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United StatesTexasCooke CountyClimate Station GAINESVILLE 5 ENE, TX US Distance 8.7 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Cooke County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

94.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 31.7°F.

Cooke County gets 42.75" of precipitation a year and 2.6" of snow, and 33% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 52.6° 31.7° 2.21" 1.3"
February 57.6° 35.4° 2.56" 0.3"
March 65.5° 42.8° 3.65" 0.6"
April 73.5° 50.8° 3.92" 0.0"
May 80.0° 60.1° 5.64" 0.0"
June 88.5° 68.7° 4.64" 0.0"
July 93.5° 72.8° 2.91" 0.0"
August 94.3° 72.3° 2.83" 0.0"
September 86.6° 65.1° 3.90" 0.0"
October 76.0° 53.9° 4.36" 0.0"
November 63.5° 42.7° 3.02" 0.1"
December 54.5° 34.2° 3.11" 0.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 33% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 2.21"
February 2.56"
March 3.65"
April 3.92"
May 5.64"
June 4.64"
July 2.91"
August 2.83"
September 3.90"
October 4.36"
November 3.02"
December 3.11"
Annual total 42.75"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 2,259
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,886
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $371
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $166

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Cooke County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Cooke County?

Cooke County averages a high of 94.3°F in August and a low of 31.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 42.75 inches, including 2.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Cooke County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 33% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Cooke County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 94.3°F. That drives 2,259 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Cooke County?

Yes. Cooke County averages 2.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station GAINESVILLE 5 ENE, TX US (USC00413420), 8.7 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Texas residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.