Welder Wildlife Foundation, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Welder Wildlife Foundation's normal year runs from 44°F January nights to 94°F August afternoons, with 36.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.4°C, January lows of 7°C, August highs of 34°C, 925 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWelder Wildlife Foundation
- Station IDUSC00419559
- Location28.11°N 97.42°W
- Elevation50 ft (15 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Welder Wildlife Foundation is 82°F and the normal low 59°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Welder Wildlife Foundation.
- Jan 66° 44°
- Feb 70° 48°
- Mar 75° 54°
- Apr 80° 60°
- May 86° 68°
- Jun 91° 73°
- Jul 92° 74°
- Aug 94° 74°
- Sep 90° 70°
- Oct 84° 62°
- Nov 75° 52°
- Dec 68° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Welder Wildlife Foundation each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 44°F. The most precipitation falls in September (5.71 in), the least in April (1.93 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66°F | 44°F | 54.7°F | 1.98 | 7 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 30 min |
| February | 70°F | 48°F | 58.7°F | 2.03 | 6 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 75°F | 54°F | 64.3°F | 2.81 | 5 | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 60°F | 70.2°F | 1.93 | 4 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 68°F | 76.7°F | 3.37 | 5 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 91°F | 73°F | 81.6°F | 3.80 | 6 | 22 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 92°F | 74°F | 83.2°F | 3.38 | 5 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| August | 94°F | 74°F | 83.8°F | 3.02 | 5 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 90°F | 70°F | 79.7°F | 5.71 | 10 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 84°F | 62°F | 72.5°F | 3.72 | 6 | 6 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 75°F | 52°F | 63.4°F | 2.63 | 5 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 68°F | 45°F | 56.7°F | 2.03 | 5 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 81°F | 60°F | 70.5°F | 36.41 | 68 | 113 | 8 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 7°C | 12.6°C | 50 mm |
| February | 21°C | 9°C | 14.8°C | 52 mm |
| March | 24°C | 12°C | 17.9°C | 71 mm |
| April | 27°C | 16°C | 21.2°C | 49 mm |
| May | 30°C | 20°C | 24.8°C | 86 mm |
| June | 33°C | 23°C | 27.6°C | 97 mm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 28.4°C | 86 mm |
| August | 34°C | 23°C | 28.8°C | 77 mm |
| September | 32°C | 21°C | 26.5°C | 145 mm |
| October | 29°C | 16°C | 22.5°C | 94 mm |
| November | 24°C | 11°C | 17.4°C | 67 mm |
| December | 20°C | 7°C | 13.7°C | 52 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00419559; 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.
Which months are mildest at Welder Wildlife Foundation?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, October, November and December. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00419559.
When is the last frost at Welder Wildlife Foundation?
In Welder Wildlife Foundation, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 24 in half of years and after March 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 1 in half of years and before November 9 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
- February 241 year in 10 after March 15; 9 in 10 after January 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 11 year in 10 before November 9; 9 in 10 before January 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 283 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 323 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 31 in half of springs and before December 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Welder Wildlife Foundation in zone 9b in ZIP code 78393, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 9b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 26°F (17 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 USC00419559; 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 at Welder Wildlife Foundation?
In a normal year in Welder Wildlife Foundation, 113 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 8 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 68 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 113a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 68a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00419559.
How sunny is it at Welder Wildlife Foundation?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Welder Wildlife Foundation, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 3.0 |
| February | 68% | 3.5 |
| March | 71% | 4.5 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 79% | 6.0 |
| June | 85% | 6.7 |
| July | 86% | 6.6 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 83% | 4.5 |
| November | 77% | 3.4 |
| December | 70% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Welder Wildlife Foundation record?
A normal year at Welder Wildlife Foundation brings 1,129 heating degree days, 79% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,148 cooling degree days, 3.5 times the median (908). One month needs 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,635 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 335 | 16 |
| February | 209 | 33 |
| March | 110 | 90 |
| April | 27 | 183 |
| May | 2 | 364 |
| June | 0 | 498 |
| July | 0 | 564 |
| August | 0 | 584 |
| September | 0 | 441 |
| October | 23 | 257 |
| November | 134 | 86 |
| December | 289 | 32 |
| Year (annual) | 1,129 | 3,148 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00419559. 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.
Have recent years at Welder Wildlife Foundation been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 73.8°F, 3.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 70.5°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71.7°F | +1.2°F | 55.26 |
| 2024 | 73.8°F | +3.3°F | 29.90 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00419559. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Welder Wildlife Foundation's climate compare?
Welder Wildlife Foundation is warmer than 263 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 200. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 70.5°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Welder Wildlife Foundation 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 Welder Wildlife Foundation share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Taft, TX2,929 people · 9 mi S
- Gregory, TX1,717 people · 15 mi SE
- Tradewinds, TX319 people · 13 mi SE
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 Welder Wildlife Foundation's climate
What is the coldest month at Welder Wildlife Foundation?
January, with a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 44°F. The warmest is August (94°F by day, 74°F at night).
Does it snow at Welder Wildlife Foundation?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Welder Wildlife Foundation?
September, with 5.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 1.93 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Welder Wildlife Foundation in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Welder Wildlife Foundation in zone 9b in ZIP code 78393, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 26°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 9b.
How late can frost come at Welder Wildlife Foundation?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 24; in one year in ten it comes after March 15. Waiting until March 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Sinton, TX9 miles from this station, 71.5°F a year
- Refugio, TX17 miles from this station, 71.1°F a year
- Rockport, TX23 miles from this station, 73.0°F a year
- Corpus Christi, TX24 miles from this station, 73.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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