Buffalo Gap has mild winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Buffalo Gap at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Buffalo Gap’s climate
Read from where Buffalo Gap sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
About 236 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 20 and the first by November 10.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
1 inches of snow, 26 of rain and melt
June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 55 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 1.3" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Buffalo Gap averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.1°).
A smaller shift than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
What a year in Buffalo Gap feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Living with Buffalo Gap’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
236 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 20 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 10.
About 1" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through February. Heating is 46% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 102 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 95°.
The nicest months are March, April, October and November.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →How Buffalo Gap compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
Buffalo Gap weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 33° | 1.1" | 0.4" | 4 | 0 | 40° – 52° |
| February | 61° | 36° | 1.4" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 42° – 55° |
| March | 69° | 44° | 1.7" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 51° – 62° |
| April | 78° | 51° | 2.0" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 58° – 70° |
| May | 85° | 60° | 3.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 68° – 79° |
| June | 91° | 68° | 3.3" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 75° – 87° |
| July | 95° | 71° | 2.0" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78° – 89° |
| August | 94° | 70° | 2.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77° – 89° |
| September | 87° | 63° | 3.0" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71° – 82° |
| October | 78° | 53° | 2.6" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61° – 69° |
| November | 66° | 42° | 1.5" | 0.2" | 4 | 0 | 48° – 60° |
| December | 58° | 34° | 1.2" | 0.2" | 3 | 0 | 40° – 50° |
| Year | 77° | 52° | 25.6" | 1.3" | 55 | 0 |
Heating and cooling a home in Buffalo Gap
46% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 42° to 55°. October is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Buffalo Gap’s climate
What is the coldest month in Buffalo Gap?
January, with a typical high of 58° and a low of 33°.
What is the hottest month in Buffalo Gap?
July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 71°. About 102 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Buffalo Gap get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Buffalo Gap?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 10, and the last spring frost by March 20.
What is the rainiest month in Buffalo Gap?
June, with 3.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 26 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Buffalo Gap.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Buffalo Gap itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Tuscola 2nw, TX (4 mi, snow) and Abilene Rgnl Airport, TX (12 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.