Photo: Lothar1976 · Public domainLueders reaches 100° on about 35 days a year, more than 98% of U.S. towns
Nights in January average 32°. Seasons differ by 65°, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 87% of U.S. towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from December to February, when means dip under 50°.
A year in Lueders at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Lueders’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Lueders’ place in Texas beside it.
What a year in Lueders feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 234 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 23 and the first by November 11. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Stamford 1, TX, 14 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Lueders’ center in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 13°. 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 4 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Stamford 1, TX, is heaviest from January through February, about 1 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 26 inches a year; June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 49 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Lueders
52% 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 Stamford 1, TX.
Living with Lueders’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
234 frost-free days in zone 8a. The last frost comes by Mar 23 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 11.
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 Lueders from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (40%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 5%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Lueders and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Lueders yet.
Climates most like Lueders’, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lueders, TX | 32° | 96° | 26" | 3.6" |
| Oakhurst, CA | 34° | 95° | 29" | 2.5" |
| Clinton, OK | 25° | 96° | 29" | 5.7" |
| Sedona, AZ | 30° | 97° | 17" | 1.0" |
| Central Point, OR | 32° | 93° | 22" | 3.4" |
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 Lueders averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.1°).
A smaller shift than in 92% 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 Lueders compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Lueders’ place among Texas’.
Lueders weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Lueders’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Stamford 1, TX. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 32° | 1.1" | 1.0" | 3 | 0 | 40° – 52° |
| February | 61° | 35° | 1.4" | 1.0" | 4 | 0 | 41° – 56° |
| March | 70° | 44° | 1.8" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 51° – 62° |
| April | 78° | 50° | 2.0" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 58° – 71° |
| May | 86° | 60° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 68° – 79° |
| June | 92° | 69° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 77° – 88° |
| July | 96° | 72° | 2.0" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 79° – 91° |
| August | 96° | 71° | 2.3" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 77° – 91° |
| September | 88° | 63° | 3.0" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 71° – 83° |
| October | 79° | 52° | 2.7" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 61° – 71° |
| November | 67° | 41° | 1.6" | 0.5" | 3 | 0 | 47° – 61° |
| December | 58° | 34° | 1.3" | 0.6" | 3 | 0 | 39° – 49° |
| Year | 77° | 52° | 26.1" | 3.6" | 49 | 1 |
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 56°. October is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Lueders’ 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 Lueders’ center.
- Snow: Stamford 1, TX.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Stamford 1, TX, 14 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 Lueders’ climate
What is the weather like in Lueders?
A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 75% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 97% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Lueders in winter?
January nights average 32°. About 65 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 40°.
How much snow does Lueders get?
About 3.6 inches in a normal winter at Stamford 1, TX, heaviest from January through February, about 1 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 1 days a year.
How hot does it get in Lueders?
July, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 72°. About 115 days a year reach 90° and 35 reach 100° (Stamford 1, TX).
When is the first and last frost in Lueders?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 23 and the first fall frost by November 11, about 234 frost-free days, at Stamford 1, TX.
What growing zone is Lueders in?
Zone 8a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 13°.
What is the best time of year to visit Lueders?
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 Lueders getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 92% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Lueders.
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.