Golinda has mild winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 37°, and snow is almost unheard of.
A year in Golinda at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Golinda’s climate
Read from where Golinda sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
Living with Golinda’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
234 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 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 Nov 9.
About 0.0" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from December through February. Heating is 49% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 102 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 95°.
The nicest months are February, March, April, October and November. 0.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →About 234 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 21 and the first by November 9.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
What a year in Golinda feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Rain and snow in Golinda
May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 68 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
No measurable snow in a normal year.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Golinda averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.0°).
A smaller shift than in 63% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Golinda compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
Golinda 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 | 60° | 37° | 2.8" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44° – 55° |
| February | 63° | 41° | 2.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44° – 60° |
| March | 70° | 48° | 3.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| April | 78° | 55° | 3.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61° – 72° |
| May | 85° | 64° | 4.6" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| June | 92° | 70° | 3.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 78° – 86° |
| July | 95° | 74° | 1.8" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80° – 89° |
| August | 96° | 73° | 2.5" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79° – 91° |
| September | 90° | 67° | 3.2" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75° – 85° |
| October | 81° | 56° | 4.2" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65° – 74° |
| November | 69° | 46° | 3.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| December | 61° | 38° | 3.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43° – 53° |
| Year | 78° | 56° | 37.8" | 0.0" | 68 | 0 |
Heating and cooling a home in Golinda
49% 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 44° to 60°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Golinda’s climate
What is the coldest month in Golinda?
January, with a typical high of 60° and a low of 37°.
What is the hottest month in Golinda?
August, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 73°. About 102 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Golinda get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Golinda?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 9, and the last spring frost by March 21.
What is the rainiest month in Golinda?
May, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 38 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Golinda.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Golinda itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Hewitt, TX (10 mi, snow) and Marlin, 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.