New Braunfels, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
New Braunfels's normal year runs from 37°F January nights to 95°F August afternoons, with 33.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.5°C, January lows of 3°C, August highs of 35°C, 853 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNew Braunfels
- Station IDUSC00416276
- Location29.66°N 98.16°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
- Population116,477
On October 23, the normal high in New Braunfels is 79°F and the normal low 53°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for New Braunfels.
- Jan 62° 37°
- Feb 66° 40°
- Mar 73° 48°
- Apr 79° 54°
- May 85° 64°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 93° 72°
- Aug 95° 71°
- Sep 89° 66°
- Oct 81° 56°
- Nov 71° 46°
- Dec 63° 40°
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 New Braunfels each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 37°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.63 in), the least in February (1.89 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 37°F | 49.3°F | 2.31 | 7 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 66°F | 40°F | 53.1°F | 1.89 | 6 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 73°F | 48°F | 60.3°F | 2.74 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 54°F | 66.6°F | 2.46 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 64°F | 74.3°F | 3.63 | 6 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 70°F | 80.1°F | 3.56 | 6 | 23 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 93°F | 72°F | 82.7°F | 2.98 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 95°F | 71°F | 83.0°F | 2.37 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 89°F | 66°F | 77.6°F | 3.53 | 6 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 56°F | 68.5°F | 3.16 | 5 | 5 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 71°F | 46°F | 58.3°F | 2.38 | 5 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 63°F | 40°F | 51.6°F | 2.56 | 7 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 55°F | 67.1°F | 33.57 | 69 | 117 | 32 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 3°C | 9.6°C | 59 mm |
| February | 19°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 48 mm |
| March | 23°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 70 mm |
| April | 26°C | 12°C | 19.2°C | 62 mm |
| May | 29°C | 18°C | 23.5°C | 92 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.7°C | 90 mm |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 28.2°C | 76 mm |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.3°C | 60 mm |
| September | 32°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 90 mm |
| October | 27°C | 13°C | 20.3°C | 80 mm |
| November | 21°C | 8°C | 14.6°C | 60 mm |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 10.9°C | 65 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00416276; 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 New Braunfels?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00416276.
When is the last frost in New Braunfels?
In New Braunfels, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 8 in half of years and after April 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 18 in half of years and before November 2 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 81 year in 10 after April 1; 9 in 10 after February 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 181 year in 10 before November 2; 9 in 10 before December 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 253 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 284 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 24 in half of springs and before December 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Braunfels in zone 9a in ZIP code 78130.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00416276; 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 New Braunfels?
In a normal year in New Braunfels, 117 days a year reach 90°F (11 of them 100°F or more), 32 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 69 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 117a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 32a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 69a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 110°F, on June 16, 1998; the lowest is 2°F, on January 31, 1949.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1919, with 60.21 in; the snowiest season is 1984–85, with 9.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00416276; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00416276. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is New Braunfels?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around New Braunfels, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (69%). Among the 459 U.S. places of 50,000 or more, that ranks tied 210th (with 32 others) in sunshine.
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 3.1 |
| February | 69% | 3.6 |
| March | 71% | 4.5 |
| April | 74% | 5.4 |
| May | 76% | 5.8 |
| June | 84% | 6.7 |
| July | 86% | 6.7 |
| August | 88% | 6.4 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 4.4 |
| November | 76% | 3.3 |
| December | 72% | 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 much heating and cooling does New Braunfels need?
A normal year in New Braunfels brings 1,831 heating degree days, 66% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,632 cooling degree days, 2.9 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,606 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 491 | 5 |
| February | 345 | 10 |
| March | 194 | 47 |
| April | 72 | 119 |
| May | 9 | 299 |
| June | 0 | 453 |
| July | 0 | 550 |
| August | 0 | 556 |
| September | 2 | 380 |
| October | 58 | 166 |
| November | 236 | 36 |
| December | 425 | 11 |
| Year (annual) | 1,831 | 2,632 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00416276. 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 New Braunfels's climate compare?
New Braunfels is warmer than 206 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 177. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.1°F is warmer than 92%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels share this climate record?
2 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.
- Marion, TX1,098 people · 6 mi S
- Santa Clara, TX753 people · 5 mi S
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 New Braunfels's climate
What is the coldest month in New Braunfels?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 37°F. The warmest is August (95°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in New Braunfels?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in New Braunfels?
May, with 3.63 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.89 in.
What plant hardiness zone is New Braunfels in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts New Braunfels in zone 9a in ZIP code 78130.
How late can frost come in New Braunfels?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 8; in one year in ten it comes after April 1. Waiting until April 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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