The current average 2-inch soil temperature across Texas is 90°F. Readings range from 81°F to 101°F, from 20 USDA and NOAA monitoring stations. Soil across Texas is running 3°F above the seasonal normal of 87°F for mid-August, based on 20 of 20 stations with historical records. Texas spans USDA hardiness zones 7a to 10a, crossing from cool-season into warm-season grass country. Last updated August 16, 2026.
Summer conditions across Texas with soil averaging 90°F at 2 inches. Warm-season grasses are in peak growth; keep cool-season lawns mowed high and watered deep. The next application windows arrive in fall, starting with pre-emergent as soil falls back through 70°F.
For warm-season lawns (bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine), the best time to plant grass seed in Texas is late spring into early summer, when soil is warming and a full growing season lies ahead. The window opens when 2-inch soil reaches 65°F and keeps rising, and closes as soil cools back through 65°F, typically around October 31.
| Region | Typical planting window opens | Stations |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Texas | April 11 | 8 |
| Central Texas | March 25 | 8 |
| Southern Texas | February 25 | 6 |
Timing varies within Texas: your city page tracks the local window from its nearest station: see when to plant in Houston, when to plant in El Paso or when to plant in Dallas. Readings current through August 16, 2026: Texas averages 90°F at 2 inches right now; the Current Planting Conditions section above reads that number against the season.
Typical dates are computed from historical 2-inch soil temperature averages at 22 monitoring stations in Texas; your own window depends on your nearest station's readings.
Historical 2-inch soil temperature normals for Texas: the median across 22 in-state stations with multi-year records. Any given year runs ahead of or behind these values; the live average at the top of this page shows where this year stands.
| Month | Average 2-inch soil temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 51°F |
| February | 54°F |
| March | 62°F |
| April | 69°F |
| May | 75°F |
| June | 83°F |
| July | 86°F |
| August | 87°F |
| September | 81°F |
| October | 74°F |
| November | 63°F |
| December | 57°F |
Grass seed germination
Grass seed germination temperatures across Texas. Soil warmth varies by location, so check a city page for the live reading and what germinates there now.
| Grass species | Seeding soil temp (2 in) | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky bluegrass | 50–65°F | 14-30 |
| Tall fescue | 50–65°F | 7-12 |
| Perennial ryegrass | 50–65°F | 5-10 |
| Fine fescue | 50–65°F | 7-14 |
| Bermudagrass | 75–90°F | 10-30 |
For root-zone timing (fertilizer, aeration, weed control), see the 4-inch soil temperature for Texas. For accumulated-heat timing, see growing degree days for Texas. For how wet the ground is versus normal, see soil moisture for Texas. See the Texas soil temperature map for the full station view.
Interpolated from the latest 4-inch readings and refreshed daily.
| Station | 2" Temp | Last Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Bushland #1 (Randall) | 85°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Prairie View #1 (Waller) | 81°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Reese Center (Lubbock) | 89°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Levelland (Hockley) | 89°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Lehman (Cochran) | 86°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Riesel (Falls) | 90°F | 2026-08-16 |
| San Angelo (Tom Green) | 93°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Knox City (Knox) | 96°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Vernon (Wilbarger) | 92°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Stephenville (Erath) | 89°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Uvalde (Uvalde) | 92°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Weslaco (Hidalgo) | 93°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Kingsville (Kleberg) | 94°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Beaumont (Jefferson) | 85°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Monahans 6 ENE | 100°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Muleshoe 19 S | 90°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Bronte 11 NNE | 101°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Port Aransas 32 NNE | 86°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Austin 33 NW | 90°F | 2026-08-16 |
| Palestine 6 WNW | 88°F | 2026-08-16 |
Current 2-inch readings grouped along Texas's north-to-south axis. Regional spread matters for timing: the warm end of the state can open an application window a week or more before the cool end.
| Region | Avg 2" Temp | Range | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Texas (Cochran, Hockley, Knox, Lubbock, Randall, Wilbarger Counties) | 90°F | 85–96°F | 7 |
| Central Texas (Erath, Falls, Tom Green Counties) | 93°F | 88–101°F | 7 |
| Southern Texas (Hidalgo, Jefferson, Kleberg, Uvalde, Waller Counties) | 89°F | 81–94°F | 6 |
| City | ZIP | Current Temp |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 79601 | 101°F |
| Alice | 78332 | 94°F |
| Allen | 75002 | 105°F* |
| Alpine | 79830 | 88°F* |
| Alvin | 77511 | 81°F |
| Amarillo | 79101 | 85°F |
| Angleton | 77515 | 81°F |
| Aransas Pass | 78335 | 86°F |
| Arlington | 76001 | 89°F |
| Athens | 75751 | 88°F |
| Austin | 73301 | 90°F |
| Azle | 76020 | 89°F |
| Bay City | 77404 | 86°F |
| Baytown | 77520 | 85°F |
| Beaumont | 77701 | 85°F |
| Bedford | 76021 | 89°F |
| Beeville | 78102 | 86°F |
| Bellaire | 77401 | 81°F |
| Big Sandy | 75755 | 88°F |
| Big Spring | 79720 | 101°F |
| Boerne | 78006 | 90°F |
| Borger | 79007 | 85°F |
| Brenham | 77833 | 81°F |
| Brownsville | 78520 | 93°F |
| Brownwood | 76801 | 89°F |
| Bryan | 77801 | 81°F |
| Burleson | 76028 | 89°F |
| Canyon | 79015 | 85°F |
| Carrollton | 75006 | 102°F* |
| Cedar Hill | 75104 | 103°F* |
| Cedar Park | 78613 | 90°F |
| Cleburne | 76031 | 89°F |
| Cleveland | 77327 | 85°F |
| College Station | 77840 | 81°F |
| Commerce | 75428 | 97°F* |
| Conroe | 77301 | 81°F |
| Coppell | 75019 | 104°F* |
| Corpus Christi | 78401 | 94°F |
| Corsicana | 75109 | 88°F |
| Crp Christi | 78461 | 94°F |
| Cypress | 77410 | 81°F |
| Dallas | 75201 | 103°F* |
| Del Rio | 78840 | 92°F |
| Denison | 75020 | 97°F* |
| Denton | 76201 | 99°F* |
| Desoto | 75115 | 101°F* |
| Duncanville | 75116 | 100°F* |
| Eagle Pass | 78852 | 92°F |
| Edinburg | 78539 | 93°F |
| El Paso | 79901 | 76°F |
| Ennis | 75119 | 90°F |
| Euless | 76039 | 103°F* |
| Flower Mound | 75022 | 100°F* |
| Fort Bliss | 79916 | 76°F |
| Fort Worth | 76101 | 89°F |
| Freeport | 77541 | 89°F* |
| Friendswood | 77546 | 81°F |
| Frisco | 75033 | 106°F* |
| Gainesville | 76240 | 99°F* |
| Galveston | 77550 | 85°F |
| Garland | 75040 | 102°F* |
| Gatesville | 76528 | 90°F |
| Georgetown | 78626 | 90°F |
| Gilmer | 75644 | 95°F* |
| Granbury | 76048 | 89°F |
| Grand Prairie | 75050 | 102°F* |
| Grapevine | 76051 | 103°F* |
| Greenville | 75401 | 105°F* |
| Harlingen | 78550 | 93°F |
| Henderson | 75652 | 88°F |
| Houston | 77001 | 81°F |
| Humble | 77338 | 81°F |
| Huntsville | 77320 | 81°F |
| Hurst | 76053 | 89°F |
| Irving | 75014 | 103°F* |
| Katy | 77449 | 81°F |
| Keller | 76244 | 89°F |
| Kerrville | 78028 | 92°F |
| Kilgore | 75662 | 88°F |
| Killeen | 76540 | 90°F |
| Kingsville | 78363 | 94°F |
| Kingwood | 77325 | 81°F |
| La Porte | 77571 | 85°F |
| Lancaster | 75134 | 103°F* |
| Laredo | 78040 | 100°F* |
| League City | 77573 | 85°F |
| Leander | 78641 | 90°F |
| Levelland | 79336 | 89°F |
| Lewisville | 75029 | 104°F* |
| Livingston | 77351 | 85°F |
| Longview | 75601 | 96°F* |
| Lubbock | 79401 | 89°F |
| Lufkin | 75901 | 88°F |
| Mabank | 75147 | 88°F |
| Magnolia | 77353 | 81°F |
| Marshall | 75670 | 94°F* |
| Mcallen | 78501 | 93°F |
| Mckinney | 75069 | 105°F* |
| Mesquite | 75149 | 103°F* |
| Midland | 79701 | 100°F |
| Mineral Wells | 76067 | 89°F |
| Mission | 78572 | 93°F |
| Missouri City | 77459 | 81°F |
| Montgomery | 77316 | 81°F |
| Mount Pleasant | 75455 | 95°F* |
| Nacogdoches | 75961 | 88°F |
| New Braunfels | 78130 | 90°F |
| North Richland Hills | 76180 | 89°F |
| Odessa | 79760 | 100°F |
| Orange | 77630 | 85°F |
| Palestine | 75801 | 88°F |
| Pampa | 79065 | 85°F |
| Paris | 75460 | 94°F* |
| Pasadena | 77501 | 81°F |
| Pearland | 77581 | 81°F |
| Pflugerville | 78660 | 90°F |
| Plainview | 79072 | 89°F |
| Plano | 75023 | 101°F* |
| Port Arthur | 77640 | 85°F |
| Richardson | 75080 | 101°F* |
| Richmond | 77406 | 81°F |
| Roanoke | 76262 | 102°F* |
| Rockport | 78381 | 86°F |
| Rockwall | 75032 | 101°F* |
| Round Rock | 78664 | 90°F |
| Rowlett | 75030 | 102°F* |
| Rule | 79547 | 96°F |
| San Angelo | 76901 | 93°F |
| San Antonio | 78201 | 95°F* |
| San Marcos | 78666 | 90°F |
| Santa Fe | 77510 | 85°F |
| Seguin | 78155 | 90°F |
| Sherman | 75090 | 105°F* |
| Snyder | 79549 | 101°F |
| Spring | 77373 | 81°F |
| Stafford | 77477 | 81°F |
| Stephenville | 76401 | 89°F |
| Sugar Land | 77478 | 81°F |
| Sulphur Springs | 75482 | 97°F* |
| Temple | 76501 | 90°F |
| Tennessee Colony | 75861 | 88°F |
| Terrell | 75160 | 88°F |
| Texarkana | 75501 | 92°F* |
| Texas City | 77590 | 85°F |
| Tomball | 77375 | 81°F |
| Tyler | 75701 | 88°F |
| Uvalde | 78801 | 92°F |
| Vernon | 76384 | 92°F |
| Victoria | 77901 | 86°F |
| Vidor | 77662 | 85°F |
| Waco | 76701 | 90°F |
| Waxahachie | 75165 | 90°F |
| Weatherford | 76085 | 89°F |
| Weslaco | 78596 | 93°F |
| Wichita Falls | 76301 | 92°F |
| Willis | 77318 | 81°F |
| Woodville | 75979 | 85°F |
Modeled estimate where no monitoring station is within 75 miles; all other readings are measured at USDA and NOAA stations.
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Check whether your soil is warm enough for the seed you bought: cool-season grass seeds into 50-65°F soil (tall fescue prefers 60°F and up), warm-season into 75-85°F.
The current average 2-inch soil temperature across Texas is 90°F. Readings range from 81°F to 101°F depending on location and elevation, from 20 USDA and NOAA monitoring stations. Soil across Texas is running 3°F above the seasonal normal of 87°F for mid-August, based on 20 of 20 stations with historical records.
Apply pre-emergent herbicide when soil at 2 inches reaches 55°F for several consecutive days. Timing varies across Texas, so check your city's page for station-specific readings and the pre-emergent timing recommendation.
Texas spans USDA hardiness zones 7a to 10a, crossing from cool-season into warm-season grass country. For warm-season grasses (bermuda, zoysia), the window typically opens around March 25, based on historical 2-inch soil temperature averages at 22 in-state stations. Timing varies by location, so check your city's planting window for the dates specific to your area.