Palacios Muni, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Palacios Muni's primary NOAA station, PALACIOS MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Palacios Muni
Warm-season cooling demand defines Palacios Muni, Texas, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 72°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.
- 72°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 100/100
- comfort score, above 99% of station-mapped location scores
- 43.1"
- annual precipitation
- 319 days
- frost-free growing season
Palacios Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00012935 · Palacios Muni, TX 72°F mean · 43.1" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 72°F
- RANK-WARM #6,655
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sinton
- PRCP-MID 43.1"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-TOP 100/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,522 CDD
- STN-1 USW00012935
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Sinton, TX ( -0.3 °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.
- Palacios (this station) 72°F
- Cold Sinton, TX 72°F
- Hot Charlotte, TX 72°F
- Near Sarita, TX 72°F
- Near Falfurrias, TX 72°F
Palacios Muni 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 · Palacios Muni
Palacios Muni: 69/100 · grade C
Palacios Muni publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Palacios Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 100/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 319 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 71.8°F · 4.3° from 67.5°F | 87/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 97 calendar days | 77/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 43.1 in · 8.1 from 35 in | 72/100 · B |
| Summer moisture balance | 74.9°F mean dew point | 0/100 · F |
Palacios Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Palacios Muni is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 55.6°F and warmest-month mean 85.6°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
- 85.6°F
- Coldest month
- 55.6°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 Palacios Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Palacios Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 3% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Palacios Muni sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 64th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 91%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Palacios Muni is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Palacios Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Palacios Muni'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
Palacios Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 70 complete annual observations from 1944 to 2024, PALACIOS MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.20°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Palacios Muni primary station fitted change +0.20 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F (18°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.3" | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 68°F (20°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.9" | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 73°F (23°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 2.7" | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 80°F (26°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 2.7" | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| May | 85°F (29°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 84°F (29°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 13.8 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 85°F (30°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 23.7 |
| August | 93°F (34°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 86°F (30°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 26.3 |
| September | 90°F (32°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 5.9" | 0.0 | 15.2 |
| October | 84°F (29°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 4.3" | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| November | 74°F (24°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 3.4" | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 68°F (20°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.0" | 1.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Palacios Muni runs from a mild 46°F around January 10 to 93°F at the peak near August 10, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 12 through September 16, covering 97 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs February 26 to December 3.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
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 46°F around January 10.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is September 6, when 35% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 27 at 19%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 93 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 20°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Palacios Muni.
Where Palacios Muni Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 97 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 20°F.
Palacios Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
8.9 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
Palacios Muni spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 19%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Palacios Muni has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 5.9" and February 1.9". The three wettest months together take 34% 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 Palacios Muni, it arrives in quantity
43.1" of precipitation falls across only about 93 wet days here, averaging 0.46 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 93 a year, 25% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.46 inches
- Most wet days
- September, about 10
- Fewest wet days
- April, about 6
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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 17
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 1
50% probability date
Growing Season
319 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,001
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,522
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 10.8 | 44% | 33% |
| February | 78% | 11.6 | 44% | 30% |
| March | 78% | 12.0 | 46% | 25% |
| April | 76% | 12.4 | 49% | 19% |
| May | 78% | 10.8 | 45% | 11% |
| June | 77% | 10.3 | 47% | 6% |
| July | 75% | 9.9 | 50% | 4% |
| August | 77% | 8.7 | 52% | 6% |
| September | 76% | 8.9 | 60% | 7% |
| October | 76% | 9.9 | 54% | 15% |
| November | 78% | 9.8 | 49% | 22% |
| December | 78% | 10.6 | 45% | 31% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Palacios Muni 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 (72°F here).
- Apache Junction, AZ 72°F · 0.1°F off
- Fort Green, FL 72°F · 0.1°F off
- Maricopa, AZ 72°F · 0.1°F off
- Youngtown, AZ 72°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (43.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Selinsgrove, PA 43.1" · 0.0" off
- Limestone, ME 43.1" · 0.0" off
- Eaton, OH 43.1" · 0.0" off
- Ravenna, OH 43.1" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Palacios Muni's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · moderate · low swing
Warm-season load persists through a relatively even calendar in Palacios Muni. Cooling totals 3,522 degree days, more than double the 1,001 heating measure, and the 30.0°F seasonal range is compact rather than sharply divided.
Palacios Muni's 43.1 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
Temperature varies within a narrow 30.0°F band across the normal year. August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 72°F. Monthly rows still matter, but they refine a steady profile rather than reveal two climatic extremes.
The frost-free window extends for about 319 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 Palacios Muni'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 Palacios Muni 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 Palacios Muni's primary station: PALACIOS MUNI AP (USW00012935). 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 Palacios Muni; 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 Palacios Muni 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.