Sunrise Shores, TX climate
Sunrise Shores has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Sunrise Shores feels like
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Sunrise Shores 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 | 58° | 36° | 3.8" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 42° – 53° |
| February | 62° | 40° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42° – 60° |
| March | 69° | 47° | 4.1" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 52° – 65° |
| April | 77° | 53° | 3.8" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60° – 71° |
| May | 83° | 62° | 4.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69° – 77° |
| June | 90° | 70° | 4.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 77° – 85° |
| July | 94° | 72° | 2.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 79° – 88° |
| August | 95° | 72° | 2.6" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78° – 91° |
| September | 89° | 65° | 3.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 73° – 83° |
| October | 79° | 54° | 4.7" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 63° – 73° |
| November | 67° | 45° | 3.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50° – 62° |
| December | 59° | 38° | 4.3" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40° – 54° |
| Year | 77° | 54° | 44.6" | 0.2" | 80 | 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 Sunrise Shores
Sunrise Shores gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 80 days a year.
About 258 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 8 and the first one by November 22. That leaves about 258 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 91% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Sunrise Shores
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Sunrise Shores, 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.
How Sunrise Shores 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 Sunrise Shores averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.5°). The shift is smaller than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Sunrise Shores’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 42° to 60°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Sunrise Shores’s climate
What is the coldest month in Sunrise Shores?
January, with a typical high of 58° and a low of 36°.
What is the hottest month in Sunrise Shores?
August, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 72°. About 98 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Sunrise Shores get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.2 inches.
When is the first frost in Sunrise Shores?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 22, and the last spring frost by March 8.
What is the rainiest month in Sunrise Shores?
October, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Sunrise Shores itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Jacksonville, TX (20 mi, snow) and Tyler Pounds Fld, TX (14 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.