Photo: Profdumpster · CC BY 4.0Valentine sits near the bottom of U.S. towns for precipitation, with 13 inches a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 92°. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 86% of U.S. towns. Decade by decade the climate has edged up, 1.6° above 1901–2000. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about April 11, with the first autumn frost due around October 30.
A year in Valentine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Valentine’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Valentine’s place in Texas beside it.
What a year in Valentine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 199 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 11 and the first by October 30. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Valentine, TX, 0.3 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Valentine’s center in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 10°. 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 Valentine, TX, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 13 inches a year; July is the wettest month and March the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 50 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Valentine
62% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Valentine, TX.
Living with Valentine’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
199 frost-free days in zone 8a. The last frost comes by Apr 11 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 30.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Valentine from natural hazards, wildfire is the largest share (44%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 6%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Valentine and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Valentine yet.
Climates most like Valentine’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine, TX | 28° | 92° | 13" | 1.5" |
| Alamogordo, NM | 27° | 93° | 11" | 2.4" |
| Hermiston, OR | 29° | 91° | 9" | 3.7" |
| Finley, WA | 29° | 91° | 9" | 2.0" |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | 32° | 91° | 14" | 0.4" |
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 Valentine averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.3°).
A bigger shift than in 63% 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 Valentine compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Valentine’s place among Texas’.
Valentine weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Valentine’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Valentine, TX. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 28° | 0.6" | 1.1" | 3 | 0 | 39° – 49° |
| February | 65° | 32° | 0.4" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 43° – 53° |
| March | 72° | 38° | 0.3" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 50° – 61° |
| April | 80° | 45° | 0.4" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 57° – 68° |
| May | 88° | 54° | 0.8" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| June | 94° | 62° | 1.7" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 75° – 82° |
| July | 92° | 64° | 2.4" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 73° – 82° |
| August | 91° | 63° | 2.0" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 73° – 82° |
| September | 86° | 57° | 1.9" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| October | 79° | 47° | 1.2" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 60° – 66° |
| November | 68° | 35° | 0.5" | 0.1" | 2 | 0 | 46° – 57° |
| December | 60° | 29° | 0.5" | 0.3" | 3 | 0 | 39° – 49° |
| Year | 78° | 46° | 12.7" | 1.5" | 50 | 0 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 46° to 57°. October is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Where Valentine’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 Valentine’s center.
- Snow: Valentine, TX (NOAA station in town).
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Valentine, TX, 0.3 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 Valentine’s climate
What is the weather like in Valentine?
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 69% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 86% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Valentine in winter?
January nights average 28°. About 86 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 39°.
How much snow does Valentine get?
About 1.5 inches in a normal winter at Valentine, TX, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 0 days a year.
How hot does it get in Valentine?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 64°. About 96 days a year reach 90° and 9 reach 100° (Valentine, TX).
When is the first and last frost in Valentine?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 11 and the first fall frost by October 30, about 199 frost-free days, at Valentine, TX.
What growing zone is Valentine in?
Zone 8a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 10°.
What is the best time of year to visit Valentine?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Valentine getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.6° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 63% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Valentine.
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.