Climate · Geronimo

Geronimo, TX climate

Geronimo has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
96°
638th hottest of 1,859 Texas towns
January low
40°
736th mildest of 1,859 Texas towns
Rain + melted snow
34 in
885th driest of 1,859 Texas towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
497th least snowy of 1,796 Texas towns
A normal year

What a year in Geronimo feels like

Winter

65° / 42°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

80° / 58°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 1

Summer

95° / 73°
Typical high / low · 128 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

82° / 59°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 26
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarAprOctNovDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Geronimo weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January63°40°2.3" 060 47° – 57°
February68°44°1.8" 070 48° – 64°
March74°51°2.7" 070 56° – 68°
April81°57°2.6" 060 63° – 75°
May87°66°4.2" 070 71° – 81°
June93°71°3.4" 070 78° – 86°
July96°73°2.1" 050 80° – 88°
August97°73°2.5" 040 80° – 89°
September91°68°3.4" 070 76° – 85°
October83°59°3.5" 060 68° – 76°
November72°49°2.6" 060 54° – 66°
December65°42°2.5" 060 47° – 57°
Year81°58°33.6"0.0"730

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Geronimo

Geronimo gets 34 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 73 days a year.

34 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 68% of U.S. towns
0.0 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 96% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 94% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.2"

Snowfall by month

No measurable snow in a normal year.
Frost & the growing season

About 273 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 1 and the first one by November 26. That leaves about 273 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 93% of U.S. towns.

20
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
128
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Geronimo

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Geronimo, 31% of that work is heating and 69% is cooling, so air conditioning is the bigger bill.

31%heating
1,446 heating degree daysLess heating than 95% of U.S. towns
3,144 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 97% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Geronimo compares

Summer heat96° July high
Hotter than 97% of U.S. towns638th hottest of 1,859 Texas towns
Winter cold40° January low
Milder than 94% of U.S. towns736th mildest of 1,859 Texas towns
Precipitation34" a year
Drier than 68% of U.S. towns885th driest of 1,859 Texas towns
Snow0.0" a winter
Less snow than 96% of U.S. towns497th least snowy of 1,796 Texas towns
Growing season273 frost-free days