Denton climate — normals and trends
Denton (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 908 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Denton averages 31 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Denton has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 35 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -20.2 °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
DentonTexas
- coords
- 33.21°, -97.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
908mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
111 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.3 cm
Average feels-like high
23.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
112 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
43.2 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-20.2 °C
16 February 2021
Wettest day
117 mm
27 March 1977
Windiest day
47.3 km/h
1 April 1983
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
13 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
22 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
16 February 2021
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
1 March 1942
Sunniest day
13.6 h
10 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 | 10.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 87 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 14.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 32 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 71 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 152 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | -69 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 84 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 53 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 73 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 13 mm | -56 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 66 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 22.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 103 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 5 mm | -55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Denton?
Denton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 908 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Denton?
The hottest day measured in Denton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Denton?
The coldest day measured in Denton between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Denton?
Yes. Denton gets on average 7.3 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Denton warmed?
Yes: Denton warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Denton?
The wettest day measured in Denton between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1977, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Denton?
The windiest day measured in Denton between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1983, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Denton?
The warmest month in Denton is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Denton?
Denton receives on average 908 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Denton?
Denton 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 Denton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Denton between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1942, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Denton?
Yes: Denton has on average 112 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Denton?
In Denton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 22 July 2018, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 16 February 2021.
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