Kent (8 mi SE), Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Kent (8 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 93°F June afternoons, with 13.1 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.4°C, January lows of 1°C, June highs of 34°C, 332 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKent (8 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00414770
- Location31.02°N 104.11°W
- Elevation4,602 ft (1,403 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Kent (8 mi SE) is 75°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kent (8 mi SE).
- Jan 58° 34°
- Feb 63° 37°
- Mar 70° 43°
- Apr 78° 49°
- May 86° 58°
- Jun 93° 66°
- Jul 91° 67°
- Aug 90° 66°
- Sep 84° 60°
- Oct 77° 51°
- Nov 67° 42°
- Dec 59° 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 at Kent (8 mi SE) each month?
June is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.70 in), the least in February (0.41 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 34°F | 45.6°F | 0.66 | 1.5 | 3 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 37°F | 50.0°F | 0.41 | 0.2 | 2 | <1 | 10 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 43°F | 56.1°F | 0.42 | 0.1 | 2 | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 49°F | 63.5°F | 0.62 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 58°F | 71.9°F | 0.93 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 93°F | 66°F | 79.1°F | 1.26 | 0.0 | 5 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 67°F | 78.6°F | 2.70 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 90°F | 66°F | 77.7°F | 1.72 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 84°F | 60°F | 71.8°F | 2.01 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 77°F | 51°F | 64.1°F | 1.09 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 42°F | 54.1°F | 0.58 | 0.2 | 2 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 59°F | 35°F | 46.8°F | 0.66 | 1.9 | 3 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 51°F | 63.3°F | 13.06 | 3.9 | 44 | 69 | 55 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 1°C | 7.6°C | 17 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 17°C | 3°C | 10.0°C | 10 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 21°C | 6°C | 13.4°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 17.5°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 30°C | 15°C | 22.2°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 34°C | 19°C | 26.2°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 19°C | 25.9°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.4°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.1°C | 51 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 12.3°C | 15 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 15°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 17 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414770; 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 Kent (8 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, September, 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 USC00414770.
When is the last frost at Kent (8 mi SE)?
In Kent (8 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 26 in half of years and after April 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 11 in half of years and before October 25 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 261 year in 10 after April 15; 9 in 10 after March 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 111 year in 10 before October 25; 9 in 10 before November 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 229 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 257 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 7 in half of springs and before November 22 in half of autumns.
By the USDA's method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in plant hardiness zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (16 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 USC00414770; 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 Kent (8 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Kent (8 mi SE), 69 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 55 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 44 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 69a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 55a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 44a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00414770.
How sunny is it at Kent (8 mi SE)?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Kent (8 mi SE), 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (85%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86% | 3.7 |
| February | 85% | 4.6 |
| March | 87% | 5.9 |
| April | 91% | 7.2 |
| May | 90% | 7.7 |
| June | 91% | 7.8 |
| July | 87% | 7.1 |
| August | 87% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.7 |
| October | 89% | 4.9 |
| November | 87% | 3.9 |
| December | 85% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Kent (8 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Kent (8 mi SE) brings 2,510 heating degree days, 53% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,905 cooling degree days, 2.1 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 5,483 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 602 | 0 |
| February | 425 | 3 |
| March | 296 | 20 |
| April | 123 | 78 |
| May | 28 | 242 |
| June | 1 | 423 |
| July | 0 | 424 |
| August | 0 | 395 |
| September | 20 | 224 |
| October | 110 | 83 |
| November | 341 | 12 |
| December | 565 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,510 | 1,905 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414770. 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 Kent (8 mi SE) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 65.5°F, 2.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.3°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.9°F | +0.6°F | 12.58 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 63.0°F | −0.3°F | 23.67 | 15.2 |
| 2023 | 65.5°F | +2.2°F | 6.18 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 66.2°F | +2.9°F | 6.96 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 65.5°F | +2.2°F | 14.03 | 0.5 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00414770. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Kent (8 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Kent (8 mi SE) is warmer than 67 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.3°F is warmer than 84%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Kent (8 mi SE) is BSk: cold 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.
Questions about Kent (8 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Kent (8 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is June (93°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow at Kent (8 mi SE)?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (1.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Kent (8 mi SE)?
July, with 2.70 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.41 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Kent (8 mi SE) in?
By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 14°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come at Kent (8 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 26; in one year in ten it comes after April 15. Waiting until April 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Balmorhea, TX22 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Mount Locke, TX22 miles from this station, 59.2°F a year
- Fort Davis, TX32 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Valentine, TX37 miles from this station, 62.0°F a year
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