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When is the best time to visit Dallas?

The best time to visit Dallas is between April and July, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Dallas has four seasons without a desert summer or a guaranteed freeze. Pack for mixed weather. The good outdoor weeks are real, and so are the grey ones. Dallas is a city in United States. This page is about Dallas, not a country average.

Most visitors come for cities, walking and the milder stretch of the year. Treat midwinter as museums and food unless you like weather for its own sake. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Dallas actually feels.

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Spring

Spring in Dallas is when the year becomes walkable again. March, April and May are mixed: bright days, wet days, and the odd reminder that winter has not fully left.

In Dallas the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is a good month-range for a city break that wants outdoor hours without betting the packing list on heat. Carry a shell.

Read Dallas in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Summer

Summer in Dallas is the most usable stretch of the year: June, July and August. Long days, milder nights, and outdoor weather that makes a city break feel like a holiday.

In Dallas the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. It is still a mixed-sky climate. A grey afternoon is not a surprise. Pack for sitting outside and for the hour you duck into a museum because the sky decided otherwise.

Read Dallas in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Autumn

Autumn in Dallas is the second spring, then a slide: September, October and November. Early weeks are for walking. Later weeks are for jackets and shorter outdoor plans.

In Dallas the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Rain returns as a planning constraint. Dallas in these months is still a good city-break climate if you pack for weather instead of for a brochure afternoon.

Read Dallas in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Winter

Winter in Dallas is grey, wet and short on daylight: December, January and February. Snow is possible and not the identity of the season. Museums, food and walking between showers are the trip.

In Dallas the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. A bright winter afternoon in Dallas is worth going out for. The rest of the day is not a failed summer. It is the climate this place actually has.

Read Dallas in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Dallas weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 1 Oct 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Dallas, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Dallas weather by month: average temperature, rainfall and wind for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January9°C / 48°F64 mm
February11°C / 52°F70 mm
March15°C / 60°F88 mm
April20°C / 67°F80 mm
May24°C / 75°F116 mm
June28°C / 83°F97 mm
July31°C / 87°F45 mm
August31°C / 87°F56 mm
September27°C / 80°F76 mm
October21°C / 69°F122 mm
November14°C / 58°F75 mm
December10°C / 49°F79 mm

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Climate averages for Dallas, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Dallas is between April and July, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 31°C.

October is the wettest month, with about 122 mm of rain.

January is the coolest month, averaging 9°C (48°F) against 31°C (87°F) in August.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.