Arlington Six Flags, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Arlington Six Flags's normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 40.1 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.8 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.4°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 35°C, 1,018 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationArlington Six Flags
- Station IDUSC00410337
- Location32.76°N 97.07°W
- Elevation536 ft (163 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Arlington Six Flags is 74°F and the normal low 53°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Arlington Six Flags.
- Jan 55° 34°
- Feb 59° 38°
- Mar 67° 46°
- Apr 74° 54°
- May 82° 63°
- Jun 90° 72°
- Jul 94° 75°
- Aug 95° 74°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 77° 55°
- Nov 65° 45°
- Dec 57° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Arlington Six Flags each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.82 in), the least in August (2.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 34°F | 44.7°F | 2.67 | 5 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 59°F | 38°F | 48.6°F | 3.24 | 7 | <1 | 7 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 46°F | 56.6°F | 3.51 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 74°F | 54°F | 64.0°F | 3.34 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 63°F | 72.4°F | 4.66 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 72°F | 80.8°F | 3.78 | 8 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 94°F | 75°F | 84.8°F | 2.46 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 95°F | 74°F | 84.4°F | 2.40 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 67°F | 77.4°F | 3.45 | 6 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 55°F | 66.2°F | 4.82 | 6 | 3 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 65°F | 45°F | 55.0°F | 2.76 | 6 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 57°F | 37°F | 46.8°F | 3.00 | 6 | <1 | 11 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 55°F | 65.1°F | 40.09 | 74 | 93 | 37 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 1°C | 7.1°C | 68 mm |
| February | 15°C | 3°C | 9.2°C | 82 mm |
| March | 19°C | 8°C | 13.7°C | 89 mm |
| April | 24°C | 12°C | 17.8°C | 85 mm |
| May | 28°C | 17°C | 22.4°C | 118 mm |
| June | 32°C | 22°C | 27.1°C | 96 mm |
| July | 35°C | 24°C | 29.3°C | 62 mm |
| August | 35°C | 23°C | 29.1°C | 61 mm |
| September | 31°C | 20°C | 25.2°C | 88 mm |
| October | 25°C | 13°C | 19.0°C | 122 mm |
| November | 18°C | 7°C | 12.8°C | 70 mm |
| December | 14°C | 3°C | 8.2°C | 76 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410337; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Arlington Six Flags?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (6).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410337.
When is the last frost at Arlington Six Flags?
In Arlington Six Flags, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 9 in half of years and after April 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 20 in half of years and before October 31 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 91 year in 10 after April 2; 9 in 10 after February 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 201 year in 10 before October 31; 9 in 10 before December 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 253 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 280 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 26 in half of springs and before December 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Arlington Six Flags in zone 8b in ZIP code 76011, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 18°F (16 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00410337; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Arlington Six Flags?
In a normal year in Arlington Six Flags, 93 days a year reach 90°F (14 of them 100°F or more), 37 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 74 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 93a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 37a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 74a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00410337.
How sunny is it at Arlington Six Flags?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Arlington Six Flags, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 3.0 |
| February | 71% | 3.5 |
| March | 74% | 4.6 |
| April | 76% | 5.6 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 85% | 6.8 |
| July | 88% | 6.9 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 4.2 |
| November | 78% | 3.2 |
| December | 75% | 2.7 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Arlington Six Flags record?
A normal year at Arlington Six Flags brings 2,481 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,566 cooling degree days, 2.8 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,204 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 632 | 1 |
| February | 462 | 4 |
| March | 285 | 23 |
| April | 105 | 77 |
| May | 16 | 245 |
| June | 0 | 474 |
| July | 0 | 612 |
| August | 0 | 600 |
| September | 6 | 379 |
| October | 89 | 126 |
| November | 319 | 21 |
| December | 568 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,481 | 2,566 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00410337. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Arlington Six Flags's climate compare?
Arlington Six Flags is warmer than 138 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 229. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.1°F is warmer than 88%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Arlington Six Flags is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Arlington Six Flags share this climate record?
Bedford has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Bedford, TX48,728 people · 7 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Arlington Six Flags's climate
What is the coldest month at Arlington Six Flags?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 75°F at night).
Does it snow at Arlington Six Flags?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.8 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month at Arlington Six Flags?
October, with 4.82 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 2.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Arlington Six Flags in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Arlington Six Flags in zone 8b in ZIP code 76011, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 18°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come at Arlington Six Flags?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 9; in one year in ten it comes after April 2. Waiting until April 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
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