Pecos (8 mi W), Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Pecos (8 mi W)'s normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 98°F July afternoons, with 10.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.6°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 36°C, 256 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPecos (8 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00416893
- Location31.38°N 103.63°W
- Elevation2,724 ft (830 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Pecos (8 mi W) is 79°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 5%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pecos (8 mi W).
- Jan 62° 30°
- Feb 67° 33°
- Mar 75° 41°
- Apr 84° 49°
- May 92° 57°
- Jun 98° 67°
- Jul 98° 69°
- Aug 97° 69°
- Sep 90° 62°
- Oct 81° 51°
- Nov 69° 37°
- Dec 62° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Pecos (8 mi W) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 98°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in September (1.94 in), the least in April (0.22 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 30°F | 45.8°F | 0.80 | 2 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 67°F | 33°F | 50.0°F | 0.33 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 75°F | 41°F | 58.1°F | 0.48 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 84°F | 49°F | 66.1°F | 0.22 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 92°F | 57°F | 74.6°F | 1.01 | 2 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 98°F | 67°F | 82.5°F | 0.93 | 3 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 98°F | 69°F | 83.3°F | 1.48 | 4 | 28 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 97°F | 69°F | 83.0°F | 1.05 | 3 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 90°F | 62°F | 75.9°F | 1.94 | 4 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 51°F | 66.0°F | 0.97 | 2 | 9 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 37°F | 53.2°F | 0.52 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 62°F | 31°F | 46.7°F | 0.35 | 2 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 81°F | 50°F | 65.4°F | 10.08 | 28 | 146 | 69 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | −1°C | 7.7°C | 20 mm |
| February | 19°C | 1°C | 10.0°C | 8 mm |
| March | 24°C | 5°C | 14.5°C | 12 mm |
| April | 29°C | 9°C | 18.9°C | 6 mm |
| May | 33°C | 14°C | 23.7°C | 26 mm |
| June | 37°C | 19°C | 28.1°C | 24 mm |
| July | 36°C | 21°C | 28.5°C | 38 mm |
| August | 36°C | 20°C | 28.3°C | 27 mm |
| September | 32°C | 17°C | 24.4°C | 49 mm |
| October | 27°C | 10°C | 18.9°C | 25 mm |
| November | 21°C | 3°C | 11.8°C | 13 mm |
| December | 17°C | 0°C | 8.2°C | 9 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00416893; 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.
Which months are mildest at Pecos (8 mi W)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (1).
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 USC00416893.
When is the last frost at Pecos (8 mi W)?
In Pecos (8 mi W), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 18 in half of years and after April 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 10 in half of years and before October 29 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 181 year in 10 after April 5; 9 in 10 after February 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 101 year in 10 before October 29; 9 in 10 before November 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 239 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 261 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 4 in half of springs and before November 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pecos (8 mi W) in zone 8a in ZIP code 79772, 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 USC00416893; 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 at Pecos (8 mi W)?
In a normal year in Pecos (8 mi W), 146 days a year reach 90°F (50 of them 100°F or more), 69 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 28 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 146a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 50a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 69a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 28a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00416893.
How sunny is it at Pecos (8 mi W)?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Pecos (8 mi W), 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (92%) and December the cloudiest (84%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.6 |
| February | 84% | 4.4 |
| March | 86% | 5.7 |
| April | 90% | 7.0 |
| May | 89% | 7.5 |
| June | 92% | 7.7 |
| July | 90% | 7.3 |
| August | 90% | 6.7 |
| September | 87% | 5.7 |
| October | 88% | 4.8 |
| November | 87% | 3.8 |
| December | 84% | 3.2 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Pecos (8 mi W) record?
A normal year at Pecos (8 mi W) brings 2,351 heating degree days, 56% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,535 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 6,166 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 597 | 0 |
| February | 423 | 3 |
| March | 242 | 28 |
| April | 71 | 104 |
| May | 16 | 312 |
| June | 0 | 525 |
| July | 0 | 567 |
| August | 0 | 558 |
| September | 3 | 330 |
| October | 73 | 104 |
| November | 358 | 4 |
| December | 569 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,351 | 2,535 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00416893. 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 Pecos (8 mi W)'s climate compare?
Pecos (8 mi W) is warmer than 144 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 5. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.4°F is warmer than 89%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pecos (8 mi W) is BSh: hot 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 Pecos (8 mi W) share this climate record?
5 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.
- Town of Pecos, TX10,224 people · 6 mi E
- Lindsay, TX532 people · 6 mi E
- Barstow, TX256 people · 15 mi E
- Toyah, TX59 people · 11 mi SW
- Mentone, TX12 people · 23 mi N
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 Pecos (8 mi W)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Pecos (8 mi W)?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (98°F by day, 69°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Pecos (8 mi W)?
September, with 1.94 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.22 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pecos (8 mi W) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pecos (8 mi W) in zone 8a in ZIP code 79772, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Pecos (8 mi W)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 18; in one year in ten it comes after April 5. Waiting until April 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Balmorhea, TX28 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Winkler County Airport, TX38 miles from this station, 65.5°F a year
- Kent (8 mi SE), TX38 miles from this station, 63.3°F a year
- Kermit, TX45 miles from this station, 64.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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