#30 of 35 US cities · 2024
How pleasant is the weather in Fort Worth, TX?
In 2024, 44% of daytime hours in Fort Worth were enjoyable outdoors: 2,107 of 4,758 hours between 8 AM and 9 PM. That's #30 of 35 major US cities. November was the best month and August the worst.
- Enjoyable
- 44%
- Comfortable temp
- 54%
- Too cold
- 14%
- Too hot
- 33%
- Lost to rain
- 2.8%
- Lost to gusts
- 6.5%
Month by month
Share of each month's daytime hours (8 AM to 9 PM). Avg temp is the plain air temperature over those hours, not feels-like.
| Month | Enjoyable | Comfortable | Too cold | Too hot | Rain | Avg temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39% | 41% | 59% | 0% | 0.0% | 45°F |
| February | 60% | 69% | 29% | 1% | 0.5% | 60°F |
| March | 66% | 88% | 12% | 0% | 4.5% | 64°F |
| April | 62% | 88% | 9% | 3% | 3.6% | 71°F |
| May | 48% | 64% | 0% | 36% | 7.2% | 79°F |
| June | 14% | 18% | 0% | 82% | 1.3% | 87°F |
| July | 11% | 13% | 0% | 87% | 1.7% | 88°F |
| August | 5% | 5% | 0% | 95% | 0.0% | 93°F |
| September | 43% | 48% | 0% | 52% | 4.6% | 82°F |
| October | 55% | 61% | 2% | 37% | 0.0% | 79°F |
| November | 71% | 84% | 16% | 0% | 6.4% | 64°F |
| December | 59% | 65% | 35% | 0% | 4.2% | 57°F |
What limits outdoor time
Fort Worth loses hours at both ends of the year: January is often too cold, and June through September are often too hot. Rain matters more here than in most cities, knocking out 2.8% of daytime hours against a median of 1.3%. Wind matters too: gusts took 6.5% of daytime hours.
Where you stand matters here. Of the comfortable hours, 13% were only comfortable in the sun and 28% only in the shade.
Weather escapes within driving distance
An hour's drive (about 45 miles) reaches places that average 4°F cooler in summer, but nowhere meaningfully warmer in winter. Distances are straight-line; temperatures are PRISM 1991–2020 averages.
How Fort Worth, TX compares
- Miami, FL · #27 · 47%
- Chicago, IL · #28 · 45%
- San Antonio, TX · #29 · 45%
- Dallas, TX · #31 · 44%
- Minneapolis, MN · #32 · 43%
- Houston, TX · #33 · 43%
Other Texas cities: El Paso, TX (51%), San Antonio, TX (45%), Dallas, TX (44%), Houston, TX (43%), Austin, TX (42%).
Questions
How many pleasant outdoor hours does Fort Worth, TX get?
2,107 hours in 2024, counting only 8 AM to 9 PM. That's 44% of daytime hours, about 162 days' worth of daytime, and ranks #30 of 35 major US cities.
What is the best month to be outside in Fort Worth, TX?
November, when 71% of daytime hours were enjoyable. March (66%) and April (62%) came next. August was the worst month, at 5%.
What makes outdoor time less pleasant in Fort Worth, TX?
Mostly temperature. 14% of daytime hours were too cold and 33% too hot. Rain took another 2.8%, and gusty wind 6.5%.
Scored with the default rule: 48–79°F feels-like in sun or shade, under 1 mm/h of rain, gusts under 27 mph, 8 AM to 9 PM. If you run hotter or colder than that, set your own range on the map. How the score works.