Little Elm climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Little Elm?

Little Elm has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 921 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Little Elm?

The hottest day measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2023, reaching 43.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Little Elm?

The coldest day measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -19.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Little Elm?

Yes. Little Elm gets on average 6.8 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Little Elm warmed?

Yes: Little Elm warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Little Elm?

The wettest day measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2018, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Little Elm?

The windiest day measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1988, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Little Elm?

The warmest month in Little Elm is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Little Elm?

Little Elm receives on average 921 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Little Elm?

Little Elm gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Little Elm (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 921 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 (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Little Elm averages 29 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.

Little Elm has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 33 to 25 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 18 August 2023) and the coldest -19.3 °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

Little ElmTexas

coords: 33.16°, -96.94°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.2°C

Average daily high

23.6°C

Average daily low

13.3°C

Annual rainfall

921mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

19.6km/h

Seasonal range

22.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

29 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

110 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

87 d/yr

Annual snowfall

6.8 cm

Average feels-like high

23.3 °C

Average feels-like low

12.1 °C

Average peak gust

37.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

115 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.1 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

19402025

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

43.0 °C

18 August 2023

Coldest day

-19.3 °C

16 February 2021

Wettest day

178 mm

22 September 2018

Windiest day

48.4 km/h

15 November 1988

Strongest gust

97.6 km/h

13 March 2019

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

27 June 1980

Coldest feels-like

-24.3 °C

16 February 2021

Snowiest day

18.3 cm

9 January 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

26 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.4 °C31 July 2025	-11.3 °C20 February 2025	19.5 °C	829 mm	139	34
2024	40.2 °C23 August 2024	-12.3 °C15 January 2024	19.9 °C	1,097 mm	137	15
2023	43.0 °C18 August 2023	-3.5 °C31 January 2023	20.1 °C	755 mm	130	16
2022	42.7 °C19 July 2022	-12.2 °C23 December 2022	19.2 °C	964 mm	140	45
2021	37.1 °C20 September 2021	-19.3 °C16 February 2021	18.9 °C	959 mm	109	20
2020	40.2 °C29 August 2020	-3.0 °C14 February 2020	19.0 °C	1,112 mm	121	11
2019	38.2 °C26 August 2019	-6.3 °C5 March 2019	18.5 °C	1,196 mm	130	26
2018	42.1 °C21 July 2018	-12.9 °C17 January 2018	18.8 °C	1,254 mm	129	30
2017	38.8 °C28 July 2017	-11.7 °C7 January 2017	19.6 °C	908 mm	116	10
2016	38.6 °C11 August 2016	-9.5 °C19 December 2016	19.6 °C	832 mm	116	16
2015	39.4 °C10 August 2015	-8.4 °C8 January 2015	19.0 °C	1,439 mm	123	32
2014	38.1 °C8 August 2014	-10.2 °C6 January 2014	18.0 °C	539 mm	117	41
2013	39.7 °C7 August 2013	-6.7 °C7 December 2013	18.2 °C	884 mm	119	34
2012	41.1 °C21 July 2012	-5.7 °C26 December 2012	20.1 °C	770 mm	128	17
2011	42.4 °C2 August 2011	-10.8 °C2 February 2011	19.7 °C	755 mm	139	30
2010	40.6 °C23 August 2010	-10.7 °C9 January 2010	18.6 °C	842 mm	120	33
2009	39.5 °C13 July 2009	-6.4 °C28 January 2009	18.4 °C	1,172 mm	107	30
2008	40.4 °C3 August 2008	-5.2 °C21 December 2008	18.9 °C	717 mm	119	26
2007	37.6 °C13 August 2007	-8.8 °C16 February 2007	18.6 °C	1,248 mm	100	26
2006	40.0 °C18 July 2006	-6.3 °C8 December 2006	20.0 °C	808 mm	137	15
2005	38.2 °C28 September 2005	-9.8 °C9 December 2005	19.2 °C	561 mm	127	16
2004	36.1 °C15 July 2004	-7.2 °C23 December 2004	18.4 °C	1,165 mm	91	28
2003	39.5 °C6 August 2003	-7.5 °C24 January 2003	18.3 °C	655 mm	96	29
2002	36.5 °C24 July 2002	-8.7 °C3 March 2002	17.8 °C	1,049 mm	105	31
2001	38.1 °C22 July 2001	-6.0 °C20 January 2001	18.3 °C	1,035 mm	95	24
2000	42.6 °C4 September 2000	-7.1 °C30 January 2000	18.7 °C	984 mm	114	29
1999	40.0 °C10 August 1999	-6.0 °C4 January 1999	19.3 °C	758 mm	108	16
1998	41.5 °C12 July 1998	-6.1 °C25 December 1998	19.5 °C	919 mm	130	17
1997	37.2 °C5 August 1997	-8.2 °C12 January 1997	17.6 °C	951 mm	102	27
1996	40.0 °C7 July 1996	-12.9 °C4 February 1996	17.9 °C	1,015 mm	106	40
1995	39.9 °C28 July 1995	-8.0 °C10 December 1995	18.0 °C	1,011 mm	89	27
1994	37.5 °C27 June 1994	-7.2 °C19 January 1994	18.1 °C	1,250 mm	104	27
1993	39.2 °C30 July 1993	-5.4 °C26 November 1993	17.5 °C	1,013 mm	102	26
1992	35.6 °C24 June 1992	-7.8 °C16 January 1992	17.9 °C	1,198 mm	92	10
1991	37.0 °C19 July 1991	-4.2 °C1 January 1991	18.2 °C	1,225 mm	109	25
1990	40.0 °C31 August 1990	-10.7 °C23 December 1990	18.9 °C	1,367 mm	110	12
1989	37.7 °C1 September 1989	-18.3 °C23 December 1989	17.6 °C	1,171 mm	98	33
1988	40.5 °C8 August 1988	-8.8 °C8 January 1988	18.3 °C	683 mm	122	34
1987	37.9 °C4 August 1987	-3.5 °C16 December 1987	18.2 °C	1,064 mm	111	21
1986	40.8 °C31 July 1986	-4.9 °C11 February 1986	18.4 °C	1,102 mm	103	19
1985	39.7 °C1 September 1985	-14.3 °C2 February 1985	18.1 °C	961 mm	109	46
1984	39.8 °C18 August 1984	-11.8 °C19 January 1984	18.2 °C	942 mm	116	26
1983	37.8 °C15 August 1983	-15.0 °C22 December 1983	17.0 °C	998 mm	95	27
1982	38.6 °C12 September 1982	-14.0 °C11 January 1982	18.1 °C	1,001 mm	116	34
1981	37.3 °C21 July 1981	-11.0 °C11 February 1981	18.3 °C	1,089 mm	107	19
1980	41.5 °C27 June 1980	-9.1 °C17 February 1980	18.5 °C	711 mm	122	34
1979	36.2 °C29 June 1979	-11.7 °C2 January 1979	16.8 °C	1,244 mm	93	47
1978	40.9 °C15 July 1978	-12.5 °C19 February 1978	17.6 °C	639 mm	121	55
1977	39.4 °C25 July 1977	-13.6 °C10 January 1977	18.5 °C	737 mm	121	34
1976	37.3 °C9 August 1976	-11.5 °C8 January 1976	17.1 °C	893 mm	83	32
1975	36.1 °C3 September 1975	-7.3 °C18 December 1975	17.6 °C	826 mm	105	32
1974	40.5 °C23 July 1974	-7.8 °C4 January 1974	17.9 °C	958 mm	89	30
1973	36.6 °C23 August 1973	-10.9 °C12 January 1973	17.4 °C	1,370 mm	96	26
1972	39.2 °C25 June 1972	-8.9 °C15 January 1972	17.9 °C	623 mm	124	39
1971	38.5 °C15 July 1971	-9.6 °C8 February 1971	18.1 °C	894 mm	94	24
1970	39.7 °C8 August 1970	-7.6 °C19 January 1970	17.6 °C	709 mm	98	35
1969	39.3 °C13 August 1969	-7.1 °C1 January 1969	17.7 °C	868 mm	105	25
1968	38.0 °C10 August 1968	-10.1 °C7 January 1968	17.3 °C	935 mm	93	37
1967	39.7 °C31 July 1967	-5.6 °C8 January 1967	18.1 °C	682 mm	102	34
1966	38.4 °C20 July 1966	-11.2 °C30 January 1966	17.6 °C	648 mm	105	39
1965	38.6 °C14 September 1965	-6.9 °C24 February 1965	18.2 °C	839 mm	107	33
1964	41.1 °C11 August 1964	-12.2 °C14 January 1964	17.9 °C	750 mm	104	45
1963	38.9 °C28 August 1963	-13.6 °C24 January 1963	18.6 °C	426 mm	142	48
1962	40.1 °C11 August 1962	-12.2 °C10 January 1962	17.9 °C	737 mm	113	37
1961	36.6 °C3 August 1961	-8.3 °C29 January 1961	17.2 °C	804 mm	96	28
1960	37.9 °C27 July 1960	-8.2 °C25 February 1960	17.3 °C	818 mm	118	46
1959	36.7 °C19 June 1959	-13.1 °C4 January 1959	17.4 °C	972 mm	101	35
1958	37.9 °C13 August 1958	-8.5 °C15 December 1958	17.3 °C	850 mm	109	34
1957	39.1 °C29 July 1957	-7.9 °C17 January 1957	17.7 °C	1,405 mm	96	23
1956	40.0 °C30 August 1956	-11.0 °C19 January 1956	19.0 °C	513 mm	142	33
1955	38.2 °C23 August 1955	-7.5 °C11 February 1955	18.4 °C	703 mm	119	36
1954	41.5 °C24 July 1954	-9.3 °C22 January 1954	19.3 °C	693 mm	129	23
1953	39.7 °C11 August 1953	-7.9 °C24 December 1953	18.5 °C	806 mm	125	16
1952	40.1 °C6 August 1952	-4.8 °C15 December 1952	18.5 °C	602 mm	130	18
1951	41.0 °C6 August 1951	-13.6 °C2 February 1951	18.4 °C	599 mm	122	42
1950	36.2 °C27 June 1950	-10.7 °C6 December 1950	18.1 °C	701 mm	97	29
1949	36.9 °C14 August 1949	-12.0 °C31 January 1949	17.7 °C	914 mm	100	30
1948	39.2 °C20 August 1948	-10.1 °C28 January 1948	17.6 °C	686 mm	105	42
1947	39.4 °C10 August 1947	-12.3 °C4 January 1947	17.3 °C	1,050 mm	100	36
1946	39.3 °C29 July 1946	-5.7 °C30 December 1946	18.3 °C	1,488 mm	85	16
1945	38.2 °C18 August 1945	-5.8 °C19 December 1945	17.8 °C	985 mm	102	20
1944	39.9 °C2 August 1944	-5.3 °C9 January 1944	18.2 °C	1,038 mm	92	17
1943	39.6 °C16 August 1943	-6.9 °C19 January 1943	18.3 °C	650 mm	99	25
1942	36.9 °C10 August 1942	-9.5 °C8 January 1942	16.9 °C	1,042 mm	74	23
1941	36.0 °C18 August 1941	-2.4 °C29 December 1941	16.9 °C	1,088 mm	69	16
1940	35.6 °C3 August 1940	-12.5 °C19 January 1940	16.3 °C	1,100 mm	69	42

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.1 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

139 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

34 d/yr

Annual rainfall

829 mm

-92 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	10.8 °C	-1.2 °C	107 mm	+52 mm
Feb	14.8 °C	+0.4 °C	31 mm	-33 mm
Mar	23.1 °C	+4.3 °C	78 mm	-13 mm
Apr	24.7 °C	+1.3 °C	141 mm	+28 mm
May	27.7 °C	+0.4 °C	80 mm	-60 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	+0.7 °C	77 mm	-1 mm
Jul	34.2 °C	+0.1 °C	65 mm	+23 mm
Aug	33.8 °C	-0.5 °C	60 mm	+17 mm
Sep	32.3 °C	+1.9 °C	13 mm	-56 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+3.2 °C	69 mm	-18 mm
Nov	22.2 °C	+4.0 °C	102 mm	+22 mm
Dec	16.7 °C	+3.1 °C	7 mm	-56 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.4 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-11.3 °C

20 Feb 2025

Wettest day

55.0 mm

24 Nov 2025

Windiest day

44.8 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

79.9 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-18.0 °C

19 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

18.3 cm

9 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

24 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Little Elm?

Little Elm has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 921 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Little Elm?

The hottest day measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2023, reaching 43.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Little Elm?

The coldest day measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -19.3 °C.

Does it snow in Little Elm?

Yes. Little Elm gets on average 6.8 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.

Has the climate of Little Elm warmed?

Yes: Little Elm warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Little Elm?

The wettest day measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2018, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Little Elm?

The windiest day measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1988, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Little Elm?

The warmest month in Little Elm is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Little Elm?

Little Elm receives on average 921 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Little Elm?

Little Elm 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 Little Elm?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Little Elm between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2025, with 18.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Little Elm?

Yes: Little Elm has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Little Elm?

In Little Elm, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 27 June 1980, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 16 February 2021.

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