Plano climate — normals and trends
Plano (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 971 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 (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Plano averages 26 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Plano has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 18 August 2023) and the coldest -18.4 °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
PlanoTexas
- coords
- 33.02°, -96.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
971mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
110 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.6 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
119 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
42.4 °C
18 August 2023
Coldest day
-18.4 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
145 mm
28 July 1992
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
15 November 1988
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
27 June 1980
Coldest feels-like
-24.1 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
1 March 1942
Sunniest day
13.6 h
10 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 | 11.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 113 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 15.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 23.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 82 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 120 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 101 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 91 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 56 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 53 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 19 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 75 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 22.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 137 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 10 mm | -59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Plano?
Plano has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 971 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Plano?
The hottest day measured in Plano between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2023, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Plano?
The coldest day measured in Plano between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -18.4 °C.
Does it snow in Plano?
Yes. Plano gets on average 5.6 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Plano warmed?
Yes: Plano warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Plano?
The wettest day measured in Plano between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1992, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Plano?
The windiest day measured in Plano between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1988, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Plano?
The warmest month in Plano is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Plano?
Plano receives on average 971 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Plano?
Plano 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 Plano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Plano between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1942, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Plano?
Yes: Plano has on average 119 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Plano?
In Plano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 27 June 1980, and the lowest was -24.1 °C on 23 December 1989.
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