Spring climate — normals and trends
Spring (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 1,127 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Spring averages 10 frost days, 125 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Spring 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 12 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 27 August 2023) and the coldest -15.5 °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
SpringTexas
- coords
- 30.08°, -95.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,127mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
125 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
26.9 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
144 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
42.8 °C
27 August 2023
Coldest day
-15.5 °C
31 January 1949
Wettest day
203 mm
11 September 1961
Windiest day
66.9 km/h
13 September 2008
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
11 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
20 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-20.3 °C
31 January 1949
Snowiest day
11.1 cm
30 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.4 h
2 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.9 °C | -2.3 °C | 118 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 19.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 88 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 25.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 61 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 80 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 140 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 206 mm | +103 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 92 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 125 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 56 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 67 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 25.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 79 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 20.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Spring?
Spring has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 1,127 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Spring?
The hottest day measured in Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2023, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Spring?
The coldest day measured in Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1949, at -15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Spring?
Almost never: Spring sees virtually no snow, with about 10 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Spring warmed?
Yes: Spring warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Spring?
The wettest day measured in Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1961, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Spring?
The windiest day measured in Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2008, with winds reaching 66.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Spring?
The warmest month in Spring is August (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Spring?
Spring receives on average 1,127 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Spring?
Spring 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 Spring?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Spring between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, with 11.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Spring?
Yes: Spring has on average 144 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Spring?
In Spring, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 20 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.3 °C on 31 January 1949.
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