Alice in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Alice sees average daytime highs around 70°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 4.6 in of rain over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 70°F. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Alice's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Alice's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
70°F
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
50°F
Rainfall
4.6 in
19 wet days
Avg wind
9 mph
Travel score
7.1
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Alice in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 70°F.

A typical winter day in Alice reaches about 70°F and drops to 50°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Alice

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alice weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan68° / 49°1.56.310.46.9
Feb73° / 53°1.25.8117.3
Mar78° / 59°2.46.711.87.3
Apr84° / 65°1.96.712.65.9
May90° / 71°2.98.613.44.1
Jun94° / 76°2.58.413.73.1
Jul96° / 77°2.07.113.62.5
Aug96° / 77°2.18.1132.2
Sep91° / 73°3.611.812.23.5
Oct85° / 66°2.37.611.35.8
Nov76° / 57°2.06.310.67.5
Dec69° / 50°1.86.510.37.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Alice gets around 4.6 in of rain over 19 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 mph across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min in early December to 11 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Alice?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Alice for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Alice in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Alice sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 50°F. Worth packing: light clothes. About 19 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Alice in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alice peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Alice in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alice is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1419 µg/m³Nov 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alice?

Alice sits at 27.8°N, 98.1°W, 200 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kingsville, 21 mi away.

Topography around Alice

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Alice.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Alice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 ft around an average of 207 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 886 ft.

The land around Alice is covered by trees (36%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (33%), grassland (32%) and cropland (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (34%) and grassland (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
59 ft
10 miles
240 ft
50 miles
886 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Kingsville 21 mi · Corpus Christi 41 mi · Portland 47 mi · Laredo 89 mi · Nuevo Laredo 91 mi · Victoria 98 mi · Edinburg 101 mi · Alton 103 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alice (27.7523°, -98.0697°, elevation 200 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.