Sanctuary, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT WORTH NATURE CTR, TX US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sanctuary has an annual average temperature of 66°F with about 37.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 96.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.42 in) and January the driest (2.18 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,070
Cooling need
2,436

Best time to visit Sanctuary

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

179 of 366 (48.9%) of Sanctuary'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.

2000s
81
2010s
165
2020s
120

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 56.5°F 34.4°F 45.5°F 2.18 in
February 60.9°F 38.2°F 49.5°F 2.48 in
March 68.7°F 45.8°F 57.2°F 3.35 in
April 76.2°F 53.5°F 64.9°F 3.35 in
May 83.0°F 63.7°F 73.3°F 4.42 in
June 91.4°F 71.4°F 81.4°F 4.16 in
July 96.6°F 75.0°F 85.8°F 2.22 in
August 96.9°F 74.1°F 85.5°F 2.42 in
September 89.4°F 67.0°F 78.2°F 3.01 in
October 78.7°F 55.2°F 67.0°F 4.23 in
November 67.2°F 45.2°F 56.2°F 2.86 in
December 58.5°F 36.8°F 47.7°F 2.80 in

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