Fort Worth climate

Fort Worth is warmest in July, with average highs of 35 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 3.9 °C. May is the wettest month (127 mm) and July the driest (43 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Fort Worth averages 950 mm of rain, 194 days above 25 °C and 18 days below freezing.

United States · 199 m elevation · population 1,008,106 · 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 July 35 °C
  • Coldest month January 3.9 °C
  • Driest month July 43 mm
  • Wettest month May 127 mm
  • Least cloud September 37 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 43 °C
  • Coldest on record February -11 °C

What to expectFort Worth through the year

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

Counted across a normal year, 194 days a year reach 25 °C, 119 of them reach 30 °C, 18 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. May averages 127 mm against 43 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 14.1 °C 66 mm 48 %
February 16.6 °C 68 mm 52 %
March 20.7 °C 90 mm 52 %
April 24.9 °C 94 mm 48 %
May 28.5 °C 127 mm 53 %
June 32.3 °C 84 mm 44 %
July 34.8 °C 43 mm 39 %
August 34.8 °C 55 mm 38 %
September 31.0 °C 70 mm 37 %
October 25.7 °C 95 mm 38 %
November 19.3 °C 79 mm 44 %
December 14.6 °C 79 mm 49 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January14.1 °C3.9 °C8.0 °C28.6 °C-9.6 °C007
February16.6 °C5.8 °C10.2 °C33.7 °C-10.7 °C204
March20.7 °C9.7 °C14.3 °C33.3 °C-8.1 °C701
April24.9 °C13.9 °C18.7 °C37.8 °C1.3 °C1630
May28.5 °C18.5 °C23.1 °C37.4 °C5.9 °C27100
June32.3 °C22.7 °C27.3 °C40.5 °C14.5 °C30240
July34.8 °C25.1 °C29.8 °C43.1 °C18.0 °C31300
August34.8 °C25.1 °C29.8 °C42.2 °C16.9 °C31280
September31.0 °C21.3 °C25.8 °C42.1 °C9.2 °C28190
October25.7 °C15.5 °C20.0 °C36.3 °C-1.8 °C1950
November19.3 °C9.6 °C13.7 °C33.5 °C-5.5 °C401
December14.6 °C5.1 °C9.0 °C29.6 °C-7.1 °C105

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January66 mm610 h/day48 %67 %21 km/h
February68 mm711 h/day52 %66 %22 km/h
March90 mm912 h/day52 %66 %24 km/h
April94 mm813 h/day48 %64 %25 km/h
May127 mm1014 h/day53 %69 %22 km/h
June84 mm814 h/day44 %66 %20 km/h
July43 mm514 h/day39 %58 %18 km/h
August55 mm613 h/day38 %56 %17 km/h
September70 mm612 h/day37 %61 %17 km/h
October95 mm711 h/day38 %62 %20 km/h
November79 mm610 h/day44 %66 %21 km/h
December79 mm710 h/day49 %67 %21 km/h

How Fort Worth 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
Fort Worth 35 °C 3.9 °C 950 mm 194
Arlington · United States 35 °C 4.0 °C 988 mm 192
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 Fort Worth ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Fort Worth’s climate

When is the best time to visit Fort Worth?

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, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Fort Worth get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 35 °C. About 119 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 3.9 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 18 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Fort Worth?

May, averaging 127 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is July with 43 mm. The year as a whole averages 950 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 Fort Worth rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
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.