Brenham climate — normals and trends
Brenham (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 946 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 August (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Brenham averages 12 frost days, 131 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Brenham has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 27 August 2023) and the coldest -18.7 °C (on 31 January 1949).
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
BrenhamTexas
- coords
- 30.17°, -96.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
946mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
131 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.1 cm
Average feels-like high
26.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
142 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
42.5 °C
27 August 2023
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
31 January 1949
Wettest day
180 mm
27 August 2017
Windiest day
70.0 km/h
11 September 1961
Strongest gust
150.1 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
3 September 2000
Coldest feels-like
-23.3 °C
31 January 1949
Snowiest day
10.0 cm
30 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.2 h
11 June 2020
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 | 13.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 71 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 18.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 91 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 66 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 29.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 49 mm | -53 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 133 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 166 mm | +89 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 104 mm | +52 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 88 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -66 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 62 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 25.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 65 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 19.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | -56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brenham?
Brenham has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 946 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brenham?
The hottest day measured in Brenham between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2023, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brenham?
The coldest day measured in Brenham between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1949, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Brenham?
Yes. Brenham gets on average 1.1 cm of snow per year and has around 12 frost days.
Has the climate of Brenham warmed?
Yes: Brenham warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Brenham?
The wettest day measured in Brenham between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2017, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brenham?
The windiest day measured in Brenham between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1961, with winds reaching 70.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brenham?
The warmest month in Brenham is August (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Brenham?
Brenham receives on average 946 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brenham?
Brenham gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Brenham?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brenham between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, with 10.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Brenham?
Yes: Brenham has on average 142 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brenham?
In Brenham, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 3 September 2000, and the lowest was -23.3 °C on 31 January 1949.
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