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Car Battery Cold-Start in Texas

In Texas, local car battery deadlines run from Jan 1 to Dec 31, with a median around Dec 1 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Frost-covered car with headlights on during a freezing morning — cold weather exposes weak car batteries — Texas deadlines city by city
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Notable cities

All Texas cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
Corpus ChristiJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
Sugar LandJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
EdinburgJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
Missouri CityJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
Port ArthurJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
McAllenJan 2Jan 2View →Checklist
MissionJan 2Jan 2View →Checklist
PharrJan 2Jan 2View →Checklist
League CityJan 3Jan 3View →Checklist
HoustonJan 5Jan 5View →Checklist
PasadenaJan 5Jan 5View →Checklist
GalvestonJan 5Jan 5View →Checklist
PearlandJan 8Jan 8View →Checklist
Texas CityJan 8Jan 8View →Checklist
FriendswoodJan 8Jan 8View →Checklist
AmarilloNov 6Nov 6View →Checklist
MidlandNov 18Nov 18View →Checklist
Wichita FallsNov 18Nov 18View →Checklist
LubbockNov 21Nov 21View →Checklist
San AngeloNov 22Nov 22View →Checklist
AbileneNov 23Nov 23View →Checklist
AllenNov 24Nov 24View →Checklist
Cedar HillNov 25Nov 25View →Checklist
BurlesonNov 25Nov 25View →Checklist
OdessaNov 26Nov 26View →Checklist
LewisvilleNov 29Nov 29View →Checklist
Flower MoundNov 29Nov 29View →Checklist
GrapevineNov 29Nov 29View →Checklist
CoppellNov 29Nov 29View →Checklist
McKinneyNov 30Nov 30View →Checklist
KilleenNov 30Nov 30View →Checklist
ShermanNov 30Nov 30View →Checklist
AustinDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
El PasoDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
DentonDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
TempleDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
North Richland HillsDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
RowlettDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
WylieDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
Haltom CityDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
KellerDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
RockwallDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
LancasterDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
TexarkanaDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
New BraunfelsDec 2Dec 2View →Checklist
ArlingtonDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
Grand PrairieDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
WacoDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
Round RockDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
Cedar ParkDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
PflugervilleDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
EulessDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
BedfordDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
HurstDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
PlanoDec 4Dec 4View →Checklist
GarlandDec 4Dec 4View →Checklist
FriscoDec 4Dec 4View →Checklist
CarrolltonDec 4Dec 4View →Checklist
RichardsonDec 4Dec 4View →Checklist
TylerDec 4Dec 4View →Checklist
MansfieldDec 4Dec 4View →Checklist
The ColonyDec 4Dec 4View →Checklist
LongviewDec 5Dec 5View →Checklist
GeorgetownDec 5Dec 5View →Checklist
Fort WorthDec 6Dec 6View →Checklist
DeSotoDec 9Dec 9View →Checklist
DuncanvilleDec 9Dec 9View →Checklist
DallasDec 12Dec 12View →Checklist
IrvingDec 12Dec 12View →Checklist
MesquiteDec 12Dec 12View →Checklist
HuntsvilleDec 13Dec 13View →Checklist
San AntonioDec 15Dec 15View →Checklist
San MarcosDec 15Dec 15View →Checklist
College StationDec 18Dec 18View →Checklist
BryanDec 18Dec 18View →Checklist
ConroeDec 23Dec 23View →Checklist
BeaumontDec 28Dec 28View →Checklist
BaytownDec 28Dec 28View →Checklist
LaredoDec 31Dec 31View →Checklist
VictoriaDec 31Dec 31View →Checklist
NovDecJanFebAmarilloNov 6MidlandNov 18Wichita FallsNov 18Corpus ChristiJan 1Sugar LandJan 1EdinburgJan 1Missouri CityJan 1Port ArthurJan 1McAllenJan 2MissionJan 2PharrJan 2League CityJan 3HoustonJan 5PasadenaJan 5GalvestonJan 5PearlandJan 8Texas CityJan 8FriendswoodJan 8

Local car battery cold-start deadlines for Texas cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Car Battery Cold-Start in Texas: related searches

Texas homeowners search for: car battery cold weather, cold cranking amps (CCA), and "car battery cold-start near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Car Battery Cold-Start guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the car battery cold-start window shifts in Tennessee and Utah.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.