Waco Rgnl, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Waco Rgnl's primary NOAA station, WACO RGNL AP.
The climate verdict for Waco Rgnl
Waco Rgnl, Texas has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 67°F. It scores 97/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 97% of them.
- 67°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 97/100
- comfort score, above 97% of station-mapped location scores
- 36.4"
- annual precipitation · 1" snow
- 245 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Waco Rgnl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00013959 · Waco Rgnl, TX 67°F mean · 36.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 67°F
- RANK-WARM #6,312
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Augusta Daniel…
- PRCP-MID 36.4"
- SWING-MID 38°F
- COMF-TOP 97/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USW00013959
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Augusta Daniel Fld, GA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TX station list.
- Waco Rgnl (this station) 67°F
- Hot Llano, TX 67°F
- Near Augusta Daniel…, GA 67°F
- Near Carta Valley, TX 67°F
- Near Georgetown Lake, TX 67°F
Waco Rgnl sits in Texas, the #4 hottest U.S. state at 66.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Waco Rgnl
Waco Rgnl: 76/100 · grade B
Waco Rgnl publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Waco Rgnl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 97/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 67.1°F · 0.4° from 67.5°F | 97/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 36.4 in · 1.4 from 35 in | 93/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 245 days/year | 87/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.7 inches/year | 85/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 110 calendar days | 70/100 · B |
| Summer moisture balance | 68.3°F mean dew point | 21/100 · F |
Waco Rgnl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Waco Rgnl is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 47.4°F and warmest-month mean 85.6°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 85.6°F
- Coldest month
- 47.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Waco Rgnl sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Waco Rgnl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 8% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Waco Rgnl sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 50th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 72%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Waco Rgnl is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Waco Rgnl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Waco Rgnl's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
97 Top 3% score exceeds 97% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Waco Rgnl's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 81 complete annual observations from 1941 to 2025, WACO RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.16°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Waco Rgnl primary station fitted change +0.16 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F (15°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 63°F (17°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 2.7" | 0.4" | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| March | 70°F (21°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.3" | 0.1" | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| April | 78°F (26°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 3.3" | 0.1" | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| May | 85°F (30°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.5 |
| June | 93°F (34°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.1 |
| July | 97°F (36°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 86°F (30°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 29.1 |
| August | 97°F (36°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 86°F (30°C) | 2.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 28.5 |
| September | 91°F (33°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 18.9 |
| October | 81°F (27°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| November | 69°F (20°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 2.7" | 0.1" | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| December | 60°F (16°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 9.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Waco Rgnl runs from a mild 35°F around January 6 to 98°F at the peak near August 3, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 2 through September 19, covering 110 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 16 to November 11.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 35°F around January 6.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is March 7, when 26% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 29 at 14%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 80 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Waco Rgnl.
Where Waco Rgnl Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 110 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Waco Rgnl earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
7.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
6.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
7.1 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
4.7 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
6.9 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
Waco Rgnl spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 20% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Waco Rgnl has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 4.4" and July 1.8". The three wettest months together take 34% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Waco Rgnl, it arrives in quantity
36.4" of precipitation falls across only about 80 wet days here, averaging 0.45 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 80 a year, 22% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.45 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 8
- Fewest wet days
- July, about 5
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Waco Rgnl, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.7 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 1 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 15
50% probability date
Growing Season
245 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,080
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,868
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 9.6 | 55% | 34% |
| February | 66% | 10.6 | 55% | 32% |
| March | 67% | 11.3 | 51% | 31% |
| April | 68% | 10.7 | 55% | 25% |
| May | 69% | 9.6 | 59% | 11% |
| June | 65% | 10.0 | 62% | 8% |
| July | 58% | 9.1 | 76% | 4% |
| August | 61% | 7.9 | 68% | 7% |
| September | 63% | 8.2 | 68% | 12% |
| October | 67% | 9.2 | 61% | 23% |
| November | 67% | 9.7 | 62% | 27% |
| December | 68% | 9.2 | 59% | 33% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Waco Rgnl on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (67°F here).
- Wewahitchka, FL 67°F · 0.0°F off
- Wikieup, AZ 67°F · 0.0°F off
- Covington, LA 67°F · 0.1°F off
- Donalsonville, GA 67°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (36.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Oklahoma City, OK 36.4" · 0.0" off
- Atchison, KS 36.4" · 0.0" off
- Dalton, WI 36.4" · 0.0" off
- Oakland, IA 36.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Waco Rgnl's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · moderate · mid swing
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Waco Rgnl's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.2°F. The annual average is 67°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Waco Rgnl's normal, at 2,080 and 2,868 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
The frost-free window extends for about 245 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
Waco Rgnl's 36.4 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Annual snowfall totals 0.7 inches. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Waco Rgnl's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Waco Rgnl, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Waco Rgnl's primary station: WACO RGNL AP (USW00013959). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Waco Rgnl; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Waco Rgnl comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.