Fort Hancock weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fort Hancock, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Fort Hancock 8sse, 15 km from Fort Hancock; records cover 1966–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 8.3 in211 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 4
- First fall freeze
- Nov 1
- Heating degree days
- 2,544
- Cooling degree days
- 2,275
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−9° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fort Hancock in January
Highs average 61°16° and lows 27°−3°, with 0.57 in14 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2000)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 649
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fort Hancock in February
Highs average 67°20° and lows 32°0°, with 0.33 in8.4 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2016)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 433
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fort Hancock in March
Highs average 75°24° and lows 38°3°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 272
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Fort Hancock in April
Highs average 83°28° and lows 46°8°, with 0.21 in5.3 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1974)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 88
- Cooling degree days
- 63
Fort Hancock in May
Highs average 91°33° and lows 54°12°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2005)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 252
Fort Hancock in June
Highs average 98°37° and lows 65°18°, with 0.68 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1994)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 496
Fort Hancock in July
Highs average 96°36° and lows 69°21°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1994)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 552
Fort Hancock in August
Highs average 94°35° and lows 68°20°, with 1.4 in35 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2023)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 501
Fort Hancock in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 61°16°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 313
Fort Hancock in OctoberThis month
Highs average 82°28° and lows 48°9°, with 0.87 in22 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2000)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 77
- Cooling degree days
- 87
Fort Hancock in November
Highs average 71°21° and lows 36°2°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2001)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 363
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Fort Hancock in December
Highs average 61°16° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.58 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1987)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 646
- Cooling degree days
- 0