Copperas Cove climate — normals and trends
Copperas Cove (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 797 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Copperas Cove averages 20 frost days, 122 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Copperas Cove 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 42.0 °C (on 4 September 2000) and the coldest -17.2 °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
Copperas CoveTexas
- coords
- 31.12°, -97.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.2°C
Average daily high
24.9°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
797mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
122 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.6 cm
Average feels-like high
24.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
122 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 = 0.40 · 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
42.0 °C
4 September 2000
Coldest day
-17.2 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
221 mm
5 July 2025
Windiest day
63.5 km/h
12 September 1961
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
16 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
10.5 cm
10 January 2021
Sunniest day
13.4 h
5 July 1943
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 | 12.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 80 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 17.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +5.4 °C | 53 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 65 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 152 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 97 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | -2.5 °C | 380 mm | +336 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 29 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 39 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 50 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 23.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 19.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 7 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Copperas Cove?
Copperas Cove has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Copperas Cove?
The hottest day measured in Copperas Cove between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2000, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Copperas Cove?
The coldest day measured in Copperas Cove between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Copperas Cove?
Yes. Copperas Cove gets on average 2.6 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Copperas Cove warmed?
Yes: Copperas Cove warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Copperas Cove?
The wettest day measured in Copperas Cove between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2025, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Copperas Cove?
The windiest day measured in Copperas Cove between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1961, with winds reaching 63.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Copperas Cove?
The warmest month in Copperas Cove is July (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Copperas Cove?
Copperas Cove receives on average 797 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Copperas Cove?
Copperas Cove 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 Copperas Cove?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Copperas Cove between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2021, with 10.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Copperas Cove?
Yes: Copperas Cove has on average 122 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Copperas Cove?
In Copperas Cove, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 16 June 2023, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 23 December 1989.
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