Pecan Gap has mild winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Pecan Gap at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Pecan Gap’s climate
Read from where Pecan Gap sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
2 inches of snow, 46 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 77 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 1.5" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
What a year in Pecan Gap feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 241 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 18 and the first by November 13.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Pecan Gap’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
241 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 18 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 13.
About 2" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through February. Heating is 51% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 91 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 94°.
The nicest months are March, April, May, October and November. 1.0 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 →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Pecan Gap averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.8°).
A smaller shift than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Pecan Gap compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
Pecan Gap 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 | 54° | 34° | 3.0" | 0.5" | 7 | 0 | 40° – 51° |
| February | 59° | 38° | 3.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39° – 56° |
| March | 66° | 45° | 4.3" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| April | 74° | 52° | 4.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58° – 69° |
| May | 81° | 61° | 5.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| June | 89° | 69° | 4.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 76° – 85° |
| July | 94° | 73° | 2.9" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 79° – 89° |
| August | 94° | 72° | 2.8" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77° – 92° |
| September | 87° | 65° | 3.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 72° – 83° |
| October | 77° | 53° | 4.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61° – 71° |
| November | 65° | 43° | 3.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48° – 60° |
| December | 56° | 36° | 4.1" | 0.8" | 7 | 0 | 37° – 51° |
| Year | 75° | 53° | 46.0" | 1.5" | 77 | 1 |
Heating and cooling a home in Pecan Gap
51% 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 39° to 56°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Pecan Gap’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pecan Gap?
January, with a typical high of 54° and a low of 34°.
What is the hottest month in Pecan Gap?
August, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 72°. About 91 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Pecan Gap get?
About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Pecan Gap?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 13, and the last spring frost by March 18.
What is the rainiest month in Pecan Gap?
May, with 5.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Pecan Gap.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pecan Gap itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Honey Grove, TX (11 mi, snow) and Cooper Dam, TX (17 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.