Climate · Moran

Moran, TX climate

Moran has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
96°
446th hottest of 1,859 Texas towns
January low
32°
271st coldest of 1,859 Texas towns
Rain + melted snow
29 in
694th driest of 1,859 Texas towns
Snow a winter
4 in
141st snowiest of 1,796 Texas towns
A normal year

What a year in Moran feels like

Winter

60° / 34°
Typical high / low · 2 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

78° / 52°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 27

Summer

95° / 70°
Typical high / low · 105 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

78° / 53°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 7
Best months to be outsideMarAprOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Moran 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
January58°32°1.3" 0.7"40 40° – 53°
February62°36°1.7" 1.0"51 41° – 57°
March70°44°2.2" 0.2"50 51° – 63°
April78°51°2.3" 0.2"50 58° – 70°
May85°61°3.8" 080 68° – 79°
June92°68°3.7" 060 77° – 88°
July96°72°2.2" 050 79° – 91°
August96°71°2.4" 060 78° – 91°
September89°63°3.0" 050 71° – 82°
October79°53°2.8" 050 61° – 71°
November67°42°1.9" 0.6"50 48° – 62°
December59°34°1.4" 1.1"41 40° – 50°
Year78°52°28.7"3.8"622

“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 Moran

Moran gets 29 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 62 days a year.

29 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 77% of U.S. towns
4 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 80% of U.S. towns
2 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 77% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.8"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
1.1"
Frost & the growing season

About 225 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 27 and the first one by November 7. That leaves about 225 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 84% of U.S. towns.

53
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
105
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 Moran

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Moran, 52% of that work is heating and 48% is cooling.

52%heating
2,606 heating degree daysLess heating than 88% of U.S. towns
2,454 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 93% 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 Moran compares

Summer heat96° July high
Hotter than 98% of U.S. towns446th hottest of 1,859 Texas towns
Winter cold32° January low
Milder than 84% of U.S. towns271st coldest of 1,859 Texas towns
Precipitation29" a year
Drier than 77% of U.S. towns694th driest of 1,859 Texas towns
Snow4" a winter
Less snow than 80% of U.S. towns141st snowiest of 1,796 Texas towns
Growing season225 frost-free days
Longer than 84% of U.S. towns231st shortest of 1,853 Texas towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.7°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Moran averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 90% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.6° now 47°, was 45°
🌷 Spring+1.2° now 65°, was 64°
☀️ Summer−0.3° now 83°, was 83°
🍂 Fall+0.3° now 66°, was 65°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Moran’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 41° to 57°. October is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Moran’s climate

What is the coldest month in Moran?

January, with a typical high of 58° and a low of 32°.

What is the hottest month in Moran?

July, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 72°. About 105 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Moran get?

About 4 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Moran?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 7, and the last spring frost by March 27.

What is the rainiest month in Moran?

May, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 29 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Moran itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Putnam, TX (13 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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