Fowlerton, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fowlerton's normal year runs from 39°F January nights to 100°F August afternoons, with 26.3 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.2 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.7°C, January lows of 4°C, August highs of 38°C, 667 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFowlerton
- Station IDUSC00413299
- Location28.50°N 98.84°W
- Elevation300 ft (91 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population (census place)0
On October 23, the normal high in Fowlerton is 85°F and the normal low 57°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 Fowlerton.
- Jan 68° 39°
- Feb 72° 44°
- Mar 79° 50°
- Apr 86° 57°
- May 91° 66°
- Jun 97° 71°
- Jul 99° 73°
- Aug 100° 73°
- Sep 93° 68°
- Oct 87° 59°
- Nov 76° 49°
- Dec 68° 41°
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 Fowlerton each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 100°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 39°F. The most precipitation falls in September (3.86 in), the least in February (1.08 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 39°F | 53.4°F | 1.47 | 6 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 72°F | 44°F | 57.9°F | 1.08 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 79°F | 50°F | 64.5°F | 2.11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 86°F | 57°F | 71.1°F | 1.82 | 4 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 91°F | 66°F | 78.7°F | 3.43 | 6 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 97°F | 71°F | 84.0°F | 2.65 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 99°F | 73°F | 85.6°F | 2.80 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 100°F | 73°F | 86.2°F | 1.97 | 4 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 93°F | 68°F | 80.7°F | 3.86 | 6 | 22 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 87°F | 59°F | 72.7°F | 2.30 | 4 | 11 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 76°F | 49°F | 62.3°F | 1.32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 68°F | 41°F | 54.5°F | 1.45 | 6 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 85°F | 57°F | 71.0°F | 26.26 | 60 | 148 | 25 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 4°C | 11.9°C | 37 mm |
| February | 22°C | 6°C | 14.4°C | 27 mm |
| March | 26°C | 10°C | 18.1°C | 54 mm |
| April | 30°C | 14°C | 21.7°C | 46 mm |
| May | 33°C | 19°C | 25.9°C | 87 mm |
| June | 36°C | 22°C | 28.9°C | 67 mm |
| July | 37°C | 23°C | 29.8°C | 71 mm |
| August | 38°C | 23°C | 30.1°C | 50 mm |
| September | 34°C | 20°C | 27.1°C | 98 mm |
| October | 30°C | 15°C | 22.6°C | 58 mm |
| November | 24°C | 9°C | 16.8°C | 34 mm |
| December | 20°C | 5°C | 12.5°C | 37 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413299; 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 Fowlerton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, November and December. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00413299.
When is the last frost in Fowlerton?
In Fowlerton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 3 in half of years and after March 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 25 in half of years and before November 6 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 31 year in 10 after March 24; 9 in 10 after February 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 251 year in 10 before November 6; 9 in 10 before December 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 266 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 297 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 18 in half of springs and before December 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fowlerton in zone 9a in ZIP code 78021, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Fowlerton's NOAA station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 22°F (19 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 USC00413299; 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 Fowlerton?
In a normal year in Fowlerton, 148 days a year reach 90°F (44 of them 100°F or more), 25 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 60 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 148a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 44a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 60a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1913) is 113°F, on June 16, 1998; the lowest is 9°F, on January 12, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2002, with 49.37 in; the snowiest season is 2004–05, with 5.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00413299; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00413299. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Fowlerton?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fowlerton, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 3.1 |
| February | 69% | 3.6 |
| March | 72% | 4.6 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 80% | 6.0 |
| June | 86% | 6.8 |
| July | 87% | 6.7 |
| August | 89% | 6.5 |
| September | 82% | 5.3 |
| October | 83% | 4.6 |
| November | 77% | 3.4 |
| December | 71% | 2.8 |
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 Fowlerton need?
A normal year in Fowlerton brings 1,303 heating degree days, 76% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,504 cooling degree days, 3.9 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 7,856 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 374 | 13 |
| February | 237 | 37 |
| March | 122 | 105 |
| April | 32 | 217 |
| May | 3 | 426 |
| June | 0 | 571 |
| July | 0 | 639 |
| August | 0 | 657 |
| September | 1 | 472 |
| October | 29 | 269 |
| November | 158 | 77 |
| December | 348 | 23 |
| Year (annual) | 1,303 | 3,504 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413299. 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 Fowlerton's climate compare?
Fowlerton is warmer than 275 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 124. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 71.0°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fowlerton 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 Fowlerton's climate
What is the coldest month in Fowlerton?
January, with a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 39°F. The warmest is August (100°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Fowlerton?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.2 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Fowlerton?
September, with 3.86 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.08 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fowlerton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fowlerton in zone 9a in ZIP code 78021, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Fowlerton's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 22°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come in Fowlerton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 3; in one year in ten it comes after March 24. Waiting until March 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
- Cross, TX19 miles from this station, 70.8°F a year
- Tilden, TX20 miles from this station, 71.8°F a year
- Cotulla, TX23 miles from this station, 73.0°F a year
- Dilley, TX24 miles from this station, 71.0°F a year
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