Carrollton climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Carrollton?

Carrollton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carrollton?

The hottest day measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2023, reaching 42.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Carrollton?

The coldest day measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -18.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Carrollton?

Yes. Carrollton gets on average 5.6 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Carrollton warmed?

Yes: Carrollton warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Carrollton?

The wettest day measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1955, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Carrollton?

The windiest day measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1988, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Carrollton?

The warmest month in Carrollton is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Carrollton?

Carrollton receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Carrollton?

Carrollton gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Carrollton (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 926 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Carrollton averages 25 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.

Carrollton has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 18 August 2023) and the coldest -18.0 °C (on 23 December 1989).

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

CarrolltonTexas

coords: 32.95°, -96.89°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.5°C

Average daily high

23.9°C

Average daily low

13.7°C

Annual rainfall

926mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

20.5km/h

Seasonal range

22.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

25 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

113 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

88 d/yr

Annual snowfall

5.6 cm

Average feels-like high

23.6 °C

Average feels-like low

12.5 °C

Average peak gust

37.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

120 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

42.9 °C

18 August 2023

Coldest day

-18.0 °C

23 December 1989

Wettest day

145 mm

19 May 1955

Windiest day

50.5 km/h

15 November 1988

Strongest gust

96.1 km/h

12 September 1961

Hottest feels-like

46.1 °C

27 June 1980

Coldest feels-like

-23.8 °C

23 December 1989

Snowiest day

14.3 cm

9 January 2025

Sunniest day

13.6 h

5 July 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.3 °C31 July 2025	-10.9 °C20 February 2025	19.9 °C	825 mm	141	30
2024	40.9 °C23 August 2024	-11.6 °C15 January 2024	20.2 °C	1,130 mm	135	10
2023	42.9 °C18 August 2023	-3.1 °C31 January 2023	20.5 °C	768 mm	134	13
2022	42.2 °C19 July 2022	-11.7 °C23 December 2022	19.6 °C	827 mm	144	41
2021	37.4 °C20 September 2021	-18.0 °C16 February 2021	19.3 °C	940 mm	114	17
2020	40.2 °C29 August 2020	-2.5 °C14 February 2020	19.4 °C	1,117 mm	126	8
2019	38.5 °C26 August 2019	-5.8 °C5 March 2019	18.9 °C	1,159 mm	130	22
2018	41.9 °C21 July 2018	-11.1 °C17 January 2018	19.1 °C	1,218 mm	127	26
2017	38.3 °C28 July 2017	-10.3 °C7 January 2017	20.0 °C	890 mm	123	8
2016	38.7 °C11 August 2016	-8.6 °C19 December 2016	20.0 °C	841 mm	124	13
2015	39.4 °C10 August 2015	-7.9 °C8 January 2015	19.3 °C	1,479 mm	123	24
2014	38.4 °C10 September 2014	-9.7 °C6 January 2014	18.4 °C	545 mm	121	37
2013	39.9 °C7 August 2013	-6.3 °C7 December 2013	18.5 °C	890 mm	120	29
2012	40.9 °C21 July 2012	-5.3 °C26 December 2012	20.4 °C	724 mm	133	16
2011	42.3 °C2 August 2011	-10.2 °C2 February 2011	20.2 °C	707 mm	143	28
2010	40.9 °C23 August 2010	-9.8 °C9 January 2010	18.9 °C	858 mm	122	29
2009	39.6 °C13 July 2009	-6.0 °C28 January 2009	18.8 °C	1,170 mm	110	26
2008	40.2 °C3 August 2008	-4.6 °C1 February 2008	19.3 °C	725 mm	123	25
2007	37.9 °C13 August 2007	-8.3 °C16 February 2007	18.9 °C	1,302 mm	106	24
2006	39.8 °C18 July 2006	-5.6 °C8 December 2006	20.4 °C	819 mm	138	12
2005	38.8 °C28 September 2005	-8.1 °C8 December 2005	19.6 °C	513 mm	132	13
2004	36.2 °C15 July 2004	-6.8 °C23 December 2004	18.7 °C	1,168 mm	96	23
2003	39.5 °C6 August 2003	-6.9 °C24 January 2003	18.6 °C	662 mm	99	24
2002	36.6 °C24 July 2002	-8.2 °C3 March 2002	18.2 °C	977 mm	106	26
2001	38.1 °C22 July 2001	-5.7 °C20 January 2001	18.6 °C	1,117 mm	96	19
2000	42.3 °C4 September 2000	-5.7 °C12 December 2000	19.0 °C	1,042 mm	117	23
1999	39.8 °C10 August 1999	-5.5 °C4 January 1999	19.7 °C	766 mm	113	11
1998	41.6 °C12 July 1998	-5.2 °C22 December 1998	19.8 °C	888 mm	132	16
1997	37.3 °C5 August 1997	-7.3 °C12 January 1997	17.9 °C	985 mm	106	22
1996	39.6 °C7 July 1996	-12.4 °C4 February 1996	18.3 °C	1,093 mm	109	36
1995	39.7 °C28 July 1995	-7.0 °C10 December 1995	18.4 °C	1,018 mm	95	21
1994	37.9 °C27 June 1994	-6.3 °C18 January 1994	18.4 °C	1,180 mm	107	23
1993	39.1 °C30 July 1993	-4.8 °C26 November 1993	17.9 °C	1,073 mm	106	22
1992	35.9 °C24 June 1992	-7.8 °C16 January 1992	18.2 °C	1,290 mm	96	9
1991	36.7 °C19 July 1991	-3.9 °C1 January 1991	18.4 °C	1,353 mm	110	16
1990	39.8 °C31 August 1990	-10.3 °C23 December 1990	19.2 °C	1,481 mm	115	10
1989	37.5 °C1 September 1989	-18.0 °C23 December 1989	17.9 °C	1,140 mm	101	32
1988	40.3 °C8 August 1988	-6.9 °C8 January 1988	18.7 °C	714 mm	124	29
1987	38.1 °C6 August 1987	-3.0 °C11 January 1987	18.6 °C	1,001 mm	113	19
1986	40.6 °C31 July 1986	-4.3 °C11 February 1986	18.8 °C	1,083 mm	103	13
1985	39.5 °C1 September 1985	-13.3 °C2 February 1985	18.5 °C	952 mm	111	45
1984	40.2 °C19 August 1984	-11.0 °C19 January 1984	18.6 °C	937 mm	118	24
1983	37.3 °C15 August 1983	-14.3 °C22 December 1983	17.3 °C	1,018 mm	95	24
1982	38.8 °C14 August 1982	-13.5 °C11 January 1982	18.5 °C	886 mm	119	32
1981	37.5 °C15 August 1981	-10.4 °C11 February 1981	18.6 °C	1,064 mm	110	16
1980	41.2 °C27 June 1980	-9.7 °C17 February 1980	18.8 °C	702 mm	127	24
1979	35.8 °C29 June 1979	-11.1 °C2 January 1979	17.2 °C	1,313 mm	98	45
1978	41.0 °C15 July 1978	-11.8 °C19 February 1978	18.0 °C	620 mm	123	53
1977	38.8 °C25 July 1977	-10.8 °C10 January 1977	18.8 °C	689 mm	120	31
1976	37.0 °C9 August 1976	-10.5 °C8 January 1976	17.4 °C	968 mm	85	29
1975	36.1 °C3 September 1975	-6.9 °C13 January 1975	18.0 °C	763 mm	108	29
1974	40.1 °C23 July 1974	-7.4 °C4 January 1974	18.2 °C	936 mm	92	24
1973	36.7 °C23 August 1973	-10.4 °C12 January 1973	17.8 °C	1,368 mm	100	24
1972	38.9 °C25 June 1972	-8.2 °C15 January 1972	18.2 °C	620 mm	124	34
1971	38.0 °C14 July 1971	-9.0 °C8 February 1971	18.4 °C	882 mm	102	23
1970	39.5 °C8 August 1970	-7.4 °C9 January 1970	17.9 °C	743 mm	104	29
1969	39.5 °C13 August 1969	-6.0 °C1 January 1969	18.1 °C	833 mm	110	18
1968	37.9 °C10 August 1968	-9.4 °C7 January 1968	17.6 °C	917 mm	97	30
1967	39.7 °C31 July 1967	-5.1 °C8 January 1967	18.5 °C	699 mm	105	27
1966	38.2 °C1 August 1966	-10.6 °C30 January 1966	17.9 °C	725 mm	107	34
1965	38.6 °C14 September 1965	-6.5 °C24 February 1965	18.6 °C	855 mm	108	31
1964	40.8 °C11 August 1964	-11.8 °C14 January 1964	18.2 °C	801 mm	103	40
1963	38.9 °C24 July 1963	-13.1 °C24 January 1963	18.9 °C	438 mm	145	44
1962	39.7 °C11 August 1962	-11.6 °C10 January 1962	18.2 °C	735 mm	119	32
1961	36.2 °C3 August 1961	-7.8 °C29 January 1961	17.6 °C	864 mm	96	25
1960	37.9 °C27 July 1960	-7.7 °C25 February 1960	17.7 °C	895 mm	122	39
1959	36.7 °C19 June 1959	-12.5 °C4 January 1959	17.7 °C	1,010 mm	104	34
1958	37.9 °C13 August 1958	-7.7 °C15 December 1958	17.6 °C	881 mm	112	30
1957	39.4 °C30 July 1957	-6.9 °C17 January 1957	18.1 °C	1,365 mm	99	19
1956	40.5 °C30 August 1956	-10.3 °C19 January 1956	19.4 °C	512 mm	149	28
1955	38.0 °C23 August 1955	-7.1 °C11 February 1955	18.7 °C	696 mm	127	30
1954	41.3 °C25 July 1954	-8.7 °C22 January 1954	19.6 °C	715 mm	131	19
1953	39.7 °C11 August 1953	-7.4 °C24 December 1953	18.8 °C	825 mm	129	12
1952	40.0 °C6 August 1952	-4.6 °C15 December 1952	18.8 °C	671 mm	129	17
1951	40.9 °C17 August 1951	-13.6 °C2 February 1951	18.8 °C	629 mm	128	40
1950	36.6 °C8 August 1950	-10.1 °C6 December 1950	18.4 °C	700 mm	106	28
1949	37.0 °C14 August 1949	-12.2 °C31 January 1949	18.1 °C	883 mm	105	27
1948	39.0 °C20 August 1948	-9.4 °C28 January 1948	18.0 °C	661 mm	114	35
1947	39.6 °C10 August 1947	-11.5 °C4 January 1947	17.6 °C	993 mm	102	29
1946	39.3 °C29 July 1946	-6.0 °C16 January 1946	18.6 °C	1,498 mm	86	15
1945	38.5 °C18 August 1945	-5.3 °C19 December 1945	18.2 °C	1,005 mm	106	12
1944	39.9 °C2 August 1944	-4.9 °C9 January 1944	18.5 °C	1,098 mm	94	14
1943	39.5 °C16 August 1943	-6.7 °C19 January 1943	18.6 °C	666 mm	104	22
1942	37.2 °C10 August 1942	-7.1 °C8 January 1942	17.3 °C	1,013 mm	76	23
1941	36.3 °C18 August 1941	-1.9 °C8 February 1941	17.2 °C	1,079 mm	71	11
1940	35.7 °C3 August 1940	-12.0 °C19 January 1940	16.6 °C	1,079 mm	73	35

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.4 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

141 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

30 d/yr

Annual rainfall

825 mm

-101 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.1 °C	-1.3 °C	114 mm	+56 mm
Feb	15.3 °C	+0.5 °C	36 mm	-31 mm
Mar	23.6 °C	+4.4 °C	73 mm	-17 mm
Apr	25.2 °C	+1.5 °C	115 mm	+1 mm
May	28.1 °C	+0.5 °C	78 mm	-59 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	+0.5 °C	80 mm	+5 mm
Jul	34.2 °C	0.0 °C	58 mm	+17 mm
Aug	34.0 °C	-0.4 °C	66 mm	+21 mm
Sep	32.2 °C	+1.7 °C	12 mm	-55 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	+3.1 °C	58 mm	-28 mm
Nov	22.6 °C	+4.0 °C	126 mm	+43 mm
Dec	17.0 °C	+3.0 °C	9 mm	-56 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.3 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-10.9 °C

20 Feb 2025

Wettest day

64.4 mm

24 Nov 2025

Windiest day

47.8 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

82.8 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.2 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-17.5 °C

19 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

14.3 cm

9 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

22 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Carrollton?

Carrollton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carrollton?

The hottest day measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2023, reaching 42.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Carrollton?

The coldest day measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -18.0 °C.

Does it snow in Carrollton?

Yes. Carrollton gets on average 5.6 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.

Has the climate of Carrollton warmed?

Yes: Carrollton warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Carrollton?

The wettest day measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1955, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Carrollton?

The windiest day measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1988, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Carrollton?

The warmest month in Carrollton is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Carrollton?

Carrollton receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Carrollton?

Carrollton 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 Carrollton?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Carrollton between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2025, with 14.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Carrollton?

Yes: Carrollton has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carrollton?

In Carrollton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 27 June 1980, and the lowest was -23.8 °C on 23 December 1989.

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