Fort Worth has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
96°
394th hottest of 1,859 Texas towns
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January low
35°
582nd coldest of 1,859 Texas towns
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Rain + melted snow
36 in
856th wettest of 1,859 Texas towns
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Snow a winter
2 in
246th snowiest of 1,796 Texas towns
A normal year
What a year in Fort Worth feels like
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Winter
59° / 37°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare
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Spring
77° / 55°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 11
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Summer
95° / 73°
Typical high / low · 106 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
79° / 56°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 19
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110°
32°
57°
35°
62°
39°
69°
47°
77°
54°
84°
63°
92°
71°
96°
75°
97°
74°
89°
67°
79°
56°
67°
45°
59°
37°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideMarAprOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Fort Worth weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
Snow on ground
30-yr range
January
57°
35°
2.2"
0.1"
6
0
41° – 55°
February
62°
39°
2.4"
1.3"
7
1
42° – 59°
March
69°
47°
3.3"
0.3"
8
0
52° – 64°
April
77°
54°
3.2"
0
7
0
60° – 72°
May
84°
63°
4.4"
0
9
0
70° – 80°
June
92°
71°
3.6"
0
7
0
78° – 87°
July
96°
75°
2.0"
0
6
0
81° – 91°
August
97°
74°
2.5"
0
5
0
79° – 93°
September
89°
67°
3.1"
0
6
0
74° – 85°
October
79°
56°
4.1"
0
7
0
62° – 73°
November
67°
45°
2.6"
0
6
0
50° – 62°
December
59°
37°
2.6"
0.3"
6
1
40° – 52°
Year
77°
55°
35.8"
2.0"
81
1
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Fort Worth
Fort Worth gets 36 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 81 days a year.
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36 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 63% of U.S. towns
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2 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 83% of U.S. towns
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1 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 78% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.4"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
1.3"
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Frost & the growing season
About 252 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 11 and the first one by November 19. That leaves about 252 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 91% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Nov 19
252 frost-free days
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33
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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0
nights below 0° in a normal year
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106
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Fort Worth
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Fort Worth, 47% of that work is heating and 53% is cooling.
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2,342 heating degree daysLess heating than 91% of U.S. towns
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2,693 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 95% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Fort Worth
Fort Worth and its neighbors
Fort Worth borders 12 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 2.2°. Lakeside has both the coldest January nights (34°) and the hottest July afternoons (96°). Fort Worth’s January low is 35° and its July high 96°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+0.9°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Fort Worth averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.0°). The shift is smaller than in 80% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+1.7°now 48°, was 46°
🌷 Spring+1.0°now 66°, was 65°
☀️ Summer+0.3°now 84°, was 84°
🍂 Fall+0.5°now 67°, was 67°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Fort Worth’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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+0.1°
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 42° to 59°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
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Questions
Common questions about Fort Worth’s climate
What is the coldest month in Fort Worth?
January, with a typical high of 57° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Fort Worth?
August, with a typical high of 97° and a low of 74°. About 106 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Fort Worth get?
About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Fort Worth?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 19, and the last spring frost by March 11.
What is the rainiest month in Fort Worth?
May, with 4.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 36 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Fort Worth itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Ft Worth WSFO, TX (5 mi, snow) and Ft Worth Meacham Fld, TX (3 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.