Matagorda NO, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Matagorda NO's primary NOAA station, MATAGORDA NO 2.
The climate verdict for Matagorda NO
Warm-season cooling demand defines Matagorda NO, Texas, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 69°F. It scores 100/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 99% of them.
- 69°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 100/100
- comfort score, above 99% of station-mapped location scores
- 44.5"
- precipitation, annual total
- 314 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Matagorda NO: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00415659 · Matagorda NO, TX 69°F mean · 44.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-NARROW · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 69°F
- RANK-WARM #6,449
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Reserve
- PRCP-MID 44.5"
- SWING-NARROW 30°F
- COMF-TOP 100/100
- LOAD-COOL 2,820 CDD
- STN-1 USC00415659
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Reserve, LA (+ 0.1 °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.
- Matagorda NO (this station) 69°F
- Cold Franklin, LA 69°F
- Hot Dauphin Island, AL 69°F
- Near Reserve, LA 69°F
- Near Brunswick Malco…, GA 69°F
Matagorda NO 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 · Matagorda NO
Matagorda NO: 91/100 · grade A
Matagorda NO publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Matagorda NO, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 100/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 314 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 0 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 69.0°F · 1.5° from 67.5°F | 94/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.3 inches/year | 88/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 44.5 in · 9.5 from 35 in | 67/100 · C |
Matagorda NO · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Matagorda NO is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 52.9°F and warmest-month mean 82.8°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
- 82.8°F
- Coldest month
- 52.9°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 Matagorda NO sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Matagorda NO's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 6% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Matagorda NO sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 67th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 91%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Matagorda NO is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Matagorda NO compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Matagorda NO's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
100 Top 1% score exceeds 99% 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 | 62°F (16°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 64°F (18°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 2.3" | 0.0" | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 69°F (21°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 75°F (24°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.3 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.7 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 7.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.9 |
| October | 80°F (27°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| November | 72°F (22°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 64°F (18°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.9" | 0.3" | 1.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in Matagorda NO: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 44°F near January 10 and 89°F near August 8.
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 44°F around January 10.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is September 7, when 29% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 13 at 15%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 75 wet dates a year.
The widest day
November 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 19°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Matagorda NO.
Where Matagorda NO Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 19°F.
Matagorda NO 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
7.2 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
5.2 days with precipitation
4.6 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
7.1 days with precipitation
Matagorda NO spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 19%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Matagorda NO has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry an unusually narrow 29.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 7.1" and February 2.3". The three wettest months together take 35% 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 Matagorda NO, it arrives in quantity
44.5" of precipitation falls across only about 75 wet days here, averaging 0.59 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
- 0.59 inches
- Most wet days
- September, about 9
- Fewest wet days
- April, 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.
Snow reaches Matagorda NO, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.3 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 0 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 16
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
314 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,319
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,820
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Matagorda NO 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 (69°F here).
- Lake Arthur, LA 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Apalachicola, FL 69°F · 0.1°F off
- Arizona City, AZ 69°F · 0.1°F off
- Cross City, FL 69°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (44.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Cape Charles, VA 44.5" · 0.0" off
- Clarence, PA 44.5" · 0.0" off
- Farmville, VA 44.5" · 0.0" off
- Plymouth, NH 44.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Matagorda NO's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · moderate · low swing
Warm-season load persists through a relatively even calendar in Matagorda NO. Cooling totals 2,820 degree days, more than double the 1,319 heating measure, and the 29.9°F seasonal range is compact rather than sharply divided.
Matagorda NO's 44.5 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.
Temperature varies within a narrow 29.9°F band across the normal year. August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 69°F. Monthly rows still matter, but they refine a steady profile rather than reveal two climatic extremes.
The frost-free window extends for about 314 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 Matagorda NO'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 Matagorda NO 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 Matagorda NO's primary station: MATAGORDA NO 2 (USC00415659). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Matagorda NO; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Matagorda NO 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.