Grand Prairie, TX Climate


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Grand Prairie, TX enjoys hot summers and mild winters with an average temperature of 62°F in January and 90°F in July. With an average of 230 sunny days per year, Grand Prairie sees plenty of sunshine throughout the year. The city also experiences some rain during the months from April to October with an average yearly rainfall of 35 inches spread out over about 49 days each year. Grand Prairie has a humid subtropical climate that is typical for the region.

Grand Prairie, Texas gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grand Prairie averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 234 sunny days per year in Grand Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grand Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Grand Prairie is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

3.9 Summer - 7.5 Winter
April, October and May are the most pleasant months in Grand Prairie, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGrand Prairie, TexasUnited States
  39.0 in.38.1 in.
  1.2 in.27.8 in.
  78.3 days106.2 days
  234 days205 days
  94.7°85.8°
  34.6°21.7°
  7.17
  5.74.3
  515 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Grand Prairie with an average high temperature of 95.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Grand Prairie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grand Prairie are October, April and May.
In Grand Prairie, there are 89.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Grand Prairie with an average of 34.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Grand Prairie, there are 35.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
In Grand Prairie, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
Humidity in Grand Prairie can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.
May is the wettest month in Grand Prairie with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in Grand Prairie means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Grand Prairie with 9.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 78.3 rainy days annually in Grand Prairie, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.2 inches in Grand Prairie means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Grand Prairie with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 9 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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