Photo: Leaflet · CC BY-SA 3.0Gail reaches 100° on about 22 days a year, more than 96% of U.S. towns
Nights in January average 31°. A year here swings 64° from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 90% of U.S. towns. If you like long walks, March, April, October and November offer highs of 66–79°.
A year in Gail at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Gail’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Gail’s place in Texas beside it.
What a year in Gail feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 226 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 27 and the first by November 8. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Gail, TX, 0.5 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Gail’s center in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 12°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 1 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Gail, TX, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 19 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 37 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Gail
54% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through February.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Gail, TX.
Living with Gail’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
226 frost-free days in zone 8a. The last frost comes by Mar 27 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 8.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: March, April, October and November.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Gail from natural hazards, drought is the largest share (67%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 2%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Gail and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Gail yet.
Climates most like Gail’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail, TX | 31° | 95° | 19" | 1.3" |
| Rio Rico, AZ | 31° | 95° | 16" | 0.1" |
| Medford, OR | 32° | 92° | 19" | 3.4" |
| Carlsbad, NM | 29° | 97° | 13" | 2.7" |
| Willows, CA | 38° | 96° | 20" | 0.0" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Gail averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.2°).
A smaller shift than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Gail compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Gail’s place among Texas’.
Gail weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Gail’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Gail, TX. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 31° | 0.7" | 0.2" | 2 | 0 | 39° – 51° |
| February | 62° | 35° | 0.8" | 0.2" | 2 | 0 | 41° – 55° |
| March | 70° | 42° | 1.1" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 50° – 62° |
| April | 79° | 49° | 1.3" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 58° – 70° |
| May | 86° | 60° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 68° – 80° |
| June | 93° | 68° | 2.7" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 76° – 88° |
| July | 95° | 71° | 1.9" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 78° – 88° |
| August | 94° | 70° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 77° – 88° |
| September | 87° | 63° | 2.7" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 70° – 80° |
| October | 78° | 52° | 1.5" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 61° – 70° |
| November | 66° | 40° | 1.1" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 47° – 59° |
| December | 58° | 32° | 0.7" | 0.9" | 2 | 0 | 40° – 49° |
| Year | 77° | 51° | 19.4" | 1.3" | 37 | 0 |
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 55°. October is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Gail’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Gail’s center.
- Snow: Gail, TX (NOAA station in town).
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Gail, TX, 0.5 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Gail’s climate
What is the weather like in Gail?
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 74% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 95% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Gail in winter?
January nights average 31°. About 56 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 39°.
How much snow does Gail get?
About 1.3 inches in a normal winter at Gail, TX, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 0 days a year.
How hot does it get in Gail?
July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 71°. About 108 days a year reach 90° and 22 reach 100° (Gail, TX).
When is the first and last frost in Gail?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 27 and the first fall frost by November 8, about 226 frost-free days, at Gail, TX.
What growing zone is Gail in?
Zone 8a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 12°.
What is the best time of year to visit Gail?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), March, April, October and November. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Gail getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.0° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 80% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Gail.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.