Spearman, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Spearman's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 96°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.8°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 35°C.
- NOAA stationSpearman
- Station IDUSC00418523
- Location36.20°N 101.18°W
- Elevation3,095 ft (943 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population2,994
On October 24, the normal high in Spearman is 75°F and the normal low 43°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Spearman.
- Jan 54° 25°
- Feb 59° 27°
- Mar 68° 35°
- Apr 75° 43°
- May 83° 53°
- Jun 92° 63°
- Jul 96° 68°
- Aug 95° 66°
- Sep 88° 59°
- Oct 78° 47°
- Nov 65° 34°
- Dec 53° 26°
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 Spearman each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F | 25°F | 39.8°F | – | <1 | 26 | 10 h |
| February | 59°F | 27°F | 42.8°F | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 68°F | 35°F | 51.5°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 43°F | 59.0°F | – | 2 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 53°F | 68.1°F | – | 8 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 92°F | 63°F | 77.5°F | – | 18 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 96°F | 68°F | 81.7°F | – | 27 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 95°F | 66°F | 80.3°F | – | 24 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 88°F | 59°F | 73.2°F | – | 12 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 47°F | 62.0°F | – | 3 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 65°F | 34°F | 49.7°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 26°F | 39.9°F | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 46°F | 60.5°F | – | 93 | 102 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −4°C | 4.3°C |
| February | 15°C | −3°C | 6.0°C |
| March | 20°C | 2°C | 10.8°C |
| April | 24°C | 6°C | 15.0°C |
| May | 28°C | 12°C | 20.1°C |
| June | 33°C | 17°C | 25.3°C |
| July | 35°C | 20°C | 27.6°C |
| August | 35°C | 19°C | 26.8°C |
| September | 31°C | 15°C | 22.9°C |
| October | 25°C | 8°C | 16.7°C |
| November | 19°C | 1°C | 9.8°C |
| December | 12°C | −3°C | 4.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Gruver (13 miles away), gets 12 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00418523; 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 Spearman?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00418523.
When is the last frost in Spearman?
In Spearman, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 8 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 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
- April 81 year in 10 after April 24; 9 in 10 after March 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 209 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 229 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Spearman in zone 7a in ZIP code 79081, 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 USC00418523; 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 Spearman?
In a normal year in Spearman, 93 days a year reach 90°F (21 of them 100°F or more) and 102 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 93a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 21a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 102a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1927) is 111°F, on August 13, 1936; the lowest is −22°F, on January 4, 1959.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1950, with 36.38 in; the snowiest season is 1987–88, with 55.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00418523; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00418523. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Spearman?
Over a year 85% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Spearman, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (90%) and February the cloudiest (78%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 2.9 |
| February | 78% | 3.7 |
| March | 81% | 5.0 |
| April | 82% | 6.2 |
| May | 84% | 7.0 |
| June | 89% | 7.6 |
| July | 90% | 7.4 |
| August | 88% | 6.5 |
| September | 88% | 5.5 |
| October | 83% | 4.2 |
| November | 84% | 3.2 |
| December | 80% | 2.6 |
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 Spearman need?
A normal year in Spearman brings 3,513 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,894 cooling degree days, 2.1 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 5,024 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 781 | 0 |
| February | 621 | 0 |
| March | 426 | 7 |
| April | 214 | 35 |
| May | 55 | 152 |
| June | 3 | 379 |
| July | 0 | 519 |
| August | 0 | 475 |
| September | 19 | 263 |
| October | 151 | 58 |
| November | 465 | 6 |
| December | 778 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,513 | 1,894 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00418523. 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 Spearman's climate compare?
Spearman is warmer than 34 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.5°F is warmer than 76%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Spearman share this climate record?
Waka 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.
- Waka, TX105 people · 10 mi NE
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 Spearman's climate
What is the coldest month in Spearman?
January, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (96°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Spearman?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Spearman's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Gruver (13 miles away), records 12 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Spearman in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Spearman in zone 7a in ZIP code 79081, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Spearman?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 8; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Gruver, TX13 miles from this station, 56.3°F a year
- Perryton, TX24 miles from this station, 59.1°F a year
- Goodwell, OK36 miles from this station, 56.3°F a year
- Borger, TX37 miles from this station, 60.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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