Donna climate — normals and trends
Donna (United States) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 549 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Donna averages 1 frost days, 195 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Donna has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 5 September 2000) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 12 January 1962).
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
DonnaTexas
- coords
- 26.17°, -98.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
549mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
24.1km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
195 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
42.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
201 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
43.1 °C
5 September 2000
Coldest day
-7.4 °C
12 January 1962
Wettest day
196 mm
21 September 1967
Windiest day
74.9 km/h
20 September 1967
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
9 August 1980
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
9 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-14.7 °C
25 December 1983
Snowiest day
4.8 cm
25 December 2004
Sunniest day
13.0 h
7 July 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 29 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 88 mm | +53 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 34.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 70 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 58 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 37.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 49 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 101 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 16 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Donna?
Donna has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 549 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Donna?
The hottest day measured in Donna between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2000, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Donna?
The coldest day measured in Donna between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1962, at -7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Donna?
Almost never: Donna sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Donna warmed?
Yes: Donna warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Donna?
The wettest day measured in Donna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1967, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Donna?
The windiest day measured in Donna between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1967, with winds reaching 74.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Donna?
The warmest month in Donna is July (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Donna?
Donna receives on average 549 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Donna?
Donna gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Donna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Donna between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2004, with 4.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Donna?
Yes: Donna has on average 201 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Donna?
In Donna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 9 May 2024, and the lowest was -14.7 °C on 25 December 1983.
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