Little Elm, TX climate
Little Elm has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Little Elm feels like
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Little Elm 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 | 55° | 34° | 2.2" | 0.2" | 7 | 0 | 40° – 53° |
| February | 60° | 38° | 2.7" | 1.3" | 8 | 1 | 40° – 58° |
| March | 68° | 46° | 3.7" | 0.4" | 8 | 0 | 51° – 64° |
| April | 75° | 53° | 3.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 59° – 70° |
| May | 83° | 62° | 4.8" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 69° – 78° |
| June | 91° | 71° | 4.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 78° – 86° |
| July | 95° | 75° | 2.3" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 81° – 91° |
| August | 96° | 74° | 2.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 79° – 92° |
| September | 88° | 66° | 2.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 73° – 84° |
| October | 78° | 55° | 4.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61° – 71° |
| November | 66° | 44° | 2.9" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| December | 57° | 36° | 3.0" | 0.6" | 7 | 1 | 39° – 51° |
| Year | 76° | 55° | 39.0" | 2.6" | 84 | 2 |
“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 and snow in Little Elm
Little Elm gets 39 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 84 days a year.
About 251 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 13 and the first one by November 20. That leaves about 251 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 90% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Little Elm
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Little Elm, 48% of that work is heating and 52% is cooling.
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.
Little Elm and its neighbors
Little Elm borders 8 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.0°. Providence Village has the coldest January nights (34°) and Oak Point the hottest July afternoons (96°). Little Elm’s January low is 34° and its July high 95°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Little Elm compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Little Elm averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Little Elm’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 40° to 58°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Little Elm’s climate
What is the coldest month in Little Elm?
January, with a typical high of 55° and a low of 34°.
What is the hottest month in Little Elm?
August, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 74°. About 95 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Little Elm get?
About 3 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Little Elm?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 20, and the last spring frost by March 13.
What is the rainiest month in Little Elm?
May, with 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Little Elm itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Frisco, TX (7 mi, snow) and Denton 2 Se, TX (11 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.