Rocky Mound has mild winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Rocky Mound at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Rocky Mound’s climate
Read from where Rocky Mound sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
Living with Rocky Mound’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
230 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 24 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 7.
About 1" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through February. Heating is 55% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 99 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 →1 inches of snow, 48 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 56 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 1.1" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
What a year in Rocky Mound feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 230 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 24 and the first by November 7.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Rocky Mound averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.8°).
A smaller shift than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Rocky Mound compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
Rocky Mound 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° | 35° | 3.6" | 0.4" | 5 | 0 | 41° – 52° |
| February | 60° | 39° | 4.0" | 0.6" | 5 | 0 | 41° – 57° |
| March | 68° | 46° | 4.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52° – 64° |
| April | 75° | 52° | 4.3" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59° – 70° |
| May | 82° | 61° | 4.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69° – 76° |
| June | 90° | 69° | 3.9" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77° – 85° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 3.0" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79° – 89° |
| August | 94° | 72° | 2.8" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 77° – 91° |
| September | 88° | 65° | 3.8" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72° – 83° |
| October | 78° | 53° | 4.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61° – 71° |
| November | 66° | 44° | 3.8" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48° – 60° |
| December | 58° | 37° | 4.6" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 38° – 53° |
| Year | 76° | 54° | 47.5" | 1.1" | 56 | 0 |
Heating and cooling a home in Rocky Mound
55% 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 41° to 57°. May is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Rocky Mound’s climate
What is the coldest month in Rocky Mound?
January, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Rocky Mound?
August, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 72°. About 99 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Rocky Mound get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Rocky Mound?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 7, and the last spring frost by March 24.
What is the rainiest month in Rocky Mound?
May, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Rocky Mound.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Rocky Mound itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pittsburg 5 Sse, TX (8 mi, snow) and Mt Pleasant, TX (10 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.