Refugio, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Refugio's normal year runs from 45°F January nights to 95°F August afternoons, with 34.8 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.5 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.7°C, January lows of 7°C, August highs of 35°C, 883 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRefugio (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00417533
- Location28.33°N 97.29°W
- Elevation45 ft (14 m)
- Population2,788
On October 22, the normal high in Refugio is 83°F and the normal low 60°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Refugio.
- Jan 67° 45°
- Feb 70° 48°
- Mar 75° 55°
- Apr 81° 61°
- May 86° 68°
- Jun 91° 73°
- Jul 94° 75°
- Aug 95° 74°
- Sep 91° 70°
- Oct 85° 62°
- Nov 75° 53°
- Dec 68° 46°
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 Refugio each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 45°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.04 in), the least in February (2.02 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67°F | 45°F | 55.7°F | 2.25 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 70°F | 48°F | 58.8°F | 2.02 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 75°F | 55°F | 64.8°F | 3.19 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 81°F | 61°F | 70.6°F | 2.25 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 68°F | 77.3°F | 3.47 | 5 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 91°F | 73°F | 82.2°F | 3.25 | 6 | 22 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 94°F | 75°F | 84.0°F | 2.11 | 6 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 95°F | 74°F | 84.6°F | 3.61 | 7 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 91°F | 70°F | 80.6°F | 3.84 | 9 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 85°F | 62°F | 73.0°F | 4.04 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 75°F | 53°F | 64.2°F | 2.55 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 68°F | 46°F | 57.1°F | 2.20 | 7 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 81°F | 61°F | 71.1°F | 34.78 | 79 | 110 | 11 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 57 mm |
| February | 21°C | 9°C | 14.9°C | 51 mm |
| March | 24°C | 13°C | 18.2°C | 81 mm |
| April | 27°C | 16°C | 21.4°C | 57 mm |
| May | 30°C | 20°C | 25.2°C | 88 mm |
| June | 33°C | 23°C | 27.9°C | 83 mm |
| July | 34°C | 24°C | 28.9°C | 54 mm |
| August | 35°C | 23°C | 29.2°C | 92 mm |
| September | 33°C | 21°C | 27.0°C | 98 mm |
| October | 29°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 103 mm |
| November | 24°C | 12°C | 17.9°C | 65 mm |
| December | 20°C | 8°C | 13.9°C | 56 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417533; 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 Refugio?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, October, November and December. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00417533.
When is the last frost in Refugio?
In Refugio, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 27 in half of years and after March 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 2 in half of years and before November 10 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
- February 271 year in 10 after March 19; 9 in 10 after January 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 21 year in 10 before November 10; 9 in 10 before January 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 283 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 316 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 7 in half of springs and before December 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Refugio in zone 9b in ZIP code 78377, 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 USC00417533; 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 in Refugio?
In a normal year in Refugio, 110 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 11 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 79 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 110a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 79a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00417533.
How sunny is Refugio?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Refugio, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 3.0 |
| February | 68% | 3.5 |
| March | 71% | 4.5 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 79% | 6.0 |
| June | 85% | 6.7 |
| July | 86% | 6.6 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 83% | 4.5 |
| November | 77% | 3.4 |
| December | 70% | 2.8 |
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 Refugio need?
A normal year in Refugio brings 1,061 heating degree days, 80% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,308 cooling degree days, 3.6 times the median (908). One month needs 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,844 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 310 | 21 |
| February | 207 | 35 |
| March | 104 | 97 |
| April | 25 | 195 |
| May | 2 | 384 |
| June | 0 | 514 |
| July | 0 | 591 |
| August | 0 | 607 |
| September | 0 | 468 |
| October | 18 | 266 |
| November | 118 | 94 |
| December | 278 | 35 |
| Year (annual) | 1,061 | 3,308 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417533. 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 Refugio's climate compare?
Refugio is warmer than 277 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 182. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 71.1°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Refugio 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.
Which places near Refugio share this climate record?
Woodsboro has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Woodsboro, TX1,291 people · 7 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Refugio's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Refugio. This page uses Refugio (2 mi NW); the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refugio (3 mi SW) USC00417530 | 3 mi SW | 54 ft | 70.7°F | 43°F | 93°F | 35.4 | 1 | February 15 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Refugio's climate
What is the coldest month in Refugio?
January, with a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 45°F. The warmest is August (95°F by day, 74°F at night).
Does it snow in Refugio?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.5 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Refugio?
October, with 4.04 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Refugio in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Refugio in zone 9b in ZIP code 78377, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Refugio?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 27; in one year in ten it comes after March 19. Waiting until March 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
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