Whitesboro reaches 100° on about 18 days a year, more than 94% of U.S. towns
January nights here settle around 33°. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 77% of U.S. towns. Compared with 1901–2000, the average now sits 0.5° higher. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from December to February, which average under 50°.
A year in Whitesboro at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Whitesboro’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Whitesboro’s place in Texas beside it.
What a year in Whitesboro feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 242 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 19 and the first by November 14. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Gainesville 5 Ene, TX, 9 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Whitesboro’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 3 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Gainesville 5 Ene, TX, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 41 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 70 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Whitesboro
56% 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 Gainesville 5 Ene, TX.
Living with Whitesboro’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
242 frost-free days in zone 8a. The last frost comes by Mar 19 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 14.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: March, April, May, October and November. 1.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Whitesboro from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (37%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 26%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Whitesboro and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Whitesboro yet.
Climates most like Whitesboro’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesboro, TX | 33° | 94° | 41" | 2.6" |
| Clearlake, CA | 35° | 93° | 40" | 0.4" |
| Seven Oaks, SC | 34° | 93° | 45" | 1.2" |
| Evans, GA | 35° | 92° | 45" | 0.8" |
| Coweta, OK | 28° | 93° | 44" | 2.7" |
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 Whitesboro averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.7°).
A smaller shift than in 98% 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 Whitesboro compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Whitesboro’s place among Texas’.
Whitesboro weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Whitesboro’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Gainesville 5 Ene, TX. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 33° | 2.1" | 1.3" | 5 | 0 | 39° – 52° |
| February | 58° | 37° | 2.5" | 0.3" | 5 | 0 | 39° – 56° |
| March | 66° | 45° | 3.6" | 0.6" | 7 | 0 | 50° – 63° |
| April | 74° | 52° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 58° – 69° |
| May | 81° | 61° | 5.6" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| June | 89° | 69° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 76° – 85° |
| July | 94° | 73° | 2.7" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 79° – 90° |
| August | 95° | 73° | 2.7" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 78° – 92° |
| September | 87° | 65° | 3.3" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 72° – 82° |
| October | 76° | 54° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 59° – 70° |
| November | 64° | 44° | 3.0" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 48° – 61° |
| December | 55° | 35° | 3.1" | 0.3" | 5 | 0 | 36° – 50° |
| Year | 74° | 53° | 40.6" | 2.6" | 70 | 0 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 39° to 56°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Whitesboro’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 Whitesboro’s center.
- Snow: Gainesville 5 Ene, TX.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Gainesville 5 Ene, 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 Whitesboro’s climate
What is the weather like in Whitesboro?
A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 77% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 94% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Whitesboro in winter?
January nights average 33°. About 50 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 39°.
How much snow does Whitesboro get?
About 2.6 inches in a normal winter at Gainesville 5 Ene, TX, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 0 days a year.
How hot does it get in Whitesboro?
July, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 73°. About 82 days a year reach 90° and 18 reach 100° (Gainesville 5 Ene, TX).
When is the first and last frost in Whitesboro?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 19 and the first fall frost by November 14, about 242 frost-free days, at Gainesville 5 Ene, TX.
What growing zone is Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), March, April, May, October and November. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Whitesboro getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 98% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Whitesboro.
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.