Luling, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Luling's normal year runs from 40°F January nights to 98°F August afternoons, with 35.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.8°C, January lows of 4°C, August highs of 37°C, 899 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLuling
- Station IDUSC00415429
- Location29.68°N 97.66°W
- Elevation400 ft (122 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population5,752
On October 23, the normal high in Luling is 82°F and the normal low 56°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Luling.
- Jan 64° 40°
- Feb 68° 43°
- Mar 74° 50°
- Apr 81° 57°
- May 88° 66°
- Jun 94° 72°
- Jul 97° 74°
- Aug 98° 73°
- Sep 92° 68°
- Oct 84° 58°
- Nov 73° 48°
- Dec 65° 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 Luling each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 98°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 40°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.20 in), the least in July (1.85 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64°F | 40°F | 51.7°F | 2.40 | 7 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 68°F | 43°F | 55.4°F | 2.16 | 7 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 74°F | 50°F | 62.2°F | 2.74 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 81°F | 57°F | 68.8°F | 2.94 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 88°F | 66°F | 76.6°F | 4.20 | 7 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 94°F | 72°F | 82.8°F | 3.55 | 7 | 23 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 97°F | 74°F | 85.3°F | 1.85 | 4 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 98°F | 73°F | 85.7°F | 2.60 | 5 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 92°F | 68°F | 79.9°F | 3.42 | 7 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 84°F | 58°F | 70.9°F | 4.20 | 6 | 7 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 73°F | 48°F | 60.6°F | 2.57 | 6 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 65°F | 41°F | 53.1°F | 2.76 | 7 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 81°F | 58°F | 69.4°F | 35.39 | 75 | 118 | 29 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 4°C | 10.9°C | 61 mm |
| February | 20°C | 6°C | 13.0°C | 55 mm |
| March | 23°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 70 mm |
| April | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 75 mm |
| May | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 107 mm |
| June | 34°C | 22°C | 28.2°C | 90 mm |
| July | 36°C | 23°C | 29.6°C | 47 mm |
| August | 37°C | 23°C | 29.8°C | 66 mm |
| September | 33°C | 20°C | 26.6°C | 87 mm |
| October | 29°C | 14°C | 21.6°C | 107 mm |
| November | 23°C | 9°C | 15.9°C | 65 mm |
| December | 19°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 70 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00415429; 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 Luling?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October, November and December. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00415429.
When is the last frost in Luling?
In Luling, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 5 in half of years and after April 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 23 in half of years and before November 3 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 51 year in 10 after April 3; 9 in 10 after February 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 231 year in 10 before November 3; 9 in 10 before December 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 263 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 297 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 17 in half of springs and before December 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Luling in zone 9a in ZIP code 78648, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Luling's NOAA station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 21°F (26 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 USC00415429; 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 Luling?
In a normal year in Luling, 118 days a year reach 90°F (24 of them 100°F or more), 29 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 75 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 118a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 75a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1897) is 111°F, on August 27, 2023; the lowest is −3°F, on January 31, 1949.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1919, with 59.92 in; the snowiest season is 1929–30, with 11.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00415429; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00415429. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Luling?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Luling, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 3.0 |
| February | 68% | 3.5 |
| March | 71% | 4.5 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 78% | 5.9 |
| June | 84% | 6.7 |
| July | 86% | 6.6 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 82% | 4.4 |
| November | 76% | 3.3 |
| December | 71% | 2.7 |
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 Luling need?
A normal year in Luling brings 1,547 heating degree days, 71% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,192 cooling degree days, 3.5 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 7,375 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 421 | 11 |
| February | 293 | 22 |
| March | 158 | 73 |
| April | 45 | 158 |
| May | 5 | 363 |
| June | 0 | 535 |
| July | 0 | 629 |
| August | 0 | 643 |
| September | 1 | 449 |
| October | 43 | 226 |
| November | 195 | 64 |
| December | 387 | 18 |
| Year (annual) | 1,547 | 3,192 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00415429. 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.
Has Luling been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 72.9°F, 3.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 69.4°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70.1°F | +0.7°F | 42.29 |
| 2022 | 70.6°F | +1.2°F | 21.34 |
| 2023 | 72.5°F | +3.1°F | 25.81 |
| 2024 | 72.9°F | +3.5°F | 32.00 |
Over 107 complete years from 1894 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.2°F per century (+0.07°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00415429; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Luling's climate compare?
Luling is warmer than 248 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 189. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 69.4°F is warmer than 94%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Luling 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.
Which places near Luling share this climate record?
3 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.
- Lockhart, TX17,166 people · 14 mi N
- Kingsbury, TX143 people · 10 mi W
- Harwood, TX52 people · 9 mi E
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 Luling's climate
What is the coldest month in Luling?
January, with a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 40°F. The warmest is August (98°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Luling?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Luling?
May, with 4.20 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 1.85 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Luling in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Luling in zone 9a in ZIP code 78648, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Luling's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 21°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come in Luling?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 5; in one year in ten it comes after April 3. Waiting until April 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Gonzales, TX19 miles from this station, 68.8°F a year
- Austin San Antonio, TX22 miles from this station, 69.6°F a year
- San Marcos, TX22 miles from this station, 68.6°F a year
- Cedar Creek, TX26 miles from this station, 67.8°F a year
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