Penelope weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Penelope, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Hillsboro, 25 km from Penelope; records cover 1903–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 38.7 in984 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.7 in1.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 12
- First fall freeze
- Nov 13
- Heating degree days
- 2,257
- Cooling degree days
- 2,675
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
Penelope in January
Highs average 59°15° and lows 34°1°, with 2.7 in70 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1943)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 577
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Penelope in February
Highs average 63°17° and lows 38°3°, with 2.8 in70 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1918)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 420
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Penelope in March
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1913)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 267
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Penelope in April
Highs average 77°25° and lows 53°12°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1963)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 93
- Cooling degree days
- 95
Penelope in May
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1928)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 264
Penelope in June
Highs average 92°33° and lows 70°21°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 472
Penelope in July
Highs average 96°36° and lows 73°23°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1917)
- Record low
- 55°13° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 601
Penelope in August
Highs average 97°36° and lows 73°23°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1936)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 617
Penelope in September
Highs average 91°33° and lows 66°19°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1939)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 401
Penelope in OctoberThis month
Highs average 80°27° and lows 55°13°, with 5.1 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1938)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 72
- Cooling degree days
- 158
Penelope in November
Highs average 69°20° and lows 44°7°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2017)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 287
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Penelope in December
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1955)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 524
- Cooling degree days
- 5