Arlington climate

Arlington is warmest in August, with average highs of 35 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 4.0 °C. May is the wettest month (128 mm) and July the driest (42 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Arlington averages 988 mm of rain, 192 days above 25 °C and 17 days below freezing.

United States · 184 m elevation · population 388,125 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb 10°
  3. Mar 14°
  4. Apr 19°
  5. May 23°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 30°
  8. Aug 30°
  9. Sep 26°
  10. Oct 20°
  11. Nov 14°
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month August 35 °C
  • Coldest month January 4.0 °C
  • Driest month July 42 mm
  • Wettest month May 128 mm
  • Least cloud September 37 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 43 °C
  • Coldest on record February -10 °C

What to expectArlington through the year

Arlington has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 14 °C in January to 35 °C in August, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 192 days a year reach 25 °C, 117 of them reach 30 °C, 17 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. May averages 128 mm against 42 mm in July — 3.0 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 14.0 °C 70 mm 49 %
February 16.4 °C 70 mm 53 %
March 20.5 °C 95 mm 52 %
April 24.8 °C 101 mm 49 %
May 28.4 °C 128 mm 53 %
June 32.1 °C 85 mm 44 %
July 34.7 °C 42 mm 39 %
August 34.7 °C 54 mm 38 %
September 31.0 °C 71 mm 37 %
October 25.6 °C 101 mm 39 %
November 19.2 °C 86 mm 45 %
December 14.6 °C 85 mm 49 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 14.0 °C4.0 °C8.0 °C27.8 °C-9.6 °C007
February 16.4 °C5.9 °C10.2 °C33.0 °C-10.2 °C204
March 20.5 °C9.7 °C14.3 °C32.3 °C-7.8 °C601
April 24.8 °C13.9 °C18.7 °C37.7 °C1.7 °C1620
May 28.4 °C18.6 °C23.0 °C37.4 °C6.1 °C26100
June 32.1 °C22.8 °C27.2 °C40.1 °C14.6 °C30230
July 34.7 °C25.1 °C29.7 °C43.0 °C18.3 °C31290
August 34.7 °C25.1 °C29.7 °C42.1 °C16.8 °C31280
September 31.0 °C21.3 °C25.8 °C41.8 °C9.4 °C28190
October 25.6 °C15.6 °C20.0 °C35.8 °C-1.4 °C1950
November 19.2 °C9.7 °C13.8 °C33.6 °C-5.5 °C401
December 14.6 °C5.2 °C9.1 °C29.6 °C-6.6 °C105

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 70 mm710 h/day49 %67 %22 km/h
February 70 mm711 h/day53 %67 %23 km/h
March 95 mm912 h/day52 %66 %24 km/h
April 101 mm813 h/day49 %65 %25 km/h
May 128 mm1014 h/day53 %69 %22 km/h
June 85 mm814 h/day44 %67 %20 km/h
July 42 mm614 h/day39 %58 %18 km/h
August 54 mm513 h/day38 %57 %17 km/h
September 71 mm612 h/day37 %62 %17 km/h
October 101 mm711 h/day39 %63 %20 km/h
November 86 mm710 h/day45 %67 %21 km/h
December 85 mm710 h/day49 %68 %21 km/h

How Arlington compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Arlington 35 °C 4.0 °C 988 mm 192
Fort Worth · United States 35 °C 3.9 °C 950 mm 194
Dallas · United States 35 °C 4.1 °C 1,043 mm 191
Plano · United States 34 °C 3.6 °C 1,079 mm 182

Where Arlington ranks

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Arlington.

QuestionsCommon questions about Arlington’s climate

When is the best time to visit Arlington?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Arlington get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 35 °C. About 117 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 4.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 17 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Arlington?

May, averaging 128 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is July with 42 mm. The year as a whole averages 988 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Arlington rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
32.736°, -97.108° , 184 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.