Tulia, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Tulia's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 20.5 inches of precipitation and 11 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.0°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 33°C, 522 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTulia
- Station IDUSC00419175
- Location34.55°N 101.76°W
- Elevation3,480 ft (1,061 m)
- Population4,360
On October 23, the normal high in Tulia is 70°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Tulia.
- Jan 51° 23°
- Feb 55° 26°
- Mar 63° 33°
- Apr 71° 40°
- May 80° 51°
- Jun 88° 61°
- Jul 91° 65°
- Aug 90° 64°
- Sep 82° 56°
- Oct 72° 44°
- Nov 60° 32°
- Dec 51° 24°
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 Tulia each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in June (2.94 in), the least in February (0.69 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 23°F | 36.9°F | 0.70 | 2.5 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 26°F | 40.3°F | 0.69 | 2.4 | 4 | <1 | 22 | 11 h |
| March | 63°F | 33°F | 47.9°F | 1.36 | 1.3 | 5 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 40°F | 55.8°F | 1.46 | 0.1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 51°F | 65.3°F | 2.70 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 61°F | 74.7°F | 2.94 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 65°F | 78.0°F | 2.41 | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 90°F | 64°F | 76.5°F | 2.65 | 0.0 | 8 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 82°F | 56°F | 69.2°F | 1.99 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 44°F | 58.1°F | 1.91 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 32°F | 46.0°F | 0.96 | 1.9 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 24°F | 37.7°F | 0.77 | 2.6 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 43°F | 57.2°F | 20.54 | 11.1 | 64 | 74 | 119 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −5°C | 2.7°C | 18 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 13°C | −4°C | 4.6°C | 18 mm | 6 cm |
| March | 17°C | 0°C | 8.8°C | 35 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 22°C | 5°C | 13.2°C | 37 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 11°C | 18.5°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 16°C | 23.7°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 18°C | 25.6°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 18°C | 24.7°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 13°C | 20.7°C | 51 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 7°C | 14.5°C | 49 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 16°C | 0°C | 7.8°C | 24 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 11°C | −4°C | 3.2°C | 20 mm | 7 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00419175; 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 Tulia?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. 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 USC00419175.
When is the last frost in Tulia?
In Tulia, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 18 in half of years and after May 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 12 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 181 year in 10 after May 1; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 189 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 208 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 7 in half of springs and before November 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tulia in zone 7a in ZIP code 79088, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Tulia's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (28 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 USC00419175; 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 Tulia?
In a normal year in Tulia, 74 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more), 119 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 64 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 74a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 119a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 8high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 64a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1948) is 110°F, on June 25, 1990; the lowest is −12°F, on February 15, 2021.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 37.88 in; the snowiest season is 1982–83, with 58.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00419175; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00419175. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Tulia?
Over a year 85% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Tulia, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (80%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.3 |
| February | 80% | 4.0 |
| March | 82% | 5.3 |
| April | 84% | 6.5 |
| May | 84% | 7.0 |
| June | 89% | 7.6 |
| July | 89% | 7.3 |
| August | 88% | 6.5 |
| September | 86% | 5.5 |
| October | 84% | 4.3 |
| November | 84% | 3.4 |
| December | 81% | 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 Tulia need?
A normal year in Tulia brings 4,179 heating degree days, 22% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,372 cooling degree days, 51% more than 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 4,176 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 871 | 0 |
| February | 692 | 0 |
| March | 531 | 2 |
| April | 290 | 13 |
| May | 97 | 108 |
| June | 4 | 297 |
| July | 1 | 403 |
| August | 1 | 358 |
| September | 39 | 165 |
| October | 240 | 26 |
| November | 569 | 1 |
| December | 845 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,179 | 1,372 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00419175. 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 Tulia been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.8°F, 2.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.7°F | +1.5°F | 16.01 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | 58.8°F | +1.6°F | 14.18 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 60.0°F | +2.8°F | 21.97 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 61.1°F | +3.9°F | 21.45 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 59.8°F | +2.6°F | 21.46 | 11.6 |
Over 65 complete years from 1951 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.0°F per century (+0.11°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00419175; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Tulia's climate compare?
Tulia is warmer than 12 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 60. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.2°F is warmer than 67%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Tulia 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 Tulia share this climate record?
Happy 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.
- Happy, TX593 people · 14 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 Tulia's climate
What is the coldest month in Tulia?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Tulia?
Yes: 11 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (2.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Tulia?
June, with 2.94 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.69 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Tulia in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Tulia in zone 7a in ZIP code 79088, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Tulia's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Tulia?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 18; in one year in ten it comes after May 1. Waiting until May 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Vigo Park, TX17 miles from this station, 57.5°F a year
- Hart, TX24 miles from this station, 55.9°F a year
- Plainview, TX25 miles from this station, 59.7°F a year
- Silverton, TX27 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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