Valentine, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Valentine's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 95°F June afternoons, with 12.1 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.7°C, January lows of −3°C, June highs of 35°C, 308 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationValentine
- Station IDUSC00419270
- Location30.59°N 104.50°W
- Elevation4,440 ft (1,353 m)
- Population63
On October 23, the normal high in Valentine is 78°F and the normal low 44°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 Valentine.
- Jan 61° 27°
- Feb 66° 31°
- Mar 73° 36°
- Apr 81° 44°
- May 89° 52°
- Jun 95° 61°
- Jul 92° 64°
- Aug 91° 62°
- Sep 87° 57°
- Oct 80° 47°
- Nov 69° 35°
- Dec 61° 28°
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 Valentine each month?
June is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.40 in), the least in April (0.36 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 27°F | 44.1°F | 0.63 | 1.1 | 3 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 66°F | 31°F | 48.5°F | 0.43 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 73°F | 36°F | 54.8°F | 0.37 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 10 | 12 h |
| April | 81°F | 44°F | 62.3°F | 0.36 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 89°F | 52°F | 70.5°F | 0.71 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 95°F | 61°F | 77.9°F | 1.76 | 0.0 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 64°F | 77.9°F | 2.40 | 0.0 | 9 | 22 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 62°F | 76.8°F | 1.36 | 0.0 | 8 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 57°F | 71.7°F | 1.75 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 47°F | 63.2°F | 1.20 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 35°F | 51.9°F | 0.57 | 0.1 | 2 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 61°F | 28°F | 44.7°F | 0.58 | 0.3 | 3 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 45°F | 62.0°F | 12.12 | 1.5 | 50 | 96 | 86 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | −3°C | 6.7°C | 16 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 19°C | −1°C | 9.2°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 23°C | 2°C | 12.7°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 27°C | 6°C | 16.8°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 31°C | 11°C | 21.4°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 35°C | 16°C | 25.5°C | 45 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 18°C | 25.5°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 17°C | 24.9°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 14°C | 22.1°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 27°C | 8°C | 17.3°C | 30 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 21°C | 1°C | 11.1°C | 14 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 16°C | −2°C | 7.1°C | 15 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00419270; 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 Valentine?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. Of those, April 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 USC00419270.
When is the last frost in Valentine?
In Valentine, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after May 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 15 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 111 year in 10 after May 1; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 199 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 222 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 28 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Valentine in zone 8a in ZIP code 79854, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Valentine's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 9°F (16 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00419270; 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 Valentine?
In a normal year in Valentine, 96 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more), 86 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 50 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 96a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 86a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 50a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00419270.
How sunny is Valentine?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Valentine, 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (91%) and July the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86% | 3.8 |
| February | 87% | 4.8 |
| March | 88% | 6.0 |
| April | 90% | 7.2 |
| May | 91% | 7.7 |
| June | 89% | 7.6 |
| July | 82% | 6.7 |
| August | 84% | 6.4 |
| September | 85% | 5.7 |
| October | 89% | 5.1 |
| November | 88% | 4.0 |
| December | 86% | 3.5 |
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 Valentine need?
A normal year in Valentine brings 2,714 heating degree days, 49% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,656 cooling degree days, 83% 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 5,035 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 648 | 0 |
| February | 462 | 0 |
| March | 320 | 4 |
| April | 121 | 40 |
| May | 20 | 190 |
| June | 0 | 387 |
| July | 0 | 400 |
| August | 0 | 368 |
| September | 12 | 213 |
| October | 109 | 53 |
| November | 393 | 2 |
| December | 629 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,714 | 1,656 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00419270. 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 Valentine's climate compare?
Valentine is warmer than 49 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 8. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.0°F is warmer than 80%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Valentine is BSk: cold 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.
Questions about Valentine's climate
What is the coldest month in Valentine?
January, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is June (95°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Valentine?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Valentine?
July, with 2.40 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.36 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Valentine in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Valentine in zone 8a in ZIP code 79854, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Valentine's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 9°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Valentine?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; 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
- Mount Locke, TX29 miles from this station, 59.2°F a year
- Marfa, TX32 miles from this station, 59.3°F a year
- Candelaria, TX33 miles from this station, 69.5°F a year
- Fort Davis, TX37 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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