°C | 17°C | 24.2°C | 42 mm |
| June | 35°C | 21°C | 27.7°C | 45 mm |
| July | 35°C | 22°C | 28.1°C | 43 mm |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.8°C | 37 mm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.3°C | 44 mm |
| October | 27°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 26 mm |
| November | 21°C | 7°C | 13.6°C | 15 mm |
| December | 16°C | 3°C | 9.6°C | 15 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Fort Stockton's own co-op station Fort Stockton station does: 1 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023091; 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 Stockton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, 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 USW00023091.
When is the last frost in Fort Stockton?
In Fort Stockton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 8 in half of years and after April 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 20 in half of years and before November 3 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 81 year in 10 after April 3; 9 in 10 after February 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 201 year in 10 before November 3; 9 in 10 before December 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 252 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 282 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 24 in half of springs and before December 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fort Stockton in zone 8b in ZIP code 79735, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Fort Stockton's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 18°F (24 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 USW00023091; 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 Stockton?
In a normal year in Fort Stockton, 129 days a year reach 90°F (26 of them 100°F or more), 30 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 47 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 129a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 26a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 47a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1996) is 112°F, on June 26, 2023; the lowest is 5°F, on February 15, 2021.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2004, with 24.29 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00023091; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00023091. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Fort Stockton?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fort Stockton, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (90%) and February the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.6 |
| February | 83% | 4.5 |
| March | 85% | 5.7 |
| April | 87% | 6.8 |
| May | 87% | 7.2 |
| June | 90% | 7.5 |
| July | 89% | 7.2 |
| August | 89% | 6.7 |
| September | 85% | 5.6 |
| October | 86% | 4.8 |
| November | 85% | 3.8 |
| December | 83% | 3.3 |
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 Stockton need?
A normal year in Fort Stockton brings 1,979 heating degree days, 63% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,604 cooling degree days, 2.9 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,522 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 512 | 2 |
| February | 347 | 9 |
| March | 202 | 44 |
| April | 68 | 141 |
| May | 12 | 340 |
| June | 0 | 504 |
| July | 0 | 546 |
| August | 0 | 525 |
| September | 5 | 328 |
| October | 67 | 145 |
| November | 275 | 18 |
| December | 491 | 3 |
| Year (annual) | 1,979 | 2,604 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023091. 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 Stockton been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 69.8°F, 3.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 66.6°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67.3°F | +0.7°F | 8.32 |
| 2022 | 67.1°F | +0.5°F | 11.34 |
| 2023 | 69.5°F | +2.9°F | 6.00 |
| 2024 | 70.4°F | +3.8°F | 5.96 |
| 2025 | 69.8°F | +3.2°F | 9.03 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00023091. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fort Stockton's climate compare?
Fort Stockton is warmer than 191 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 12. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.6°F is warmer than 91%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fort Stockton is BSh: hot 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.
What do Fort Stockton's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Fort Stockton. This page uses Fort Stockton Pecos Airport; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Stockton station USC00413280 | in town | 3,038 ft | 66.5°F | 36°F | 94°F | 13.7 | 1 | March 8 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Fort Stockton's climate
What is the coldest month in Fort Stockton?
January, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Fort Stockton?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Fort Stockton's NOAA station; Fort Stockton's own co-op station Fort Stockton station records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Fort Stockton?
June, with 1.76 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.44 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fort Stockton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fort Stockton in zone 8b in ZIP code 79735, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Fort Stockton's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 18°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Fort Stockton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 8; in one year in ten it comes after April 3. Waiting until April 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Grandfalls, TX27 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- Bakersfield, TX37 miles from this station, 65.3°F a year
- McCamey, TX44 miles from this station, 66.9°F a year
- Crane, TX48 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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