Loving County Courthouse · Photo: Lothar the Terrible · Public domainMentone reaches 100° on about 51 days a year, more than all but 147 U.S. towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 30°. September is the wettest month, February the driest. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 97% of U.S. towns. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about March 26, with the first autumn frost due around November 6.
A year in Mentone at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Mentone’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Mentone’s place in Texas beside it.
What a year in Mentone feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 222 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 26 and the first by November 6. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Winkler Co Airport, 24 miles from the town’s center, 120 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Mentone’s 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 11 inches of rain a year
September is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Mentone
48% of the work is heating, so air conditioning is the bigger bill. 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 Winkler Co Airport.
Living with Mentone’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
222 frost-free days in zone 8a. The last frost comes by Mar 26 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 6.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: March and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Mentone from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (59%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 7%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Mentone and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Mentone yet.
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 Mentone averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.8°).
A bigger shift than in 88% 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 Mentone compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Mentone’s place among Texas’.
Mentone weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Mentone’s center. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 30° | 0.5" | 41° – 51° |
| February | 68° | 35° | 0.3" | 46° – 57° |
| March | 76° | 41° | 0.4" | 53° – 64° |
| April | 84° | 49° | 0.3" | 61° – 72° |
| May | 92° | 59° | 1.1" | 70° – 81° |
| June | 99° | 68° | 1.2" | 79° – 89° |
| July | 99° | 70° | 1.5" | 80° – 89° |
| August | 98° | 69° | 1.4" | 80° – 89° |
| September | 91° | 63° | 1.8" | 70° – 82° |
| October | 82° | 50° | 1.0" | 64° – 71° |
| November | 71° | 38° | 0.4" | 49° – 59° |
| December | 62° | 31° | 0.6" | 43° – 50° |
| Year | 82° | 50° | 10.6" |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. March swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 53° to 64°. December is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Mentone’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 Mentone’s center.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Winkler Co Airport, 24 miles from the town’s center, 120 ft higher; 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 Mentone’s climate
What is the weather like in Mentone?
A typical July afternoon reaches 99°, a January night drops to 30°. Milder January nights than 73% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than all but 159 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Mentone in winter?
January nights average 30°. About 65 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 41°.
How hot does it get in Mentone?
July, with a typical high of 99° and a low of 70°. About 142 days a year reach 90° and 51 reach 100° (Winkler Co Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Mentone?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 26 and the first fall frost by November 6, about 222 frost-free days, at Winkler Co Airport.
What growing zone is Mentone 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 Mentone?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), March and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Mentone getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 2.0° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 88% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Mentone.
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.