New Braunfels climate — normals and trends
New Braunfels (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 814 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 (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
New Braunfels averages 11 frost days, 130 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
New Braunfels has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 28 August 2011) and the coldest -16.2 °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
New BraunfelsTexas
- coords
- 29.70°, -98.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.1°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
814mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
130 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.1 cm
Average feels-like high
26.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
139 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 = 0.36 · 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
28 August 2011
Coldest day
-16.2 °C
31 January 1949
Wettest day
130 mm
26 August 2017
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
11 September 1961
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
11 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
13 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-21.0 °C
31 January 1949
Snowiest day
10.1 cm
30 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.2 h
3 July 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 62 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 18.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 43 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +5.1 °C | 75 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 52 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 118 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 95 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 185 mm | +139 mm |
| Aug | 35.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 34.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 29 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 28 mm | -43 mm |
| Nov | 25.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 30 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 20.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 16 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of New Braunfels?
New Braunfels has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 814 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Braunfels?
The hottest day measured in New Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2011, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in New Braunfels?
The coldest day measured in New Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1949, at -16.2 °C.
Does it snow in New Braunfels?
Yes. New Braunfels gets on average 1.1 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of New Braunfels warmed?
Yes: New Braunfels warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in New Braunfels?
The wettest day measured in New Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2017, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in New Braunfels?
The windiest day measured in New Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1961, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in New Braunfels?
The warmest month in New Braunfels is August (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in New Braunfels?
New Braunfels receives on average 814 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in New Braunfels?
New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in New Braunfels between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, with 10.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in New Braunfels?
Yes: New Braunfels has on average 139 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New Braunfels?
In New Braunfels, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 13 July 1998, and the lowest was -21.0 °C on 31 January 1949.
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