Scenic Oaks, TX climate
Scenic Oaks has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Scenic Oaks feels like
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Scenic Oaks 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 | 62° | 40° | 2.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46° – 56° |
| February | 66° | 44° | 1.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48° – 63° |
| March | 73° | 50° | 2.6" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55° – 67° |
| April | 79° | 56° | 2.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 62° – 74° |
| May | 85° | 65° | 4.5" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| June | 91° | 70° | 3.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77° – 85° |
| July | 94° | 72° | 2.3" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78° – 86° |
| August | 95° | 72° | 2.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 79° – 88° |
| September | 89° | 67° | 3.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75° – 84° |
| October | 81° | 58° | 3.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66° – 74° |
| November | 71° | 48° | 2.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 54° – 65° |
| December | 64° | 41° | 1.9" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 46° – 55° |
| Year | 79° | 57° | 33.3" | 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 Scenic Oaks
Scenic Oaks gets 33 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 77 days a year.
About 243 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 15 and the first one by November 13. That leaves about 243 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 89% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Scenic Oaks
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Scenic Oaks, 44% of that work is heating and 56% is cooling.
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.
Scenic Oaks and its neighbors
Scenic Oaks borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.3°. Cross Mountain has the coldest January nights (40°) and San Antonio the hottest July afternoons (95°). Scenic Oaks’s January low is 40° and its July high 94°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Scenic Oaks compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Scenic Oaks averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 76% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Scenic Oaks’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 48° to 63°. May is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Scenic Oaks’s climate
What is the coldest month in Scenic Oaks?
January, with a typical high of 62° and a low of 40°.
What is the hottest month in Scenic Oaks?
August, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 72°. About 95 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Scenic Oaks get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.1 inches.
When is the first frost in Scenic Oaks?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 13, and the last spring frost by March 15.
What is the rainiest month in Scenic Oaks?
May, with 4.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 33 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Scenic Oaks itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Northington Rch, TX (11 mi, snow) and Boerne, TX (8 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.