Kaufman, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Kaufman's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 95°F August afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.2°C, January lows of 1°C, August highs of 35°C.
- NOAA stationKaufman (3 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00414705
- Location32.56°N 96.27°W
- Elevation420 ft (128 m)
- Population9,785
On October 23, the normal high in Kaufman is 76°F and the normal low 51°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kaufman.
- Jan 56° 33°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 67° 45°
- Apr 75° 52°
- May 82° 62°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 94° 73°
- Aug 95° 72°
- Sep 89° 66°
- Oct 79° 54°
- Nov 67° 44°
- Dec 58° 35°
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 Kaufman each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 33°F | 44.7°F | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 60°F | 37°F | 48.6°F | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 45°F | 56.0°F | – | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 75°F | 52°F | 63.1°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 62°F | 72.1°F | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 70°F | 79.8°F | – | 18 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 94°F | 73°F | 83.4°F | – | 26 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 95°F | 72°F | 83.5°F | – | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 89°F | 66°F | 77.3°F | – | 14 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 54°F | 66.2°F | – | 3 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 44°F | 55.2°F | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 35°F | 46.7°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 53°F | 64.7°F | – | 92 | 46 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 1°C | 7.1°C |
| February | 16°C | 3°C | 9.2°C |
| March | 20°C | 7°C | 13.3°C |
| April | 24°C | 11°C | 17.3°C |
| May | 28°C | 17°C | 22.3°C |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.6°C |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 28.6°C |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.6°C |
| September | 32°C | 19°C | 25.2°C |
| October | 26°C | 12°C | 19.0°C |
| November | 19°C | 7°C | 12.9°C |
| December | 14°C | 2°C | 8.2°C |
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 USC00414705; 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 Kaufman?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00414705.
When is the last frost in Kaufman?
In Kaufman, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 16 in half of years and after April 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 14 in half of years and before October 31 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 161 year in 10 after April 5; 9 in 10 after February 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 141 year in 10 before October 31; 9 in 10 before December 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 243 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 267 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 4 in half of springs and before November 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kaufman in zone 8b in ZIP code 75142, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00414705; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Kaufman?
In a normal year in Kaufman, 92 days a year reach 90°F (16 of them 100°F or more) and 46 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 92a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 46a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1900) is 113°F, on August 10, 1936; the lowest is −3°F, on January 23, 1940.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 57.43 in; the snowiest season is 1929–30, with 11.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00414705; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00414705. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Kaufman?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Kaufman, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.9 |
| February | 68% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.4 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 76% | 5.8 |
| June | 84% | 6.7 |
| July | 88% | 6.7 |
| August | 87% | 6.2 |
| September | 84% | 5.2 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 76% | 3.1 |
| December | 73% | 2.6 |
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 Kaufman need?
A normal year in Kaufman brings 2,507 heating degree days, 53% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,434 cooling degree days, 2.7 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 6,033 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 630 | 1 |
| February | 463 | 4 |
| March | 298 | 20 |
| April | 120 | 64 |
| May | 16 | 235 |
| June | 0 | 444 |
| July | 0 | 572 |
| August | 0 | 573 |
| September | 6 | 374 |
| October | 85 | 122 |
| November | 316 | 22 |
| December | 573 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,507 | 2,434 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414705. 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 Kaufman's climate compare?
Kaufman is warmer than 116 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.7°F is warmer than 87%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Kaufman share this climate record?
13 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Mabank, TX7,021 people · 16 mi SE
- Gun Barrel City, TX6,999 people · 18 mi SE
- Crandall, TX5,950 people · 11 mi NW
- Tool, TX2,380 people · 20 mi S
- Seven Points, TX1,515 people · 15 mi S
- Oak Ridge, TX1,475 people · 5 mi N
- Kemp, TX1,414 people · 9 mi S
- Post Oak Bend, TX943 people · 6 mi NW
- Scurry, TX871 people · 7 mi SW
- Oak Grove, TX866 people · 3 mi SW
- Grays Prairie, TX409 people · 7 mi SW
- Rosser, TX390 people · 13 mi SW
- Cottonwood, TX252 people · 11 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Kaufman's climate
What is the coldest month in Kaufman?
January, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is August (95°F by day, 72°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Kaufman in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kaufman in zone 8b in ZIP code 75142, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Kaufman?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 16; in one year in ten it comes after April 5. Waiting until April 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Terrell, TX11 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Wills Point, TX18 miles from this station, 65.2°F a year
- Ferris, TX23 miles from this station, 66.0°F a year
- Bardwell, TX29 miles from this station, 65.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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