Sarita, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Sarita's normal year runs from 45°F January nights to 96°F August afternoons, with 30.3 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 22.3°C, January lows of 7°C, August highs of 35°C, 770 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSarita (7 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00418081
- Location27.22°N 97.70°W
- Elevation38 ft (12 m)
- Population (census place)46
On October 23, the normal high in Sarita is 85°F and the normal low 61°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sarita.
- Jan 69° 45°
- Feb 74° 49°
- Mar 78° 55°
- Apr 84° 61°
- May 89° 69°
- Jun 92° 72°
- Jul 94° 74°
- Aug 96° 73°
- Sep 91° 70°
- Oct 86° 63°
- Nov 77° 54°
- Dec 70° 47°
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 Sarita each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 45°F. The most precipitation falls in September (6.16 in), the least in January (1.26 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69°F | 45°F | 56.8°F | 1.26 | 7 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 40 min |
| February | 74°F | 49°F | 61.3°F | 1.44 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 78°F | 55°F | 66.5°F | 1.93 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 84°F | 61°F | 72.7°F | 1.48 | 5 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 89°F | 69°F | 78.7°F | 3.05 | 6 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 92°F | 72°F | 81.9°F | 3.22 | 6 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 94°F | 74°F | 83.8°F | 2.41 | 5 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| August | 96°F | 73°F | 84.3°F | 2.72 | 6 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 91°F | 70°F | 80.3°F | 6.16 | 10 | 22 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 63°F | 74.4°F | 3.27 | 6 | 10 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 77°F | 54°F | 65.7°F | 1.81 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 70°F | 47°F | 58.5°F | 1.58 | 6 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 83°F | 61°F | 72.1°F | 30.33 | 75 | 140 | 12 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°C | 7°C | 13.8°C | 32 mm |
| February | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 37 mm |
| March | 25°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 49 mm |
| April | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C | 38 mm |
| May | 32°C | 20°C | 25.9°C | 77 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.7°C | 82 mm |
| July | 34°C | 23°C | 28.8°C | 61 mm |
| August | 35°C | 23°C | 29.1°C | 69 mm |
| September | 33°C | 21°C | 26.8°C | 156 mm |
| October | 30°C | 17°C | 23.6°C | 83 mm |
| November | 25°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 46 mm |
| December | 21°C | 9°C | 14.7°C | 40 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00418081; 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 Sarita?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, 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 USC00418081.
When is the last frost in Sarita?
In Sarita, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 17 in half of years and after March 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 8 in half of years and before November 19 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 171 year in 10 after March 13; 9 in 10 after January 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 81 year in 10 before November 19; 9 in 10 before January 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 300 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 334 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 28 in half of springs and before December 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sarita in zone 9b in ZIP code 78379, 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 USC00418081; 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 Sarita?
In a normal year in Sarita, 140 days a year reach 90°F (11 of them 100°F or more), 12 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 75 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 140a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 75a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00418081.
How sunny is Sarita?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Sarita, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (89%) and December the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 3.0 |
| February | 70% | 3.6 |
| March | 73% | 4.6 |
| April | 77% | 5.4 |
| May | 81% | 6.0 |
| June | 87% | 6.6 |
| July | 87% | 6.5 |
| August | 89% | 6.3 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 84% | 4.6 |
| November | 77% | 3.5 |
| 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 Sarita need?
A normal year in Sarita brings 903 heating degree days, 83% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,507 cooling degree days, 3.9 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,185 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 285 | 33 |
| February | 166 | 62 |
| March | 83 | 128 |
| April | 18 | 249 |
| May | 1 | 426 |
| June | 0 | 509 |
| July | 0 | 583 |
| August | 0 | 600 |
| September | 0 | 459 |
| October | 9 | 300 |
| November | 91 | 111 |
| December | 250 | 48 |
| Year (annual) | 903 | 3,507 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00418081. 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 Sarita's climate compare?
Sarita is warmer than 291 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 154. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 72.1°F is warmer than 97%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sarita 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 Sarita share this climate record?
Riviera 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.
- Riviera, TX730 people · 9 mi NW
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 Sarita's climate
What is the coldest month in Sarita?
January, with a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 45°F. The warmest is August (96°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Sarita?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.2 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Sarita?
September, with 6.16 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.26 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sarita in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sarita in zone 9b in ZIP code 78379, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Sarita?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 17; in one year in ten it comes after March 13. Waiting until March 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Kingsville, TX21 miles from this station, 73.3°F a year
- Bishop, TX26 miles from this station, 72.4°F a year
- Armstrong (4 mi SE), TX27 miles from this station, 73.2°F a year
- Falfurrias, TX27 miles from this station, 72.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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