Queen has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
A year in Queen at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Queen’s climate
Read from where Queen sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
Rain and snow in Queen
May is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 90 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 0.9" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
What a year in Queen feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Queen averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.3°).
A smaller shift than in 91% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
About 237 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 19 and the first by November 11.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Queen’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
237 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 19 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 11.
About 0.9" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through February. Heating is 52% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 98 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 93°.
The nicest months are March, April, May, October and November.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →How Queen compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
Queen 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 | 56° | 36° | 4.0" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 41° – 53° |
| February | 60° | 39° | 4.5" | 0.6" | 9 | 0 | 42° – 57° |
| March | 68° | 45° | 4.7" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 51° – 65° |
| April | 76° | 52° | 4.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59° – 69° |
| May | 83° | 61° | 5.1" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| June | 89° | 69° | 4.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 76° – 84° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 3.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79° – 88° |
| August | 93° | 72° | 3.0" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77° – 90° |
| September | 87° | 65° | 4.0" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72° – 83° |
| October | 77° | 53° | 4.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60° – 71° |
| November | 66° | 44° | 4.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49° – 60° |
| December | 57° | 37° | 5.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38° – 53° |
| Year | 75° | 54° | 51.3" | 0.9" | 90 | 1 |
Heating and cooling a home in Queen
52% 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 42° to 57°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Queen’s climate
What is the coldest month in Queen?
January, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 36°.
What is the hottest month in Queen?
August, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 72°. About 98 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Queen get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.9 inches.
When is the first frost in Queen?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 11, and the last spring frost by March 19.
What is the rainiest month in Queen?
May, with 5.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 51 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Queen.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Queen itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Atlanta, TX (2 mi) away. 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.