Climate · Sachse

Sachse, TX climate

Sachse has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 35°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
95°
792nd coolest of 1,859 Texas towns
January low
35°
573rd coldest of 1,859 Texas towns
Rain + melted snow
40 in
596th wettest of 1,859 Texas towns
Snow a winter
0.2 in
681st snowiest of 1,796 Texas towns
A normal year

What a year in Sachse feels like

Winter

58° / 37°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

75° / 54°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 7

Summer

93° / 73°
Typical high / low · 93 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

77° / 55°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 21
Best months to be outsideMarAprMayOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Sachse weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January56°35°2.7" 0.1"80 41° – 53°
February60°39°2.9" 0.1"80 41° – 59°
March68°47°3.7" 090 52° – 64°
April75°53°3.5" 070 60° – 70°
May82°63°4.8" 090 69° – 78°
June90°71°3.8" 080 77° – 85°
July95°74°2.1" 050 80° – 90°
August95°73°2.3" 050 78° – 92°
September88°66°3.1" 050 73° – 84°
October78°55°4.8" 070 61° – 72°
November66°45°3.2" 070 49° – 61°
December58°37°3.4" 080 39° – 52°
Year76°55°40.3"0.2"850

“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 Sachse

Sachse gets 40 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 85 days a year.

40 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 52% of U.S. towns
0.2 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 90% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 85% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.8"

Snowfall by month

About 0.2" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 259 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 7 and the first one by November 21. That leaves about 259 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 92% of U.S. towns.

35
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
93
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Sachse

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Sachse, 47% of that work is heating and 53% is cooling.

47%heating
2,294 heating degree daysLess heating than 91% of U.S. towns
2,612 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 94% 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 Sachse

Sachse and its neighbors

Sachse borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.8°. Wylie has the coldest January nights (35°) and Garland the hottest July afternoons (95°). Sachse’s January low is 35° and its July high 95°.

Dallas: January low 36°, July high 95°Rowlett: January low 35°, July high 95°Richardson: January low 35°, July high 95°Mesquite: January low 36°, July high 95°Sunnyvale: January low 36°, July high 95°Parker: January low 35°, July high 95°St. Paul: January low 35°, July high 94°Lavon: January low 35°, July high 94°Lucas: January low 34°, July high 95°Plano: January low 35°, July high 95°Garland: January low 36°, July high 95°Wylie: January low 35°, July high 95°Murphy: January low 35°, July high 95°Sachse: January low 35°, July high 95° SachseGarlandWylieMurphy
ColderMilder34° to 36°
Wylie34.8° −0.1°
Sachse34.9°
Murphy34.9° same
Garland35.6° +0.7°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Sachse compares

Summer heat95° July high