Fort Worth, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD NAAF, TX US.

BWh Desert (hot) climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fort Worth has an annual average temperature of 67.5°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 96.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.8°F).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,782
Cooling need
2,685

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All-time records →

197 of 366 (53.8%) of Fort Worth's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
2
2000s
63
2010s
206
2020s
95

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 58.8°F 36.8°F 47.8°F in
February 63.6°F 40.2°F 51.9°F in
March 70.7°F 48.5°F 59.6°F in
April 78.1°F 56.4°F 67.3°F in
May 85.7°F 63.4°F 74.6°F in
June 92.7°F 72.1°F 82.4°F in
July 96.6°F 75.7°F 86.2°F in
August 96.8°F 76.0°F 86.4°F in
September 89.3°F 67.9°F 78.6°F in
October 80.0°F 57.9°F 69.0°F in
November 67.6°F 46.7°F 57.2°F in
December 58.8°F 39.3°F 49.1°F in
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