San Saba, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
San Saba's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 96°F August afternoons, with 28.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.6°C, January lows of 0°C, August highs of 35°C, 725 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSan Saba (7 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00417994
- Location31.28°N 98.76°W
- Elevation1,330 ft (405 m)
- Population2,866
On October 23, the normal high in San Saba is 77°F and the normal low 51°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for San Saba.
- Jan 59° 33°
- Feb 64° 37°
- Mar 70° 44°
- Apr 78° 52°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 92° 68°
- Jul 95° 71°
- Aug 96° 71°
- Sep 88° 64°
- Oct 80° 54°
- Nov 69° 43°
- Dec 61° 35°
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 San Saba each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.93 in), the least in December (1.59 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 33°F | 46.1°F | 1.68 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 64°F | 37°F | 50.3°F | 1.98 | 4 | <1 | 10 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 44°F | 57.2°F | 2.58 | 5 | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 52°F | 64.9°F | 1.87 | 4 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 62°F | 73.1°F | 3.93 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 92°F | 68°F | 79.9°F | 3.48 | 5 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 95°F | 71°F | 83.1°F | 2.02 | 4 | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 96°F | 71°F | 83.5°F | 2.02 | 4 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 64°F | 76.4°F | 2.53 | 4 | 16 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 54°F | 66.7°F | 3.08 | 5 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 43°F | 55.8°F | 1.80 | 4 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 61°F | 35°F | 47.6°F | 1.59 | 4 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 53°F | 65.4°F | 28.56 | 53 | 107 | 51 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 0°C | 7.8°C | 43 mm |
| February | 18°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 50 mm |
| March | 21°C | 7°C | 14.0°C | 66 mm |
| April | 26°C | 11°C | 18.3°C | 47 mm |
| May | 29°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 100 mm |
| June | 33°C | 20°C | 26.6°C | 88 mm |
| July | 35°C | 22°C | 28.4°C | 51 mm |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.6°C | 51 mm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.7°C | 64 mm |
| October | 26°C | 12°C | 19.3°C | 78 mm |
| November | 20°C | 6°C | 13.2°C | 46 mm |
| December | 16°C | 1°C | 8.7°C | 40 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Goldthwaite (15 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417994; 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 San Saba?
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 (4).
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 USC00417994.
When is the last frost in San Saba?
In San Saba, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 16 in half of years and after April 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 13 in half of years and before October 30 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 161 year in 10 after April 8; 9 in 10 after February 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 131 year in 10 before October 30; 9 in 10 before November 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 239 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 265 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 4 in half of springs and before November 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts San Saba in zone 8b in ZIP code 76877, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, San Saba's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 16°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00417994; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 San Saba?
In a normal year in San Saba, 107 days a year reach 90°F (23 of them 100°F or more), 51 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 53 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 107a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 23a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 51a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 53a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00417994.
How sunny is San Saba?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around San Saba, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 3.1 |
| February | 74% | 3.8 |
| March | 75% | 4.8 |
| April | 78% | 5.8 |
| May | 78% | 6.1 |
| June | 86% | 7.0 |
| July | 88% | 6.9 |
| August | 87% | 6.4 |
| September | 83% | 5.3 |
| October | 81% | 4.3 |
| November | 79% | 3.3 |
| December | 76% | 2.9 |
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 San Saba need?
A normal year in San Saba brings 2,306 heating degree days, 57% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,479 cooling degree days, 2.7 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 6,205 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 586 | 2 |
| February | 418 | 7 |
| March | 266 | 24 |
| April | 97 | 94 |
| May | 15 | 266 |
| June | 0 | 447 |
| July | 0 | 563 |
| August | 0 | 573 |
| September | 5 | 347 |
| October | 80 | 133 |
| November | 298 | 22 |
| December | 542 | 3 |
| Year (annual) | 2,306 | 2,479 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00417994. 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 San Saba been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 67.5°F, 2.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 65.4°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.8°F | +0.4°F | 28.37 |
| 2025 | 67.5°F | +2.0°F | 33.80 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00417994. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does San Saba's climate compare?
San Saba is warmer than 144 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 142. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.4°F is warmer than 89%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, San Saba 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 San Saba share this climate record?
Richland Springs 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.
- Richland Springs, TX246 people · 11 mi W
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 San Saba's climate
What is the coldest month in San Saba?
January, with a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is August (96°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in San Saba?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for San Saba's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Goldthwaite (15 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in San Saba?
May, with 3.93 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 1.59 in.
What plant hardiness zone is San Saba in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts San Saba in zone 8b in ZIP code 76877, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at San Saba's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 16°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in San Saba?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 16; in one year in ten it comes after April 8. Waiting until April 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Goldthwaite, TX15 miles from this station, 64.7°F a year
- Brownwood, TX34 miles from this station, 65.6°F a year
- Brady, TX36 miles from this station, 65.4°F a year
- Lampasas, TX37 miles from this station, 66.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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