Pine Springs, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Pine Springs's primary NOAA station, PINE SPRINGS.
The climate verdict for Pine Springs
Dryness leads the climate profile for Pine Springs, Texas, with 16.0 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 59°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 59°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 16.0"
- annual precipitation · 3" snow
- 209 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Pine Springs: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00417044 · Pine Springs, TX 59°F mean · 16.0" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 59°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,009
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colfax
- PRCP-DRY 16.0"
- SWING-MID 33°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,286 HDD
- STN-1 USC00417044
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Colfax, CA ( -0.1 °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.
- Hot Fort Bayard, NM 60°F
- Pine Springs (this station) 59°F
- Cold Colfax, CA 59°F
- Near East Park Rsvr, CA 59°F
- Near Marfa, TX 59°F
Pine Springs 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 · Pine Springs
Pine Springs: 72/100 · grade B
Pine Springs publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Pine Springs, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 34 calendar days | 95/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.4°F · 8.1° from 67.5°F | 74/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 2.8 inches/year | 74/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 209 days/year | 71/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 16.0 in · 19.0 from 35 in | 32/100 · F |
Pine Springs · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Pine Springs's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 75.7°F
- Coldest month
- 42.7°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 · heating-led station
Where Pine Springs sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Pine Springs's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 27% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Pine Springs sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 80%
- Pine Springs's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 86%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Pine Springs is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Pine Springs compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Pine Springs's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.6" | 0.7" | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 56°F (13°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.7" | 0.4" | 11.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 63°F (17°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 0.5" | 0.2" | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 79°F (26°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.8" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 2.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 2.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 1.3" | 0.1" | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 1.0" | 0.0" | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 54°F (12°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 0.8" | 1.4" | 15.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around June 21, short of 90°F on every date, while 34 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 31°F near January 13.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 1, then returns to freezing around December 30, covering 34 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 4, when 32% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 18 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 69 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 4 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Pine Springs.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.7"
4.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
4.4 days with precipitation
3.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
2.8 days with precipitation
5.4 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
6.6 days with precipitation
3.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
4.7 days with precipitation
Pine Springs runs a summer-peaked wet season
46% of Pine Springs's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 3.1", on a 33°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 51% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.5".
- Winter share: 13% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Pine Springs's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 69 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 16.0" between them, or roughly 0.23 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Snow reaches Pine Springs, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 2.8 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 1 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 5
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 10
50% probability date
Growing Season
209 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,286
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,258
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
June
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Pine Springs 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 (59°F here).
- Red Rock, OK 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Redwood City, CA 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Siler City, NC 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Alamo, TN 60°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (16.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Forsyth, MT 16.0" · 0.0" off
- Bettles, AK 16.0" · 0.0" off
- Lander, WY 16.0" · 0.0" off
- Fremont, CA 15.9" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Pine Springs's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Pine Springs's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,286 annual heating degree days against 1,258 for cooling. Its 33.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Pine Springs's frost-free season lasts about 209 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
June and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Pine Springs's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 33.0°F. The annual average is 59°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Pine Springs's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 16.0 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 2.8 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Pine Springs's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Pine Springs, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Pine Springs's primary station: PINE SPRINGS (USC00417044). 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 Pine Springs; 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 Pine Springs 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.