Dallas-Fort Worth weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Dallas-Fort Worth is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with April and March close behind. Dallas-Fort Worth averages about 2,734 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 77 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,734
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 922 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 4.8M
- Elevation
- 186 m
When is the best time to visit Dallas-Fort Worth?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dallas-Fort Worth is September, then April and March. The dullest month is January (28/100, 58 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dallas-Fort Worth?
Dallas-Fort Worth gets a lot of sun: around 2,734 hours a year. 53 Sunshine Score points separate September (81) from January (28), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #133 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 922 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 58 mm | 3 |
| February | 48 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 67 mm | 4 |
| March | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 88 mm | 6 |
| April | 80 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 83 mm | 7 |
| May | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 116 mm | 8 |
| June | 70 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 96 mm | 9 |
| July | 51 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 55 mm | 10 |
| August | 50 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 62 mm | 9 |
| September | 81 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 77 mm | 7 |
| October | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 102 mm | 6 |
| November | 78 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 57 mm | 4 |
| December | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 61 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Killeen United States · 217 km · best in Nov · 2,671 h sun/yr
- Oklahoma City United States · 282 km · best in Sep · 2,776 h sun/yr
- Shreveport United States · 305 km · best in Sep · 2,443 h sun/yr
- Austin United States · 306 km · best in Nov · 2,614 h sun/yr
- Houston United States · 362 km · best in Mar · 2,407 h sun/yr
- Tulsa United States · 382 km · best in Sep · 2,549 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mineral Wells United States · 96 km · 2,891 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Waco United States · 144 km · 2,671 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Tyler United States · 165 km · 2,530 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Wichita Falls United States · 181 km · 2,923 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Longview United States · 225 km · 2,456 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Dallas-Fort Worth compares month by month: Dallas-Fort Worth vs Oklahoma City · Dallas-Fort Worth vs Shreveport · Dallas-Fort Worth vs Killeen · all comparisons
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