Killeen, Texas Weather
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Killeen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:05 PM CST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear later——71°59°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——71°57°0°
- ThursdayNov 12Clear——75°52°+4°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——77°58°+2°
- SaturdayNov 14Drizzle25%0.04″66°56°-11°
- SundayNov 15Light Drizzle34%0.01″60°52°-6°
- MondayNov 16Light Drizzle18%0.01″57°45°-3°
Air quality now AQI 55 · Moderate
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 1.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 1.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 1.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:23 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Killeen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 65°F (high 71°F, low 59°F), 6°F above the 59°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 14 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 4 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Killeen
- Tue70°59°5%
- Wed71°57°2%
- Thu75°52°0%
- Fri77°58°0%
- Sat66°56°25%
- Sun60°52°34%
- Mon57°45°18%
- Tue57°43°4%
- Wed64°55°20%
- Thu68°60°24%
- Fri68°62°38%
- Sat67°41°46%
- Sun51°39°35%
- Mon50°35°10%
- Tue55°35°17%
- Wed66°42°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Killeen
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Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 17) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Killeen
Killeen sits in Bell County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 10m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 8m — a swing of +4h 2m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 165 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Killeen tracks is Temple, roughly 20 miles to the E.
Air quality in Killeen
Air quality in Killeen’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 44). See the full air-quality history for Killeen.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Killeen, August runs warmest near 85°F and January coldest around 48°F, while May is the wettest month (4.7 inches) and August the driest (1.6 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 2.5″ | 4 |
| February | 52° | 2.2″ | 4 |
| March | 59° | 3.3″ | 5 |
| April | 65° | 2.1″ | 4 |
| May | 73° | 4.7″ | 5 |
| June | 81° | 3.2″ | 4 |
| July | 84° | 2.7″ | 3 |
| August | 85° | 1.6″ | 3 |
| September | 78° | 3.9″ | 4 |
| October | 68° | 3.4″ | 4 |
| November | 58° | 2.7″ | 4 |
| December | 49° | 2.4″ | 5 |
Regional context
Similar climates Harker Heights, TX, Fort Hood, TX, Nolanville, TX
Killeen swings from 48°F in January to 84°F in July (36°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Killeen runs about 34.8 inches on roughly 49 measurable days.
Rainfall in Killeen splits evenly between the seasons: May tops out at 4.7 inches over 5.4 rainy days, and August logs 1.6 inches across 2.7 — neither half of Killeen's year dominates. That even rhythm groups Killeen with places like Harker Heights, TX, Fort Hood, TX and Nolanville, TX.
Once Killeen passes March 14, freezes fade and Killeen's beds take lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Killeen, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. Frost returns to Killeen near November 17, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Killeen freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Harker Heights, TX, Fort Hood, TX, Nolanville, TX, Copperas Cove, TX, Kempner, TX.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Killeen?
- Killeen's last spring frost lands near March 14, and in Killeen the first fall frost follows around November 17.
- What is the rainy season in Killeen?
- Rainfall in Killeen peaks in May near 4.7 inches, out of about 35 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Killeen?
- August is Killeen's warmest month, averaging about 85°F.
- What is the coldest month in Killeen?
- Killeen bottoms out in January, with a mean near 48°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Killeen?
- Killeen's last frost (March 14) cues hardy greens; in Killeen, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Killeen get?
- Killeen records around 49 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Killeen?
- Killeen's USDA zone comes from its January mean (48°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Killeen?
- Killeen's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Killeen?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Killeen in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Killeen?
- Current conditions for Killeen and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Killeen forecast updated?
- The Killeen forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Killeen?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Killeen are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Killeen?
- The next few days in Killeen's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Killeen sits at 31.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Killeen
- 76540
- 76541
- 76542
- 76543
- 76547
- 76549