Winnsboro has mild winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and snow is almost unheard of.
A year in Winnsboro at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Winnsboro’s climate
Read from where Winnsboro sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
What a year in Winnsboro feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Rain and snow in Winnsboro
May is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 67 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 0.4" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
About 260 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 7 and the first by November 23.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Winnsboro’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
260 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 7 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 23.
About 0.4" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through February. Heating is 50% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 91 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 →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Winnsboro averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.0°).
A smaller shift than in 76% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Winnsboro compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
Winnsboro 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° | 3.7" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 41° – 52° |
| February | 60° | 39° | 3.8" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 41° – 57° |
| March | 67° | 46° | 4.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51° – 64° |
| April | 75° | 52° | 4.1" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59° – 70° |
| May | 82° | 61° | 4.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| June | 89° | 69° | 3.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 76° – 84° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 3.0" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78° – 88° |
| August | 94° | 72° | 2.9" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 76° – 91° |
| September | 87° | 65° | 3.6" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 72° – 82° |
| October | 77° | 54° | 4.7" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61° – 71° |
| November | 65° | 44° | 3.8" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48° – 60° |
| December | 57° | 37° | 4.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39° – 53° |
| Year | 75° | 54° | 47.2" | 0.4" | 67 | 0 |
Heating and cooling a home in Winnsboro
50% 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 Winnsboro’s climate
What is the coldest month in Winnsboro?
January, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Winnsboro?
August, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 72°. About 91 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Winnsboro get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.4 inches.
When is the first frost in Winnsboro?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 23, and the last spring frost by March 7.
What is the rainiest month in Winnsboro?
May, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 47 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Winnsboro.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Winnsboro itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Winnsboro 5 Nne, TX (6 mi, snow) and Lake Fk Rsvr, TX (17 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.