Muleshoe, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Muleshoe's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 18.3 inches of precipitation and 8 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.7°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 33°C, 465 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMuleshoe #1
- Station IDUSC00416135
- Location34.22°N 102.73°W
- Elevation3,830 ft (1,167 m)
- Population5,218
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Muleshoe.
- Jan 53° 20°
- Feb 58° 23°
- Mar 66° 30°
- Apr 74° 38°
- May 82° 48°
- Jun 90° 59°
- Jul 92° 63°
- Aug 90° 61°
- Sep 83° 54°
- Oct 74° 41°
- Nov 62° 28°
- Dec 54° 21°
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 Muleshoe each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.83 in), the least in February (0.53 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 20°F | 36.5°F | 0.54 | 1.6 | 3 | <1 | 29 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 58°F | 23°F | 40.4°F | 0.53 | 1.5 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 30°F | 47.8°F | 1.01 | 0.7 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 74°F | 38°F | 55.6°F | 0.90 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 48°F | 64.9°F | 1.84 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 90°F | 59°F | 74.5°F | 2.77 | 0.0 | 6 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 92°F | 63°F | 77.1°F | 2.46 | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 90°F | 61°F | 75.6°F | 2.83 | 0.0 | 7 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 83°F | 54°F | 68.4°F | 2.37 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 41°F | 57.2°F | 1.79 | 0.3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 28°F | 45.0°F | 0.62 | 1.3 | 3 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 54°F | 21°F | 37.4°F | 0.66 | 2.1 | 3 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 40°F | 56.7°F | 18.32 | 7.5 | 54 | 78 | 134 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −7°C | 2.5°C | 14 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 14°C | −5°C | 4.7°C | 13 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 19°C | −1°C | 8.8°C | 26 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 23°C | 3°C | 13.1°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 28°C | 9°C | 18.3°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 15°C | 23.6°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 17°C | 25.1°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 16°C | 24.2°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 12°C | 20.2°C | 60 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 5°C | 14.0°C | 45 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 17°C | −2°C | 7.2°C | 16 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 12°C | −6°C | 3.0°C | 17 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00416135; 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 Muleshoe?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September and October. Of those, March has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00416135.
When is the last frost in Muleshoe?
In Muleshoe, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 7 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
- April 221 year in 10 after May 4; 9 in 10 after April 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 7; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 180 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 197 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 12 in half of springs and before October 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Muleshoe in zone 7a in ZIP code 79347, 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 USC00416135; 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 Muleshoe?
In a normal year in Muleshoe, 78 days a year reach 90°F (8 of them 100°F or more), 134 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 54 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 78a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 134a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 54a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1927) is 110°F, on July 31, 1944; the lowest is −21°F, on February 8, 1933.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 43.52 in; the snowiest season is 1982–83, with 32.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00416135; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00416135. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Muleshoe?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Muleshoe, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and February the cloudiest (81%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.3 |
| February | 81% | 4.1 |
| March | 83% | 5.4 |
| April | 86% | 6.7 |
| May | 86% | 7.3 |
| June | 91% | 7.8 |
| July | 90% | 7.5 |
| August | 89% | 6.7 |
| September | 87% | 5.6 |
| October | 85% | 4.5 |
| November | 85% | 3.5 |
| December | 81% | 2.9 |
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 Muleshoe need?
A normal year in Muleshoe brings 4,263 heating degree days, 21% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,263 cooling degree days, 39% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,999 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 882 | 0 |
| February | 689 | 0 |
| March | 534 | 1 |
| April | 291 | 9 |
| May | 99 | 95 |
| June | 4 | 289 |
| July | 1 | 376 |
| August | 2 | 330 |
| September | 44 | 146 |
| October | 261 | 18 |
| November | 600 | 0 |
| December | 857 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,263 | 1,263 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00416135. 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 Muleshoe been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 58.6°F, 1.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.7°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.6°F | −0.1°F | 18.03 | 8.9 |
| 2022 | 56.6°F | −0.1°F | 12.01 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 58.5°F | +1.8°F | 13.09 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 59.5°F | +2.8°F | 18.78 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 58.6°F | +1.9°F | 15.85 | 6.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00416135. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Muleshoe's climate compare?
Muleshoe is warmer than 8 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 36. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.7°F is warmer than 66%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Muleshoe 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.
Which places near Muleshoe share this climate record?
Sudan has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Sudan, TX937 people · 16 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Muleshoe's other NOAA stations record?
2 more NOAA stations keep 1991-2020 normals in or near Muleshoe. This page uses Muleshoe #1; the others differ by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muleshoe (19 mi S) USW00003054 | 18 mi S | 3,742 ft | 57.8°F | 22°F | 92°F | 17.9 | – | April 22 |
| Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge USC00416137 | 18 mi S | 3,740 ft | 57.2°F | 21°F | 93°F | 17.9 | – | April 25 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Muleshoe's climate
What is the coldest month in Muleshoe?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Muleshoe?
Yes: 8 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (2.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Muleshoe?
August, with 2.83 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.53 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Muleshoe in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Muleshoe in zone 7a in ZIP code 79347, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Muleshoe?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 4. Waiting until May 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Arch, NM26 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Friona, TX29 miles from this station, 56.8°F a year
- Clovis, NM30 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Olton, TX34 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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