Benbrook climate — normals and trends
Benbrook (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 872 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Benbrook averages 27 frost days, 115 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Benbrook has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 28 June 1980) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 16 February 2021).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BenbrookTexas
- coords
- 32.67°, -97.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
872mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
115 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.8 cm
Average feels-like high
23.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
116 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.4 °C
28 June 1980
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
16 February 2021
Wettest day
109 mm
23 October 2015
Windiest day
52.1 km/h
1 April 1983
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
27 June 1980
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
16 February 2021
Snowiest day
13.1 cm
9 January 2025
Sunniest day
13.5 h
26 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 93 mm | +43 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 37 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +5.4 °C | 53 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 145 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 87 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 78 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 85 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -54 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 40 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 23.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 110 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 5 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benbrook?
Benbrook has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 872 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benbrook?
The hottest day measured in Benbrook between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1980, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benbrook?
The coldest day measured in Benbrook between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Benbrook?
Yes. Benbrook gets on average 5.8 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Benbrook warmed?
Yes: Benbrook warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benbrook?
The wettest day measured in Benbrook between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 2015, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benbrook?
The windiest day measured in Benbrook between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1983, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benbrook?
The warmest month in Benbrook is July (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Benbrook?
Benbrook receives on average 872 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benbrook?
Benbrook gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benbrook?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benbrook between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2025, with 13.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benbrook?
Yes: Benbrook has on average 116 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benbrook?
In Benbrook, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 27 June 1980, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 16 February 2021.
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