China Grove has warm winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
A year in China Grove at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about China Grove’s climate
Read from where China Grove sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
What a year in China Grove feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 289 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by February 21 and the first by December 5.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Rain and snow in China Grove
May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 89 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 0.1" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Living with China Grove’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
289 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Feb 21 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Dec 5.
About 0.1" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from December through January. Heating is 32% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 133 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 96°.
The nicest months are January, February, March, April, October, November and December.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in China Grove averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.9°).
A smaller shift than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How China Grove compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
China Grove 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 | 64° | 41° | 1.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48° – 58° |
| February | 68° | 45° | 1.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 49° – 64° |
| March | 74° | 52° | 2.4" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 57° – 68° |
| April | 81° | 58° | 2.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64° – 76° |
| May | 87° | 66° | 3.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 72° – 81° |
| June | 93° | 72° | 3.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79° – 87° |
| July | 96° | 74° | 2.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 80° – 88° |
| August | 97° | 74° | 2.4" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 81° – 90° |
| September | 91° | 69° | 3.5" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 77° – 85° |
| October | 83° | 60° | 3.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| November | 73° | 50° | 2.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 56° – 67° |
| December | 65° | 43° | 1.9" | 0.1" | 8 | 0 | 47° – 57° |
| Year | 81° | 59° | 30.9" | 0.1" | 89 | 0 |
Heating and cooling a home in China Grove
32% of the work is heating, so air conditioning is the bigger bill.
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 49° to 64°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about China Grove’s climate
What is the coldest month in China Grove?
January, with a typical high of 64° and a low of 41°.
What is the hottest month in China Grove?
August, with a typical high of 97° and a low of 74°. About 133 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does China Grove get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.1 inches.
When is the first frost in China Grove?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by December 5, and the last spring frost by February 21.
What is the rainiest month in China Grove?
May, with 3.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 31 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in China Grove.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for China Grove itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at San Antonio Incarnate Word, TX (9 mi, snow) and Randolph Afb, TX (11 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.