Rio Grande Village, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Rio Grande Village's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 104°F July afternoons, with 12.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 22.2°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 40°C, 306 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRio Grande Village
- Station IDUSC00417624
- Location29.19°N 102.96°W
- Elevation1,858 ft (566 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Rio Grande Village is 90°F and the normal low 53°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Rio Grande Village.
- Jan 70° 32°
- Feb 77° 38°
- Mar 85° 45°
- Apr 94° 54°
- May 100° 66°
- Jun 105° 74°
- Jul 104° 75°
- Aug 103° 74°
- Sep 97° 68°
- Oct 92° 56°
- Nov 79° 42°
- Dec 70° 32°
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 Rio Grande Village each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 104°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in June (2.07 in), the least in February (0.36 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70°F | 32°F | 50.7°F | 0.48 | – | <1 | 20 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 77°F | 38°F | 57.2°F | 0.36 | – | 3 | 9 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 85°F | 45°F | 65.0°F | 0.39 | – | 14 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 94°F | 54°F | 73.7°F | 0.46 | – | 21 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 100°F | 66°F | 83.4°F | 1.31 | – | 27 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 105°F | 74°F | 89.1°F | 2.07 | – | 30 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 104°F | 75°F | 89.3°F | 1.87 | – | 30 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 103°F | 74°F | 88.4°F | 1.48 | – | 30 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 97°F | 68°F | 82.2°F | 1.58 | – | 26 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 92°F | 56°F | 73.8°F | 1.13 | – | 20 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 79°F | 42°F | 60.3°F | 0.52 | – | 4 | 4 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 70°F | 32°F | 51.2°F | 0.41 | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 90°F | 55°F | 72.0°F | 12.06 | – | 205 | 52 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°C | 0°C | 10.4°C | 12 mm |
| February | 25°C | 3°C | 14.0°C | 9 mm |
| March | 29°C | 7°C | 18.3°C | 10 mm |
| April | 34°C | 12°C | 23.2°C | 12 mm |
| May | 38°C | 19°C | 28.6°C | 33 mm |
| June | 40°C | 23°C | 31.7°C | 53 mm |
| July | 40°C | 24°C | 31.8°C | 47 mm |
| August | 40°C | 23°C | 31.3°C | 38 mm |
| September | 36°C | 20°C | 27.9°C | 40 mm |
| October | 33°C | 13°C | 23.2°C | 29 mm |
| November | 26°C | 6°C | 15.7°C | 13 mm |
| December | 21°C | 0°C | 10.7°C | 10 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Rio Grande Village's own co-op station Boquillas Ranger Station does: 0 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417624; 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 Rio Grande Village?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, November and December.
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 USC00417624.
When is the last frost at Rio Grande Village?
In Rio Grande Village, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 6 in half of years and after March 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 19 in half of years and before November 5 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 61 year in 10 after March 23; 9 in 10 after February 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 191 year in 10 before November 5; 9 in 10 before December 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 256 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 278 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 22 in half of springs and before November 29 in half of autumns.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00417624. 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 Rio Grande Village?
In a normal year in Rio Grande Village, 205 days a year reach 90°F (117 of them 100°F or more) and 52 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 205a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 117a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 52a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00417624.
How sunny is it at Rio Grande Village?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Rio Grande Village, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (90%) and January the cloudiest (84%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.7 |
| February | 85% | 4.7 |
| March | 87% | 5.8 |
| April | 88% | 6.9 |
| May | 88% | 7.3 |
| June | 90% | 7.4 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.5 |
| September | 85% | 5.6 |
| October | 88% | 4.9 |
| November | 87% | 4.0 |
| December | 85% | 3.5 |
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 Rio Grande Village record?
A normal year at Rio Grande Village brings 1,432 heating degree days, 73% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,021 cooling degree days, 4.4 times the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,264 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 446 | 1 |
| February | 239 | 19 |
| March | 101 | 103 |
| April | 12 | 271 |
| May | 2 | 570 |
| June | 0 | 721 |
| July | 0 | 753 |
| August | 0 | 727 |
| September | 0 | 518 |
| October | 21 | 294 |
| November | 183 | 42 |
| December | 429 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 1,432 | 4,021 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417624. 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.
Have recent years at Rio Grande Village been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 74.1°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 72.0°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72.3°F | +0.3°F | 10.07 |
| 2022 | 72.0°F | at normal | 4.65 |
| 2023 | 73.8°F | +1.8°F | 6.54 |
| 2024 | 74.5°F | +2.5°F | 3.09 |
| 2025 | 74.1°F | +2.1°F | 5.92 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00417624. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Rio Grande Village's climate compare?
Rio Grande Village is warmer than 291 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 7. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 72.0°F is warmer than 97%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Rio Grande Village is BWh: hot desert. 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.
What do Rio Grande Village's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Rio Grande Village. This page uses RIO GRANDE VILLAGE; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boquillas Ranger Station USC00410950 | in town | 1,858 ft | 70.8°F | 30°F | 103°F | 8.7 | 0 | March 12 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Rio Grande Village's climate
What is the coldest month at Rio Grande Village?
January, with a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (104°F by day, 75°F at night).
Does it snow at Rio Grande Village?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; Rio Grande Village's own co-op station Boquillas Ranger Station records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Rio Grande Village?
June, with 2.07 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.36 in.
How late can frost come at Rio Grande Village?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 6; in one year in ten it comes after March 23. Waiting until March 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Panther Junction, TX17 miles from this station, 66.4°F a year
- Panther Junction (2 mi N), TX19 miles from this station, 67.3°F a year
- Chisos Basin, TX21 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Castolon, TX34 miles from this station, 72.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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