Hempstead weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Hempstead, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Bellville 6nne, 15 km from Hempstead; records cover 2000–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.9 in1115 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 17
- First fall freeze
- Dec 1
- Heating degree days
- 1,560
- Cooling degree days
- 2,955
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 27°−3° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Hempstead in January
Highs average 61°16° and lows 41°5°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2026)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 448
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Hempstead in February
Highs average 65°18° and lows 45°7°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2017)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 301
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Hempstead in March
Highs average 72°22° and lows 52°11°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2000)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 155
- Cooling degree days
- 65
Hempstead in April
Highs average 78°26° and lows 58°14°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2011)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 47
- Cooling degree days
- 143
Hempstead in May
Highs average 85°30° and lows 66°19°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2003)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 330
Hempstead in June
Highs average 91°33° and lows 72°22°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2009)
- Record low
- 62°17° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 493
Hempstead in July
Highs average 94°35° and lows 73°23°, with 2.4 in60 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2009)
- Record low
- 64°18° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 581
Hempstead in August
Highs average 95°35° and lows 73°23°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 62°17° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 590
Hempstead in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°20°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 48°9° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 426
Hempstead in OctoberThis month
Highs average 82°28° and lows 60°15°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2024)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 35
- Cooling degree days
- 213
Hempstead in November
Highs average 72°22° and lows 51°10°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2010)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 173
- Cooling degree days
- 67
Hempstead in December
Highs average 63°17° and lows 43°6°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2012)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 396
- Cooling degree days
- 16