Rocksprings, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Rocksprings's normal year runs from 37°F January nights to 91°F August afternoons, with 26.0 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.2 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.3°C, January lows of 3°C, August highs of 33°C, 661 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRocksprings
- Station IDUSC00417706
- Location30.02°N 100.21°W
- Elevation2,382 ft (726 m)
- Population847
On October 23, the normal high in Rocksprings is 75°F and the normal low 54°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Rocksprings.
- Jan 59° 37°
- Feb 63° 41°
- Mar 70° 47°
- Apr 77° 54°
- May 83° 62°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 91° 70°
- Sep 85° 65°
- Oct 77° 56°
- Nov 66° 46°
- Dec 59° 38°
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 Rocksprings each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 37°F. The most precipitation falls in September (3.38 in), the least in February (0.93 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 37°F | 47.8°F | 1.03 | 6 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 41°F | 51.7°F | 0.93 | 5 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 70°F | 47°F | 58.1°F | 1.81 | 6 | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 54°F | 65.3°F | 1.66 | 5 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 83°F | 62°F | 72.2°F | 3.35 | 6 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 88°F | 68°F | 77.9°F | 2.50 | 5 | 15 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 91°F | 70°F | 80.1°F | 1.95 | 5 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 91°F | 70°F | 80.5°F | 3.10 | 6 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 85°F | 65°F | 74.9°F | 3.38 | 6 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 77°F | 56°F | 66.5°F | 3.05 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 66°F | 46°F | 56.0°F | 1.66 | 5 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 59°F | 38°F | 48.9°F | 1.62 | 5 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 54°F | 65.0°F | 26.04 | 65 | 77 | 31 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 3°C | 8.8°C | 26 mm |
| February | 17°C | 5°C | 10.9°C | 24 mm |
| March | 21°C | 8°C | 14.5°C | 46 mm |
| April | 25°C | 12°C | 18.5°C | 42 mm |
| May | 28°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 85 mm |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.5°C | 64 mm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 26.7°C | 50 mm |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.9°C | 79 mm |
| September | 29°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 86 mm |
| October | 25°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 77 mm |
| November | 19°C | 8°C | 13.3°C | 42 mm |
| December | 15°C | 4°C | 9.4°C | 41 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417706; 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 Rocksprings?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November. 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 USC00417706.
When is the last frost in Rocksprings?
In Rocksprings, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 8 in half of years and after March 31 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 25 in half of years and before November 9 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 81 year in 10 after March 31; 9 in 10 after February 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 251 year in 10 before November 9; 9 in 10 before December 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 258 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 289 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 24 in half of springs and before December 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rocksprings in zone 8b in ZIP code 78880, 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 USC00417706; 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 Rocksprings?
In a normal year in Rocksprings, 77 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 31 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 65 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 77a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 65a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1894) is 109°F, on June 21, 2023; the lowest is 3°F, on February 8, 1933.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2000, with 38.92 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 19.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00417706; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00417706. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Rocksprings?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Rocksprings, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.3 |
| February | 76% | 4.1 |
| March | 78% | 5.1 |
| April | 80% | 6.1 |
| May | 79% | 6.4 |
| June | 87% | 7.1 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.5 |
| September | 81% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.5 |
| November | 80% | 3.5 |
| December | 78% | 3.1 |
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 Rocksprings need?
A normal year in Rocksprings brings 2,097 heating degree days, 61% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,118 cooling degree days, 2.3 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,933 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 533 | 1 |
| February | 379 | 5 |
| March | 237 | 23 |
| April | 82 | 91 |
| May | 12 | 234 |
| June | 0 | 387 |
| July | 0 | 470 |
| August | 0 | 480 |
| September | 6 | 302 |
| October | 66 | 113 |
| November | 280 | 12 |
| December | 502 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,097 | 2,118 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417706. 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.
Has Rocksprings been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 68.6°F, 3.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 65.0°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.7°F | +1.7°F | 20.59 |
| 2023 | 68.6°F | +3.6°F | 16.67 |
Over 32 complete years from 1943 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.6°F per century (+0.14°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00417706; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Rocksprings's climate compare?
Rocksprings is warmer than 129 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 123. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.0°F is warmer than 88%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Rocksprings 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.
Questions about Rocksprings's climate
What is the coldest month in Rocksprings?
January, with a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 37°F. The warmest is August (91°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Rocksprings?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.2 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Rocksprings?
September, with 3.38 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.93 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Rocksprings in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Rocksprings in zone 8b in ZIP code 78880, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Rocksprings?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 8; in one year in ten it comes after March 31. Waiting until March 31 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Prade Ranch, TX26 miles from this station, 64.1°F a year
- Camp Wood, TX27 miles from this station, 66.9°F a year
- Carta Valley, TX32 miles from this station, 67.1°F a year
- Hunt (10 mi W), TX42 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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