Rainbow, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Rainbow's primary NOAA station, RAINBOW.
The climate verdict for Rainbow
Rainbow, Texas has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 65°F. It scores 93/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 93% of them.
- 65°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 93/100
- comfort score, above 93% of station-mapped location scores
- 34.3"
- annual precipitation
- 224 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Rainbow: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00417388 · Rainbow, TX 65°F mean · 34.3" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 65°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,969
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barnwell
- PRCP-MID 34.3"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-TOP 93/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00417388
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Barnwell, SC (+ 0 °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.
- Rainbow (this station) 65°F
- Hot Daingerfield, TX 65°F
- Near Barnwell, SC 65°F
- Near Big Bend Rch St…, TX 65°F
- Near Burleson, TX 65°F
Rainbow 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 · Rainbow
Rainbow: 79/100 · grade B
Rainbow publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Rainbow, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 93/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 34.3 in · 0.8 from 35 in | 94/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 64.7°F · 2.8° from 67.5°F | 91/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.1 inches/year | 89/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 224 days/year | 79/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 136 calendar days | 55/100 · C |
Rainbow · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Rainbow is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 44.3°F and warmest-month mean 84.5°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
- 84.5°F
- Coldest month
- 44.3°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 · balanced station
Where Rainbow sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Rainbow's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 13% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Rainbow sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 47th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 37th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Rainbow compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Rainbow's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
93 Top 7% score exceeds 93% 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F (14°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 2.1" | 0.0" | 19.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 61°F (16°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 2.3" | 0.1" | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| March | 69°F (21°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| April | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| May | 84°F (29°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 7.8 |
| June | 92°F (33°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.8 |
| July | 96°F (36°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 85°F (29°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.6 |
| August | 96°F (36°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 84°F (29°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.5 |
| September | 89°F (32°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.2 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| November | 67°F (19°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.2" | 0.0" | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| December | 59°F (15°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 2.2" | 0.0" | 16.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Rainbow works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 98°F by July 30 and hold at or above 90°F on 98 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 38 dates, bottoming at 31°F around January 6.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 7 through September 12, covering 98 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 19 to November 6.
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.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into January 27, then returns to freezing around December 21, covering 38 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 May 13, when 25% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 27 at 13%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 73 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 12 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Rainbow.
Where Rainbow Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 98 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Rainbow earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
6.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
6.3 days with precipitation
7.3 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
4.6 days with precipitation
4.7 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
Rainbow spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 24% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Rainbow has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 40.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 4.2" and July 1.8". 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 Rainbow, it arrives in quantity
34.2" of precipitation falls across only about 73 wet days here, averaging 0.47 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 73 a year, 20% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.47 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 8
- Fewest wet days
- July, about 5
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.
Snow reaches Rainbow, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.1 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. 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 0 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 7
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 28
50% probability date
Growing Season
224 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,575
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,513
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Rainbow 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 (65°F here).
- Barnwell, SC 65°F · 0.0°F off
- San Diego, CA 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Camden, AL 65°F · 0.1°F off
- Columbus, NM 65°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (34.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Weyerhaeuser, WI 34.2" · 0.0" off
- Clarion, IA 34.3" · 0.0" off
- Herington, KS 34.3" · 0.0" off
- Heron, MT 34.2" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Rainbow's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · moderate · mid swing
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Rainbow's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 40.2°F. The annual average is 65°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Rainbow's normal, at 2,575 and 2,513 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
A roughly 224-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.
Rainbow's 34.3 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Rainbow's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Rainbow, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a 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 Rainbow's primary station: RAINBOW (USC00417388). 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 Rainbow; 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 Rainbow 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.