Orange climate — normals and trends
Orange (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,234 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Orange averages 4 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Orange has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 27 August 2023) and the coldest -10.3 °C (on 2 February 1951).
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
OrangeTexas
- coords
- 30.09°, -93.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.4°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,234mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
25.5 °C
Average feels-like low
17.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
164 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.4 °C
27 August 2023
Coldest day
-10.3 °C
2 February 1951
Wettest day
243 mm
8 August 1940
Windiest day
91.4 km/h
24 September 2005
Strongest gust
172.8 km/h
24 September 2005
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
27 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
11.8 cm
30 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.7 h
12 June 2020
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 | -1.9 °C | 126 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 18.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 110 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 109 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 25.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 91 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 225 mm | +120 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 181 mm | +74 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 99 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 121 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 54 mm | -56 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 70 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 50 mm | -46 mm |
| Dec | 18.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 131 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Orange?
Orange has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,234 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Orange?
The hottest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2023, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Orange?
The coldest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1951, at -10.3 °C.
Does it snow in Orange?
Almost never: Orange sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Orange warmed?
Yes: Orange warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Orange?
The wettest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1940, with 243 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Orange?
The windiest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2005, with winds reaching 91.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Orange?
The warmest month in Orange is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Orange?
Orange receives on average 1,234 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Orange?
Orange gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Orange?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, with 11.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Orange?
Yes: Orange has on average 164 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Orange?
In Orange, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 27 August 2023, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 23 December 1989.
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