Leander climate — normals and trends
Leander (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 813 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Leander averages 14 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Leander 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 42.4 °C (on 23 July 2018) and the coldest -17.8 °C (on 31 January 1949).
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
LeanderTexas
- coords
- 30.58°, -97.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.7°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
14.7°C
Annual rainfall
813mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
25.4 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
131 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 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
42.4 °C
23 July 2018
Coldest day
-17.8 °C
31 January 1949
Wettest day
150 mm
27 August 2017
Windiest day
62.0 km/h
12 September 1961
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
23 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-22.1 °C
31 January 1949
Snowiest day
8.5 cm
30 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.2 h
2 July 2024
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 | 13.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 66 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 17.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 42 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +5.3 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 74 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 130 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | -1.7 °C | 255 mm | +212 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 27 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 33.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 31 mm | -43 mm |
| Nov | 24.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 19.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 11 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leander?
Leander has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 813 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leander?
The hottest day measured in Leander between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2018, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leander?
The coldest day measured in Leander between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1949, at -17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Leander?
Yes. Leander gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Leander warmed?
Yes: Leander warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leander?
The wettest day measured in Leander between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2017, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leander?
The windiest day measured in Leander between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1961, with winds reaching 62.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leander?
The warmest month in Leander is August (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Leander?
Leander receives on average 813 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leander?
Leander gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leander?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leander between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, with 8.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leander?
Yes: Leander has on average 131 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leander?
In Leander, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 23 July 2018, and the lowest was -22.1 °C on 31 January 1949.
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