Pecan Acres, TX climate
Pecan Acres has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Pecan Acres feels like
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Pecan Acres 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° | 34° | 1.9" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 41° – 53° |
| February | 61° | 38° | 2.4" | 1.3" | 7 | 1 | 41° – 58° |
| March | 69° | 46° | 3.2" | 0.3" | 8 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| April | 77° | 53° | 3.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 59° – 71° |
| May | 84° | 62° | 4.3" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| June | 92° | 70° | 3.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 78° – 86° |
| July | 96° | 74° | 2.2" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81° – 91° |
| August | 96° | 73° | 2.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78° – 92° |
| September | 89° | 66° | 3.3" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 73° – 84° |
| October | 78° | 55° | 4.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61° – 72° |
| November | 67° | 44° | 2.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| December | 58° | 36° | 2.4" | 0.3" | 6 | 1 | 39° – 51° |
| Year | 77° | 54° | 35.6" | 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 and snow in Pecan Acres
Pecan Acres gets 36 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 81 days a year.
About 253 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 253 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 91% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Pecan Acres
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pecan Acres, 46% of that work is heating and 54% 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.
Pecan Acres and its neighbors
Pecan Acres borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.8°. Briar has the coldest January nights (33°) and Fort Worth the hottest July afternoons (96°). Pecan Acres’s January low is 34° and its July high 96°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Pecan Acres 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 Pecan Acres averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.0°). The shift is smaller than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pecan Acres’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 41° to 58°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Pecan Acres’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pecan Acres?
January, with a typical high of 57° and a low of 34°.
What is the hottest month in Pecan Acres?
July, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 74°. About 109 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Pecan Acres get?
About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Pecan Acres?
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 Pecan Acres?
May, with 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 36 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pecan Acres itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Ft Worth WSFO, TX (14 mi, snow) and Ft Worth Nature Ctr, TX (8 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.