Gatesville climate — normals and trends
Gatesville (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 823 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 (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gatesville averages 21 frost days, 122 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Gatesville has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 4 September 2000) and the coldest -17.7 °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
GatesvilleTexas
- coords
- 31.44°, -97.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.1°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
823mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
122 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.2 cm
Average feels-like high
24.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
121 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
42.7 °C
4 September 2000
Coldest day
-17.7 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
230 mm
24 October 2015
Windiest day
60.2 km/h
12 September 1961
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
15 July 1978
Coldest feels-like
-23.5 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
9.7 cm
15 January 1964
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 | 12.1 °C | -2.0 °C | 93 mm | +41 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 19 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +5.6 °C | 43 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 82 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 156 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 90 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | -2.3 °C | 258 mm | +216 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 76 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 15 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 76 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 68 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 18.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 7 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gatesville?
Gatesville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 823 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gatesville?
The hottest day measured in Gatesville between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2000, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gatesville?
The coldest day measured in Gatesville between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gatesville?
Yes. Gatesville gets on average 3.2 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Gatesville warmed?
Yes: Gatesville warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gatesville?
The wettest day measured in Gatesville between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2015, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gatesville?
The windiest day measured in Gatesville between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1961, with winds reaching 60.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gatesville?
The warmest month in Gatesville is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Gatesville?
Gatesville receives on average 823 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gatesville?
Gatesville 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 Gatesville?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gatesville between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1964, with 9.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gatesville?
Yes: Gatesville has on average 121 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gatesville?
In Gatesville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 15 July 1978, and the lowest was -23.5 °C on 23 December 1989.
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