Paint Rock, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Paint Rock's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 96°F July afternoons, with 24.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.4°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 36°C, 624 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPaint Rock
- Station IDUSC00416747
- Location31.51°N 99.93°W
- Elevation1,654 ft (504 m)
- Population242
On October 24, the normal high in Paint Rock is 78°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Paint Rock.
- Jan 60° 30°
- Feb 64° 34°
- Mar 71° 42°
- Apr 80° 50°
- May 87° 61°
- Jun 93° 69°
- Jul 96° 71°
- Aug 96° 71°
- Sep 89° 63°
- Oct 80° 52°
- Nov 69° 40°
- Dec 60° 32°
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 Paint Rock each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.50 in), the least in January (1.06 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 30°F | 45.2°F | 1.06 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 64°F | 34°F | 49.1°F | 1.57 | 4 | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 42°F | 56.8°F | 1.78 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 50°F | 65.3°F | 1.51 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 87°F | 61°F | 73.9°F | 3.04 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 93°F | 69°F | 80.9°F | 3.50 | 6 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 96°F | 71°F | 83.7°F | 2.05 | 4 | 28 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 96°F | 71°F | 83.3°F | 2.39 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 89°F | 63°F | 76.2°F | 2.33 | 5 | 16 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 52°F | 66.1°F | 2.36 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 40°F | 54.4°F | 1.81 | 4 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 32°F | 46.0°F | 1.17 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 51°F | 65.1°F | 24.57 | 55 | 119 | 61 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | −1°C | 7.3°C | 27 mm |
| February | 18°C | 1°C | 9.5°C | 40 mm |
| March | 22°C | 6°C | 13.8°C | 45 mm |
| April | 27°C | 10°C | 18.5°C | 38 mm |
| May | 31°C | 16°C | 23.3°C | 77 mm |
| June | 34°C | 20°C | 27.2°C | 89 mm |
| July | 36°C | 22°C | 28.7°C | 52 mm |
| August | 36°C | 21°C | 28.5°C | 61 mm |
| September | 32°C | 17°C | 24.6°C | 59 mm |
| October | 27°C | 11°C | 18.9°C | 60 mm |
| November | 20°C | 5°C | 12.4°C | 46 mm |
| December | 16°C | 0°C | 7.8°C | 30 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Ballinger (16 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00416747; 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 Paint Rock?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, April 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 USC00416747.
When is the last frost in Paint Rock?
In Paint Rock, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 30 in half of years and after April 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 5 in half of years and before October 24 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 301 year in 10 after April 17; 9 in 10 after March 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 24; 9 in 10 before November 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 222 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 245 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 14 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Paint Rock in zone 8a in ZIP code 76866, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Paint Rock's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (16 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 USC00416747; 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 Paint Rock?
In a normal year in Paint Rock, 119 days a year reach 90°F (29 of them 100°F or more), 61 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 55 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 119a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 29a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 61a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 55a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 112°F, on August 11, 2023; the lowest is −8°F, on February 2, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1980, with 47.32 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 18.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00416747; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00416747. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Paint Rock?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Paint Rock, 5.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.2 |
| February | 76% | 3.9 |
| March | 78% | 5.0 |
| April | 81% | 6.0 |
| May | 80% | 6.3 |
| June | 88% | 7.1 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.4 |
| September | 83% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.4 |
| November | 81% | 3.4 |
| December | 78% | 3.0 |
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 Paint Rock need?
A normal year in Paint Rock brings 2,462 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,518 cooling degree days, 2.8 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 6,160 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 616 | 0 |
| February | 448 | 3 |
| March | 276 | 22 |
| April | 96 | 105 |
| May | 14 | 289 |
| June | 0 | 476 |
| July | 0 | 581 |
| August | 0 | 566 |
| September | 7 | 343 |
| October | 83 | 117 |
| November | 333 | 15 |
| December | 589 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,462 | 2,518 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00416747. 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 Paint Rock been warmer than normal lately?
Over 36 complete years from 1964 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.8°F per century (+0.27°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Paint Rock's climate compare?
Paint Rock is warmer than 138 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 105. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.1°F is warmer than 88%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Paint Rock 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.
Questions about Paint Rock's climate
What is the coldest month in Paint Rock?
January, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (96°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Paint Rock?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Paint Rock's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Ballinger (16 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Paint Rock?
June, with 3.50 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.06 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Paint Rock in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Paint Rock in zone 8a in ZIP code 76866, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Paint Rock's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Paint Rock?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 30; in one year in ten it comes after April 17. Waiting until April 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Concho Park/Ivie Reservoir, TX14 miles from this station, 65.8°F a year
- Ballinger, TX16 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- Eden, TX21 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Hords Creek Dam, TX32 miles from this station, 64.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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