Palmer weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Palmer, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at FERRIS, 12 km from Palmer; records cover 1962–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 40.9 in1038 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 8
- First fall freeze
- Nov 17
- Heating degree days
- 2,285
- Cooling degree days
- 2,685
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 21°−6° (heating, 99%) and 104°40° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Palmer in January
Highs average 58°14° and lows 36°2°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2006)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 575
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Palmer in February
Highs average 62°17° and lows 39°4°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1996)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 420
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Palmer in March
Highs average 69°21° and lows 45°7°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1974)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 268
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Palmer in April
Highs average 77°25° and lows 53°12°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1963)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 94
- Cooling degree days
- 92
Palmer in May
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1985)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 275
Palmer in June
Highs average 92°33° and lows 71°22°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1980)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 483
Palmer in July
Highs average 96°36° and lows 74°23°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2022)
- Record low
- 55°13° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 611
Palmer in August
Highs average 97°36° and lows 73°23°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1984)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 617
Palmer in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 66°19°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2000)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 396
Palmer in OctoberThis month
Highs average 80°26° and lows 55°13°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 76
- Cooling degree days
- 145
Palmer in November
Highs average 67°20° and lows 45°7°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2017)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 298
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Palmer in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 37°3°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2005)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 540
- Cooling degree days
- 5