Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Santa Anna reaches 100° on about 23 days a year, more than 96% of U.S. towns
January nights here settle around 34°. Its yearly precipitation falls short of 86% of U.S. towns. Warming shows here too: 1.2° more than in 1901–2000, led by March. The heating season runs December to January: each of those months averages under 50°.
A year in Santa Anna at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Santa Anna’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Santa Anna’s place in Texas beside it.
What a year in Santa Anna feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 249 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 14 and the first by November 20. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Coleman, TX, 9 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Santa Anna’s center in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 16°. 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 2 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Coleman, TX, falls mostly in February. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 28 inches a year; May is the wettest month and December the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 62 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Santa Anna
45% of the work is heating, so air conditioning is the bigger bill. Months averaging under 55° run from December 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 Coleman, TX.
Living with Santa Anna’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
249 frost-free days in zone 8b. The last frost comes by Mar 14 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 20.
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 Santa Anna from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (29%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 6%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Santa Anna and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Santa Anna yet.
Climates most like Santa Anna’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anna, TX | 34° | 95° | 28" | 1.5" |
| Oakhurst, CA | 34° | 95° | 29" | 2.5" |
| Lawton, OK | 29° | 96° | 32" | 1.8" |
| Central Point, OR | 32° | 93° | 22" | 3.4" |
| Sedona, AZ | 30° | 97° | 17" | 1.0" |
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 Santa Anna averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.3°).
A smaller shift than in 64% 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 Santa Anna compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Santa Anna’s place among Texas’.
Santa Anna weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Santa Anna’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Coleman, TX. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 34° | 1.3" | 0.4" | 5 | 0 | 42° – 53° |
| February | 63° | 38° | 1.7" | 0.6" | 5 | 0 | 43° – 58° |
| March | 71° | 45° | 2.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 52° – 64° |
| April | 79° | 52° | 2.1" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 59° – 72° |
| May | 85° | 61° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| June | 92° | 68° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 76° – 86° |
| July | 95° | 71° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 78° – 89° |
| August | 95° | 71° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 77° – 89° |
| September | 88° | 64° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 71° – 82° |
| October | 79° | 54° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 63° – 71° |
| November | 68° | 44° | 2.1" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 50° – 61° |
| December | 60° | 36° | 1.3" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 42° – 51° |
| Year | 78° | 53° | 28.2" | 1.5" | 62 | 1 |
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 58°. October is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Santa Anna’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 Santa Anna’s center.
- Snow: Coleman, TX.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Coleman, TX, 9 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 Santa Anna’s climate
What is the weather like in Santa Anna?
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 79% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 95% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Santa Anna in winter?
January nights average 34°. About 42 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 42°.
How much snow does Santa Anna get?
About 1.5 inches in a normal winter at Coleman, TX, most of it in February, with snow on the ground about 1 days a year.
How hot does it get in Santa Anna?
July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 71°. About 109 days a year reach 90° and 23 reach 100° (Coleman, TX).
When is the first and last frost in Santa Anna?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 14 and the first fall frost by November 20, about 249 frost-free days, at Coleman, TX.
What growing zone is Santa Anna in?
Zone 8b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 16°.
What is the best time of year to visit Santa Anna?
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 Santa Anna getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.2° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 64% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Santa Anna.
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.