Fort Worth Nature Center, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Fort Worth Nature Center's normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 97°F July afternoons, with 37.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.9°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 36°C, 952 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFort Worth Nature Center
- Station IDUSC00413289
- Location32.85°N 97.48°W
- Elevation615 ft (188 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Fort Worth Nature Center is 76°F and the normal low 52°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Worth Nature Center.
- Jan 57° 34°
- Feb 61° 38°
- Mar 69° 46°
- Apr 76° 54°
- May 83° 64°
- Jun 91° 71°
- Jul 97° 75°
- Aug 97° 74°
- Sep 89° 67°
- Oct 79° 55°
- Nov 67° 45°
- Dec 59° 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 Fort Worth Nature Center each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 97°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.42 in), the least in January (2.18 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 34°F | 45.5°F | 2.18 | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 38°F | 49.5°F | 2.48 | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 46°F | 57.2°F | 3.35 | – | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 54°F | 64.9°F | 3.35 | – | 2 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 64°F | 73.3°F | 4.42 | – | 7 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 91°F | 71°F | 81.4°F | 4.16 | – | 22 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 97°F | 75°F | 85.8°F | 2.22 | – | 28 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 97°F | 74°F | 85.5°F | 2.42 | – | 28 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 89°F | 67°F | 78.2°F | 3.01 | – | 17 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 55°F | 67.0°F | 4.23 | – | 5 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 45°F | 56.2°F | 2.86 | – | <1 | 3 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 37°F | 47.7°F | 2.80 | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 55°F | 66.0°F | 37.48 | – | 109 | 40 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 1°C | 7.5°C | 55 mm |
| February | 16°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 63 mm |
| March | 20°C | 8°C | 14.0°C | 85 mm |
| April | 25°C | 12°C | 18.3°C | 85 mm |
| May | 28°C | 18°C | 22.9°C | 112 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.4°C | 106 mm |
| July | 36°C | 24°C | 29.9°C | 56 mm |
| August | 36°C | 23°C | 29.7°C | 61 mm |
| September | 32°C | 19°C | 25.7°C | 76 mm |
| October | 26°C | 13°C | 19.4°C | 107 mm |
| November | 20°C | 7°C | 13.4°C | 73 mm |
| December | 15°C | 3°C | 8.7°C | 71 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Haltom City (10 miles away), gets 2 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413289; 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 Fort Worth Nature Center?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00413289.
When is the last frost at Fort Worth Nature Center?
In Fort Worth Nature Center, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 13 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 November 2 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 131 year in 10 after April 2; 9 in 10 after February 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 201 year in 10 before November 2; 9 in 10 before December 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 253 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 279 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 28 in half of springs and before December 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fort Worth Nature Center in zone 8b in ZIP code 76135, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00413289; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Fort Worth Nature Center?
In a normal year in Fort Worth Nature Center, 109 days a year reach 90°F (32 of them 100°F or more) and 40 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 109a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 32a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 40a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00413289.
How sunny is it at Fort Worth Nature Center?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Fort Worth Nature Center, 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 Fort Worth Nature Center record?
A normal year at Fort Worth Nature Center brings 2,352 heating degree days, 56% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,755 cooling degree days, 3.0 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,470 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 608 | 2 |
| February | 439 | 7 |
| March | 268 | 28 |
| April | 99 | 94 |
| May | 16 | 274 |
| June | 0 | 492 |
| July | 0 | 645 |
| August | 0 | 635 |
| September | 4 | 400 |
| October | 88 | 148 |
| November | 290 | 26 |
| December | 542 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,352 | 2,755 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413289. 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 Fort Worth Nature Center's climate compare?
Fort Worth Nature Center is warmer than 172 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 209. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.0°F is warmer than 90%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fort Worth Nature Center 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 Fort Worth Nature Center share this climate record?
8 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Azle, TX15,046 people · 5 mi NW
- Briar, TX6,253 people · 13 mi NW
- Springtown, TX4,843 people · 15 mi NW
- Pecan Acres, TX3,966 people · 8 mi N
- Reno, TX3,650 people · 9 mi NW
- Pelican Bay, TX2,674 people · 6 mi NW
- Lakeside, TX1,612 people · 2 mi S
- Sanctuary, TX383 people · 8 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 Fort Worth Nature Center's climate
What is the coldest month at Fort Worth Nature Center?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (97°F by day, 75°F at night).
Does it snow at Fort Worth Nature Center?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Haltom City (10 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Fort Worth Nature Center?
May, with 4.42 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 2.18 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fort Worth Nature Center in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fort Worth Nature Center in zone 8b in ZIP code 76135, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Fort Worth Nature Center?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 13; 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.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- White Settlement, TX6 miles from this station, 67.8°F a year
- Fort Worth Meacham Field, TX7 miles from this station, 65.9°F a year
- Fort Worth Meacham Field Naaf, TX7 miles from this station, 67.5°F a year
- Haltom City, TX11 miles from this station, 65.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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