Gatesville, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GATESVILLE, TX US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gatesville has an annual average temperature of 66.5°F with about 37 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 96.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.8°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.18 in) and January the driest (2.32 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,809
Cooling need
2,337

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

17 of 366 (4.6%) of Gatesville's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s
16
1910s
21
1920s
8
1930s
50
1940s
85
1950s
58
1960s
41
1970s
12
1980s
11
1990s
14
2000s
22
2010s
24
2020s
4

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 60.3°F 35.8°F 48.1°F 2.32 in 0.1 in 5
February 64.4°F 39.0°F 51.7°F 2.54 in 5
March 71.2°F 47.0°F 59.1°F 3.22 in 6
April 78.0°F 54.2°F 66.1°F 3.19 in 5
May 84.5°F 63.3°F 73.9°F 4.14 in 7
June 90.8°F 70.0°F 80.4°F 3.39 in 5
July 95.1°F 72.1°F 83.6°F 2.97 in 3
August 96.2°F 71.7°F 84.0°F 2.97 in 4
September 89.6°F 65.2°F 77.4°F 2.94 in 4
October 79.8°F 55.2°F 67.5°F 4.18 in 4
November 69.5°F 44.6°F 57.1°F 2.63 in 5
December 60.9°F 36.5°F 48.7°F 2.53 in 0.1 in 5

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