Rice weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Rice, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at CORSICANA, 13 km from Rice; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 42.1 in1070 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.4 in1 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 11
- First fall freeze
- Nov 14
- Heating degree days
- 2,318
- Cooling degree days
- 2,595
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 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Rice in January
Highs average 57°14° and lows 35°2°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1952)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 590
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Rice in February
Highs average 61°16° and lows 38°4°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1996)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 431
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Rice in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 46°8°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1904)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 275
- Cooling degree days
- 27
Rice in April
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°12°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1963)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 103
- Cooling degree days
- 85
Rice in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1928)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 255
Rice in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 70°21°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1930)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 456
Rice in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 74°23°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1893)
- Record low
- 56°13° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 590
Rice in August
Highs average 96°35° and lows 73°23°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1909)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1893)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 604
Rice in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 66°19°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2000)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Rice in OctoberThis month
Highs average 79°26° and lows 55°13°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1939)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 77
- Cooling degree days
- 145
Rice in November
Highs average 67°20° and lows 45°7°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1924)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 299
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Rice in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 37°3°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1924)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 525
- Cooling degree days
- 6