Climateby Month

Fort Worth, TX climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 653 ft elevation

Summers in Fort Worth are hot and humid; winters are cool. Highs peak at 96°F in August and fall to 56°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 5 to 9 a month. Normal snowfall is about 2.0 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is March, April and November.

Warmest month
96°F
August normal high
Coldest month
35°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
77
35.3 in of precipitation
Snow a year
2.0 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Fort Worth?

Normal highs range from 56°F in January to 96°F in August.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 56°F (13°C), low 35°F (2°C) 56° 35° February: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 39°F (4°C) March: normal high 68°F (20°C), low 47°F (8°C) April: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 54°F (12°C) May: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 63°F (17°C) June: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 71°F (22°C) July: normal high 96°F (36°C), low 75°F (24°C) 96° 75° August: normal high 96°F (36°C), low 75°F (24°C) September: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 67°F (19°C) October: normal high 78°F (26°C), low 56°F (13°C) November: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 45°F (7°C) December: normal high 58°F (14°C), low 37°F (3°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Fort Worth?

May has the most wet days (about 9); the year brings about 35 in of precipitation.

January: 6 wet days February: 6 wet days March: 8 wet days April: 6 wet days May: 9 wet days 9 June: 7 wet days July: 5 wet days 5 August: 5 wet days September: 6 wet days October: 7 wet days November: 6 wet days December: 6 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 2.0 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 0.1 in of snow February: 1.3 in of snow 1.3 March: 0.3 in of snow April: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 May: 0.0 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 0.0 in of snow December: 0.3 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Fort Worth?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 24 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 2 muggy days May: 11 muggy days June: 22 muggy days July: 24 muggy days 24 August: 20 muggy days September: 14 muggy days October: 4 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Fort Worth Naval Air Station Jrb/Carswell Field, 8.0 mi WNW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.0 hours in December to 14.3 hours in June.

January: 10.3 hours of daylight February: 11.0 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.0 hours of daylight May: 13.8 hours of daylight June: 14.3 hours of daylight 14.3 July: 14.1 hours of daylight August: 13.3 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.4 hours of daylight November: 10.5 hours of daylight December: 10.0 hours of daylight 10.0 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Fort Worth, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 56°F35°F 2.0 in6 0.1 in 0 10.3 h
February 61°F39°F 2.4 in6 1.3 in 0 11.0 h
March 68°F47°F 3.2 in8 0.3 in 0 12.0 h
April 76°F54°F 3.1 in6 0.0 in 2 13.0 h
May 84°F63°F 4.0 in9 0.0 in 11 13.8 h
June 92°F71°F 4.0 in7 0.0 in 22 14.3 h
July 96°F75°F 2.2 in5 0.0 in 24 14.1 h
August 96°F75°F 2.2 in5 0.0 in 20 13.3 h
September 88°F67°F 2.6 in6 0.0 in 14 12.4 h
October 78°F56°F 4.5 in7 0.0 in 4 11.4 h
November 66°F45°F 2.5 in6 0.0 in 0 10.5 h
December 58°F37°F 2.6 in6 0.3 in 0 10.0 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Fort Worth

By our comfort score, the best months are March, April and November.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 56933
Feb 591042
Mar 691651
Apr 701441
May 53568
Jun 390522
Jul 370328
Aug 360327
Sep 432415
Oct 581153
Nov 671640
Dec 55942

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Fort Worth

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 11, and the first fall frost around Nov 19, leaving 252 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Fort Worth
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 11after Apr 3
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 19before Nov 3
Last hard freeze (28°F)Feb 28after Mar 19
First hard freeze (28°F)Dec 1before Nov 11
Frost-free season252 daysunder 223 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Ft Worth Meacham Fld (USW00013961), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Texas.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 112°F (July 12, 1998); the lowest was 7°F (February 4, 1996).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain and frost dates: Ft Worth Meacham Fld (USW00013961), 6.9 mi NNW of the city center, 687 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and snow depth: Ft Worth WSFO (USC00413285), 7.6 mi N of the city center, 644 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour: Ft Worth Alliance Airport (USW00053909), 17 mi N of the city center, 685 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Cloud cover: Dallas Ft Worth Airport (USW00003927), 21 mi NE of the city center, 560 ft (93 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Fort Worth Naval Air Station Jrb/Carswell Field (722595-13911), 8.0 mi WNW of the city center, 608 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error