Wellington, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wellington's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 99°F July afternoons, with 22.1 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.4°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 37°C, 561 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWellington
- Station IDUSC00419565
- Location34.84°N 100.21°W
- Elevation2,040 ft (622 m)
- Population1,857
On October 22, the normal high in Wellington is 76°F and the normal low 47°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 Wellington.
- Jan 56° 28°
- Feb 60° 31°
- Mar 70° 39°
- Apr 79° 47°
- May 87° 57°
- Jun 95° 66°
- Jul 99° 70°
- Aug 98° 69°
- Sep 90° 62°
- Oct 79° 50°
- Nov 66° 38°
- Dec 56° 30°
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 Wellington each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 99°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.32 in), the least in January (0.73 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 28°F | 42.1°F | 0.73 | 1.3 | 2 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| February | 60°F | 31°F | 45.7°F | 0.86 | 0.8 | 2 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 70°F | 39°F | 54.6°F | 1.34 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 79°F | 47°F | 63.1°F | 1.86 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 87°F | 57°F | 71.9°F | 3.24 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 95°F | 66°F | 80.5°F | 3.32 | 0.0 | 6 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 99°F | 70°F | 84.4°F | 2.15 | 0.0 | 3 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 98°F | 69°F | 83.3°F | 1.92 | 0.0 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 90°F | 62°F | 75.9°F | 2.35 | 0.0 | 4 | 16 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 50°F | 64.1°F | 2.25 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 38°F | 51.9°F | 1.19 | 0.7 | 2 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 56°F | 30°F | 43.1°F | 0.87 | 1.1 | 2 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 49°F | 63.4°F | 22.08 | 4.0 | 44 | 113 | 79 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | −2°C | 5.6°C | 19 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 16°C | 0°C | 7.6°C | 22 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 21°C | 4°C | 12.6°C | 34 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 26°C | 9°C | 17.3°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 30°C | 14°C | 22.2°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 35°C | 19°C | 26.9°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 37°C | 21°C | 29.1°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 36°C | 21°C | 28.5°C | 49 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 32°C | 17°C | 24.4°C | 60 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 10°C | 17.8°C | 57 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 3°C | 11.1°C | 30 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 13°C | −1°C | 6.2°C | 22 mm | 3 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00419565; 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 Wellington?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, November 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 USC00419565.
When is the last frost in Wellington?
In Wellington, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 1 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 in half of years and before October 22 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 11 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 215 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 239 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 19 in half of springs and before November 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wellington in zone 7b in ZIP code 79095, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Wellington's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (25 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 USC00419565; 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 Wellington?
In a normal year in Wellington, 113 days a year reach 90°F (37 of them 100°F or more), 79 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 44 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 113a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 37a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 79a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 44a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1960) is 117°F, on June 26, 2011; the lowest is −6°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1986, with 42.19 in; the snowiest season is 1967–68, with 21.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00419565; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00419565. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Wellington?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wellington, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.2 |
| February | 79% | 3.9 |
| March | 81% | 5.1 |
| April | 82% | 6.2 |
| May | 82% | 6.8 |
| June | 89% | 7.4 |
| July | 89% | 7.2 |
| August | 88% | 6.4 |
| September | 85% | 5.4 |
| October | 83% | 4.3 |
| November | 83% | 3.3 |
| December | 80% | 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 Wellington need?
A normal year in Wellington brings 2,950 heating degree days, 45% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,399 cooling degree days, 2.6 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 5,794 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 711 | 0 |
| February | 542 | 1 |
| March | 341 | 17 |
| April | 131 | 74 |
| May | 26 | 242 |
| June | 1 | 465 |
| July | 0 | 601 |
| August | 0 | 569 |
| September | 7 | 336 |
| October | 115 | 88 |
| November | 399 | 6 |
| December | 677 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,950 | 2,399 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00419565. 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 Wellington been warmer than normal lately?
Over 41 complete years from 1960 to 2016, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.7°F per century (+0.15°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Wellington's climate compare?
Wellington is warmer than 68 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 76. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.4°F is warmer than 84%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wellington 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 Wellington share this climate record?
Quail 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.
- Quail, TX16 people · 11 mi NW
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 Wellington's climate
What is the coldest month in Wellington?
January, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (99°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Wellington?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Wellington?
June, with 3.32 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.73 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wellington in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wellington in zone 7b in ZIP code 79095, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Wellington's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (25 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Wellington?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 1; in one year in ten it comes after April 21. Waiting until April 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Shamrock, TX26 miles from this station, 58.7°F a year
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