Wichita Falls climate — normals and trends
Wichita Falls (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 744 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Wichita Falls averages 43 frost days, 120 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Wichita Falls 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 44.9 °C (on 28 June 1980) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 5 January 1947).
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
Wichita FallsTexas
- coords
- 33.91°, -98.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
744mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
120 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
10.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
107 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
44.9 °C
28 June 1980
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
5 January 1947
Wettest day
105 mm
27 September 1980
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
24 February 2007
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
24 February 2007
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
9 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
5 January 1947
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
24 December 2009
Sunniest day
13.8 h
29 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 14.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 60 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 285 mm | +194 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 126 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 103 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 56 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 16 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 27 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 23.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 33 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 17.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 2 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wichita Falls?
Wichita Falls has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 744 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wichita Falls?
The hottest day measured in Wichita Falls between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1980, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wichita Falls?
The coldest day measured in Wichita Falls between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1947, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Wichita Falls?
Yes. Wichita Falls gets on average 11.0 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Wichita Falls warmed?
Yes: Wichita Falls warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wichita Falls?
The wettest day measured in Wichita Falls between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1980, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wichita Falls?
The windiest day measured in Wichita Falls between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2007, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wichita Falls?
The warmest month in Wichita Falls is July (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Wichita Falls?
Wichita Falls receives on average 744 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wichita Falls?
Wichita Falls gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wichita Falls?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wichita Falls between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 2009, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wichita Falls?
Yes: Wichita Falls has on average 107 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wichita Falls?
In Wichita Falls, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 9 August 2011, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 5 January 1947.
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