Victoria climate — normals and trends
Victoria (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 861 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 (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Victoria averages 5 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Victoria 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 43.6 °C (on 4 September 2000) and the coldest -17.4 °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
VictoriaTexas
- coords
- 28.81°, -97.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.3°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
861mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
17.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
167 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 = 0.39 · 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
43.6 °C
4 September 2000
Coldest day
-17.4 °C
31 January 1949
Wettest day
165 mm
29 August 1946
Windiest day
75.5 km/h
11 September 1961
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
11 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
28 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-22.5 °C
31 January 1949
Snowiest day
9.7 cm
30 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.0 h
4 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.9 °C | -1.8 °C | 71 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 20.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 99 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 66 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 107 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 36.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 34.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 71 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 19 mm | -54 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 40 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 21.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Victoria?
Victoria has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Victoria?
The hottest day measured in Victoria between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2000, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Victoria?
The coldest day measured in Victoria between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1949, at -17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Victoria?
Almost never: Victoria sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Victoria warmed?
Yes: Victoria warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Victoria?
The wettest day measured in Victoria between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1946, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Victoria?
The windiest day measured in Victoria between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1961, with winds reaching 75.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Victoria?
The warmest month in Victoria is August (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Victoria?
Victoria receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Victoria?
Victoria 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 Victoria?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Victoria between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, with 9.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Victoria?
Yes: Victoria has on average 167 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Victoria?
In Victoria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 28 August 2011, and the lowest was -22.5 °C on 31 January 1949.
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