Rising Star, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Rising Star's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 31.3 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.7 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.7°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 35°C, 796 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRising Star (1 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00417633
- Location32.08°N 98.97°W
- Elevation1,633 ft (498 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population778
On October 23, the normal high in Rising Star is 77°F and the normal low 50°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Rising Star.
- Jan 57° 31°
- Feb 61° 34°
- Mar 68° 42°
- Apr 77° 50°
- May 84° 60°
- Jun 90° 68°
- Jul 94° 70°
- Aug 95° 69°
- Sep 87° 63°
- Oct 79° 52°
- Nov 67° 41°
- Dec 58° 34°
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 Rising Star each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.95 in), the least in January (1.26 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 31°F | 43.8°F | 1.26 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 61°F | 34°F | 47.5°F | 1.89 | 4 | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 42°F | 55.4°F | 2.48 | 4 | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 50°F | 63.2°F | 2.36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 60°F | 71.8°F | 4.95 | 6 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 68°F | 79.0°F | 3.67 | 5 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 94°F | 70°F | 82.3°F | 2.28 | 3 | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 95°F | 69°F | 82.1°F | 2.80 | 4 | 24 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 63°F | 75.0°F | 2.99 | 4 | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 52°F | 65.4°F | 2.83 | 5 | 3 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 41°F | 53.9°F | 2.15 | 4 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 34°F | 45.9°F | 1.66 | 3 | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 51°F | 63.8°F | 31.32 | 49 | 92 | 57 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −1°C | 6.6°C | 32 mm |
| February | 16°C | 1°C | 8.6°C | 48 mm |
| March | 20°C | 6°C | 13.0°C | 63 mm |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 17.3°C | 60 mm |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 22.1°C | 126 mm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C | 93 mm |
| July | 35°C | 21°C | 27.9°C | 58 mm |
| August | 35°C | 21°C | 27.8°C | 71 mm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 23.9°C | 76 mm |
| October | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C | 72 mm |
| November | 20°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 55 mm |
| December | 15°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 42 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417633; 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 Rising Star?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00417633.
When is the last frost in Rising Star?
In Rising Star, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 26 in half of years and after April 14 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 261 year in 10 after April 14; 9 in 10 after March 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 101 year in 10 before October 29; 9 in 10 before November 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 230 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 254 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 9 in half of springs and before November 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rising Star in zone 8a in ZIP code 76471, 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 USC00417633; 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 Rising Star?
In a normal year in Rising Star, 92 days a year reach 90°F (12 of them 100°F or more), 57 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 49 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 92a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 57a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 49a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1943) is 109°F, on July 27, 1954; the lowest is −8°F, on December 24, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1968, with 40.39 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 22.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00417633; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00417633. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Rising Star?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Rising Star, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 3.1 |
| February | 73% | 3.7 |
| March | 76% | 4.8 |
| April | 79% | 5.8 |
| May | 79% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.0 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.3 |
| November | 80% | 3.3 |
| December | 76% | 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 Rising Star need?
A normal year in Rising Star brings 2,652 heating degree days, 51% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,234 cooling degree days, 2.5 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,748 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 657 | 0 |
| February | 493 | 1 |
| March | 315 | 18 |
| April | 124 | 69 |
| May | 22 | 232 |
| June | 1 | 421 |
| July | 0 | 536 |
| August | 0 | 530 |
| September | 11 | 311 |
| October | 92 | 104 |
| November | 344 | 13 |
| December | 592 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,652 | 2,234 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417633. 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 Rising Star's climate compare?
Rising Star is warmer than 87 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 160. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.8°F is warmer than 85%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Rising Star 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 Rising Star share this climate record?
3 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.
- Cross Plains, TX949 people · 12 mi W
- Thunderbird Bay, TX820 people · 12 mi S
- May, TX151 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.
Questions about Rising Star's climate
What is the coldest month in Rising Star?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Rising Star?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.7 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Rising Star?
May, with 4.95 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.26 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Rising Star in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Rising Star in zone 8a in ZIP code 76471, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Rising Star?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 26; in one year in ten it comes after April 14. Waiting until April 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Eastland, TX24 miles from this station, 63.7°F a year
- Putnam, TX24 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Brownwood, TX24 miles from this station, 65.6°F a year
- Proctor, TX29 miles from this station, 66.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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