Hondo, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Hondo's primary NOAA station, HONDO.
The climate verdict for Hondo
Warm-season cooling demand defines Hondo, Texas, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 70°F. It scores 97/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 97% of them.
- 70°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 97/100
- comfort score, above 97% of station-mapped location scores
- 30.8"
- yearly precipitation total
- 272 days
- frost-free growing season
Hondo: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00414254 · Hondo, TX 70°F mean · 30.8" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 70°F
- RANK-WARM #6,518
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Antonio
- PRCP-MID 30.8"
- SWING-MID 33°F
- COMF-TOP 97/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,102 CDD
- STN-1 USC00414254
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: San Antonio, TX (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TX station list.
- Hondo (this station) 70°F
- Hot Houston Hooks M…, TX 70°F
- Near San Antonio, TX 70°F
- Near Hondo, TX 70°F
- Cold Sealy, TX 69°F
Hondo sits in Texas, the #4 hottest U.S. state at 66.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Hondo
Hondo: 84/100 · grade B
Hondo publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Hondo, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 97/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 272 days/year | 95/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 69.6°F · 2.1° from 67.5°F | 93/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.0 inches/year | 90/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 30.8 in · 4.2 from 35 in | 85/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 115 calendar days | 67/100 · C |
Hondo · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Hondo is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 52.2°F and warmest-month mean 84.8°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 84.8°F
- Coldest month
- 52.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where Hondo sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Hondo's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 5% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Hondo sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 41st percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 87%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Hondo is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Hondo compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Hondo's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
97 Top 3% score exceeds 97% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F (18°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 70°F (21°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| March | 76°F (24°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| April | 82°F (28°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| May | 87°F (31°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.4 |
| June | 93°F (34°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 24.7 |
| July | 95°F (35°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 84°F (29°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.8 |
| August | 97°F (36°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 85°F (29°C) | 2.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 28.5 |
| September | 91°F (33°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 80°F (26°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 20.4 |
| October | 83°F (28°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| November | 72°F (22°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| December | 66°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 6.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Hondo runs from a mild 39°F around January 2 to 98°F at the peak near August 7, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 27 through September 18, covering 115 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs February 16 to November 23.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 39°F around January 2.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is March 8, when 27% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 1 at 13%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 75 wet dates a year.
The widest day
February 7 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Hondo.
Where Hondo Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 115 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Hondo earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
7.1 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
5.4 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
5.0 days with precipitation
4.7 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
Hondo spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 15%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Hondo has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 32.6°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 4.4" and February 1.5". The three wettest months together take 38% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Hondo, it arrives in quantity
30.8" of precipitation falls across only about 75 wet days here, averaging 0.41 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 75 a year, 21% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.41 inches
- Most wet days
- March, about 8
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 5
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Hondo's record shows no measurable snowfall
This station measured snowfall across the 1991-2020 period and recorded none: the annual normal is 0.0 inches. That is a measured zero rather than missing data, which is a meaningful distinction here , most stations in the database simply do not report snow at all, and those pages say nothing about it.
A thirty-year normal of zero describes the typical year at this station. It is not a claim that snow has never fallen in the area.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 27
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 28
50% probability date
Growing Season
272 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,402
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,102
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Hondo on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (70°F here).
- Bushnell, FL 70°F · 0.0°F off
- Houma, LA 70°F · 0.0°F off
- Gainesville, FL 70°F · 0.1°F off
- Hackberry, LA 70°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (30.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Covington, MI 30.8" · 0.0" off
- Kimball, MN 30.8" · 0.0" off
- Sherburn, MN 30.7" · 0.0" off
- Milaca, MN 30.8" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Hondo's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · moderate · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Hondo accumulates 3,102 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,402 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Hondo's 30.8 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Hondo's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 32.6°F. The annual average is 70°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
The frost-free window extends for about 272 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Hondo's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Hondo that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Hondo's primary station: HONDO (USC00414254). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4834676). Match rule for Hondo: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Hondo comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.