Prosper climate — normals and trends
Prosper (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 975 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Prosper averages 29 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Prosper 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 42.6 °C (on 18 August 2023) and the coldest -18.7 °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
ProsperTexas
- coords
- 33.24°, -96.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
975mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.7 cm
Average feels-like high
23.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
114 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 = 0.37 · 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
42.6 °C
18 August 2023
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
162 mm
19 May 1955
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
15 November 1988
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
22 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
1 March 1942
Sunniest day
13.6 h
11 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 | 10.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 113 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | 14.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 36 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 84 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 127 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 107 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 56 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 45 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 81 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 22.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 115 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 9 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prosper?
Prosper has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 975 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prosper?
The hottest day measured in Prosper between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2023, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prosper?
The coldest day measured in Prosper between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Prosper?
Yes. Prosper gets on average 6.7 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Prosper warmed?
Yes: Prosper warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prosper?
The wettest day measured in Prosper between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1955, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prosper?
The windiest day measured in Prosper between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1988, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prosper?
The warmest month in Prosper is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Prosper?
Prosper receives on average 975 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prosper?
Prosper gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Prosper?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Prosper between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1942, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Prosper?
Yes: Prosper has on average 114 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prosper?
In Prosper, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 22 July 2018, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 23 December 1989.
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