Forney climate — normals and trends
Forney (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 984 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Forney averages 25 frost days, 114 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Forney has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 28 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 25 August 2023) and the coldest -19.0 °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
ForneyTexas
- coords
- 32.75°, -96.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.6°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
984mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
114 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.6 cm
Average feels-like high
23.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
120 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
42.8 °C
25 August 2023
Coldest day
-19.0 °C
16 February 2021
Wettest day
134 mm
24 April 2004
Windiest day
50.6 km/h
3 April 1981
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
22 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
10.6 cm
16 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.5 h
19 June 2021
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 | 11.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 115 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 69 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 87 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 25.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 175 mm | +52 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 117 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 166 mm | +88 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 60 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 70 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 73 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 102 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 17.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Forney?
Forney has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 984 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Forney?
The hottest day measured in Forney between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2023, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Forney?
The coldest day measured in Forney between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Forney?
Yes. Forney gets on average 4.6 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Forney warmed?
Yes: Forney warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Forney?
The wettest day measured in Forney between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2004, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Forney?
The windiest day measured in Forney between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1981, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Forney?
The warmest month in Forney is August (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Forney?
Forney receives on average 984 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Forney?
Forney 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 Forney?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Forney between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1983, with 10.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Forney?
Yes: Forney has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Forney?
In Forney, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 22 July 2018, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 23 December 1989.
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