La Paloma, TX climate
La Paloma has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 51°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade7° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 97°, and a typical Oct 1 in La Paloma peaks around 90°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in La Paloma feels like
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La Paloma 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 | 72° | 51° | 1.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55° – 67° |
| February | 76° | 55° | 1.0" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58° – 73° |
| March | 81° | 61° | 1.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65° – 77° |
| April | 86° | 66° | 1.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| May | 91° | 72° | 2.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77° – 84° |
| June | 94° | 76° | 2.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 82° – 88° |
| July | 96° | 76° | 2.0" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83° – 88° |
| August | 97° | 76° | 1.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 84° – 90° |
| September | 92° | 73° | 5.3" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 80° – 86° |
| October | 87° | 66° | 3.2" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 75° – 81° |
| November | 79° | 59° | 1.7" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 63° – 75° |
| December | 73° | 53° | 1.3" | 0.1" | 8 | 0 | 57° – 67° |
| Year | 85° | 65° | 25.3" | 0.1" | 77 | 0 |
“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 and snow in La Paloma
La Paloma gets 25 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 77 days a year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in La Paloma
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In La Paloma, 11% of that work is heating and 89% is cooling, so air conditioning is the bigger bill.
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.
La Paloma and its neighbors
La Paloma borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. San Benito has both the coldest January nights (51°) and the hottest July afternoons (96°). La Paloma’s January low is 51° and its July high 96°.