Sheffield, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Sheffield's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 98°F July afternoons, with 15.0 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.4 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.9°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 37°C, 382 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSheffield
- Station IDUSC00418252
- Location30.69°N 101.83°W
- Elevation2,175 ft (663 m)
- Population (census place)107
On October 23, the normal high in Sheffield is 80°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sheffield.
- Jan 62° 29°
- Feb 68° 33°
- Mar 75° 41°
- Apr 84° 50°
- May 91° 60°
- Jun 96° 69°
- Jul 98° 71°
- Aug 98° 70°
- Sep 91° 63°
- Oct 83° 51°
- Nov 70° 38°
- Dec 63° 31°
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 Sheffield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 98°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in October (2.04 in), the least in December (0.49 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 29°F | 45.3°F | 0.98 | 3 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 68°F | 33°F | 50.6°F | 0.59 | 2 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 75°F | 41°F | 58.2°F | 0.77 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 84°F | 50°F | 67.1°F | 0.87 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 91°F | 60°F | 75.6°F | 1.92 | 4 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 96°F | 69°F | 82.5°F | 1.75 | 3 | 26 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 98°F | 71°F | 84.3°F | 1.20 | 3 | 29 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 98°F | 70°F | 83.7°F | 1.62 | 3 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 91°F | 63°F | 77.1°F | 1.80 | 3 | 18 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 83°F | 51°F | 66.7°F | 2.04 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 38°F | 54.3°F | 1.00 | 2 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 63°F | 31°F | 46.7°F | 0.49 | 2 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 82°F | 50°F | 66.0°F | 15.03 | 33 | 135 | 60 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | −2°C | 7.4°C | 25 mm |
| February | 20°C | 1°C | 10.3°C | 15 mm |
| March | 24°C | 5°C | 14.6°C | 20 mm |
| April | 29°C | 10°C | 19.5°C | 22 mm |
| May | 33°C | 16°C | 24.2°C | 49 mm |
| June | 36°C | 20°C | 28.1°C | 44 mm |
| July | 37°C | 22°C | 29.1°C | 30 mm |
| August | 37°C | 21°C | 28.7°C | 41 mm |
| September | 33°C | 17°C | 25.1°C | 46 mm |
| October | 28°C | 11°C | 19.3°C | 52 mm |
| November | 21°C | 3°C | 12.4°C | 25 mm |
| December | 17°C | −1°C | 8.2°C | 12 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00418252; 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 Sheffield?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. Of those, February has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00418252.
When is the last frost in Sheffield?
In Sheffield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 31 in half of years and after April 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 3 in half of years and before October 20 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 311 year in 10 after April 19; 9 in 10 after March 10
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 217 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 240 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 15 in half of springs and before November 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sheffield in zone 8b in ZIP code 79781, 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 USC00418252; 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 Sheffield?
In a normal year in Sheffield, 135 days a year reach 90°F (33 of them 100°F or more), 60 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 33 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 135a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 33a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 60a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 33a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00418252.
How sunny is Sheffield?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Sheffield, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 3.4 |
| February | 79% | 4.2 |
| March | 80% | 5.3 |
| April | 83% | 6.3 |
| May | 82% | 6.6 |
| June | 89% | 7.3 |
| July | 89% | 7.1 |
| August | 89% | 6.6 |
| September | 84% | 5.4 |
| October | 83% | 4.5 |
| November | 82% | 3.6 |
| December | 79% | 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 Sheffield need?
A normal year in Sheffield brings 2,302 heating degree days, 57% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,695 cooling degree days, 3.0 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,366 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 612 | 0 |
| February | 406 | 3 |
| March | 239 | 27 |
| April | 64 | 128 |
| May | 7 | 336 |
| June | 0 | 525 |
| July | 0 | 597 |
| August | 0 | 581 |
| September | 4 | 367 |
| October | 71 | 124 |
| November | 331 | 9 |
| December | 569 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,302 | 2,695 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00418252. 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 Sheffield's climate compare?
Sheffield is warmer than 172 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 20. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.0°F is warmer than 90%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sheffield is BSh: hot semi-arid steppe. 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 Sheffield share this climate record?
Iraan 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.
- Iraan, TX1,014 people · 16 mi N
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 Sheffield's climate
What is the coldest month in Sheffield?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (98°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Sheffield?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.4 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Sheffield?
October, with 2.04 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.49 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sheffield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sheffield in zone 8b in ZIP code 79781, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Sheffield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 31; in one year in ten it comes after April 19. Waiting until April 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
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