Lake Palo Pinto, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lake Palo Pinto's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 97°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.4°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 36°C.
- NOAA stationLake Palo Pinto
- Station IDUSC00414979
- Location32.64°N 98.32°W
- Elevation900 ft (274 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lake Palo Pinto 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 Lake Palo Pinto.
- Jan 58° 31°
- Feb 62° 35°
- Mar 70° 44°
- Apr 78° 52°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 92° 71°
- Jul 97° 74°
- Aug 96° 72°
- Sep 88° 65°
- Oct 79° 53°
- Nov 68° 42°
- Dec 59° 33°
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 Lake Palo Pinto each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 97°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 31°F | 44.6°F | – | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 62°F | 35°F | 48.3°F | – | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 44°F | 56.8°F | – | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 52°F | 65.1°F | – | 2 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 85°F | 62°F | 73.2°F | – | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 92°F | 71°F | 81.4°F | – | 19 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 97°F | 74°F | 85.1°F | – | 28 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 96°F | 72°F | 84.1°F | – | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 65°F | 76.5°F | – | 15 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 53°F | 66.0°F | – | 3 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 42°F | 54.7°F | – | <1 | 4 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 33°F | 46.1°F | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 53°F | 65.2°F | – | 104 | 56 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | −1°C | 7.0°C |
| February | 16°C | 2°C | 9.1°C |
| March | 21°C | 7°C | 13.8°C |
| April | 26°C | 11°C | 18.4°C |
| May | 29°C | 17°C | 22.9°C |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.4°C |
| July | 36°C | 23°C | 29.5°C |
| August | 36°C | 22°C | 28.9°C |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.7°C |
| October | 26°C | 12°C | 18.9°C |
| November | 20°C | 5°C | 12.6°C |
| December | 15°C | 1°C | 7.8°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 USC00414979; 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 Lake Palo Pinto?
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 USC00414979.
When is the last frost at Lake Palo Pinto?
In Lake Palo Pinto, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 23 in half of years and after April 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 10 in half of years and before October 26 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 231 year in 10 after April 11; 9 in 10 after March 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 101 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 231 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 253 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 9 in half of springs and before November 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake Palo Pinto in zone 8a in ZIP code 76453, 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 USC00414979; 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 at Lake Palo Pinto?
In a normal year in Lake Palo Pinto, 104 days a year reach 90°F (25 of them 100°F or more) and 56 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 104a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 25a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 56a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00414979.
How sunny is it at Lake Palo Pinto?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lake Palo Pinto, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 3.1 |
| February | 73% | 3.7 |
| March | 76% | 4.8 |
| April | 79% | 5.8 |
| May | 79% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.0 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.3 |
| November | 80% | 3.3 |
| December | 76% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Lake Palo Pinto record?
A normal year at Lake Palo Pinto brings 2,499 heating degree days, 53% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,588 cooling degree days, 2.9 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 6,210 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 633 | 0 |
| February | 470 | 3 |
| March | 280 | 27 |
| April | 96 | 99 |
| May | 14 | 268 |
| June | 0 | 492 |
| July | 0 | 621 |
| August | 0 | 592 |
| September | 8 | 353 |
| October | 88 | 119 |
| November | 322 | 13 |
| December | 589 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 2,499 | 2,588 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414979. 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 Lake Palo Pinto's climate compare?
Lake Palo Pinto is warmer than 140 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.2°F is warmer than 88%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Lake Palo Pinto share this climate record?
5 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.
- Strawn, TX571 people · 12 mi SW
- Gordon, TX495 people · 7 mi SW
- Santo, TX272 people · 7 mi SE
- Mingus, TX242 people · 10 mi SW
- Palo Pinto, TX197 people · 9 mi N
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 Lake Palo Pinto's climate
What is the coldest month at Lake Palo Pinto?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (97°F by day, 74°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Lake Palo Pinto in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lake Palo Pinto in zone 8a in ZIP code 76453, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Lake Palo Pinto?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 23; in one year in ten it comes after April 11. Waiting until April 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Mineral Wells, TX18 miles from this station, 65.1°F a year
- Stephenville, TX29 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- Granbury, TX31 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Weatherford, TX33 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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