Valley Mills has mild winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
A year in Valley Mills at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Valley Mills’s climate
Read from where Valley Mills sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
About 245 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 15 and the first by November 15.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
What a year in Valley Mills feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Rain and snow in Valley Mills
May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 78 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 0.6" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Living with Valley Mills’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
245 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 15 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 15.
About 0.6" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from December through February. Heating is 42% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 115 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 95°.
The nicest months are March, April, October and November. 0.3 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 Valley Mills averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.8°).
A smaller shift than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Valley Mills compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
Valley Mills 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 | 59° | 36° | 2.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43° – 55° |
| February | 63° | 40° | 2.7" | 0.3" | 7 | 0 | 43° – 60° |
| March | 70° | 47° | 3.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 52° – 64° |
| April | 77° | 54° | 3.2" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 60° – 72° |
| May | 84° | 63° | 4.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| June | 92° | 70° | 3.7" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77° – 86° |
| July | 95° | 73° | 2.1" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80° – 89° |
| August | 96° | 73° | 2.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 79° – 91° |
| September | 90° | 66° | 3.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74° – 85° |
| October | 80° | 56° | 4.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 64° – 73° |
| November | 68° | 46° | 2.7" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 51° – 62° |
| December | 60° | 38° | 2.6" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42° – 52° |
| Year | 78° | 55° | 37.0" | 0.6" | 78 | 0 |
Heating and cooling a home in Valley Mills
42% 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 43° to 60°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Valley Mills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Valley Mills?
January, with a typical high of 59° and a low of 36°.
What is the hottest month in Valley Mills?
August, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 73°. About 115 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Valley Mills get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.6 inches.
When is the first frost in Valley Mills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 15, and the last spring frost by March 15.
What is the rainiest month in Valley Mills?
May, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 37 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Valley Mills.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Valley Mills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Crawford, TX (9 mi, snow) and Waco Rgnl Airport, TX (15 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.