Dallas: city buildings under blue sky during daytime — Photo by R K on Unsplash

Best time to visit Dallas

United States · North America

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Dallas

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Go in Feb, Mar, Apr, May or Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 26C max, 7 rainy days. Nov is the next best.

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Things to do in Dallas

George W. Bush Presidential Library Former President Bush's library, containing various exhibits and artifacts from his presidency
Reunion Tower One of the defining landmarks of the Dallas skyline, has been renovated.
The Texas Theatre Historic place in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza An unfortunate part of Dallas' history is that it is the site of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science The Dallas Natural History Museum relocated to this spectacular building funded by Ross Perot, a former Presidential candidate and local billionaire.
Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) World-class art museum downtown befitting Dallas' status as a center of the oil, finance, and technology industries.
Klyde Warren Park In many ways this park is redefining the city's character.

Tours and tickets in Dallas

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Dallas/Downtown, Dallas/North Dallas), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

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Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	13°	6d	64%	7.4h	ok	13C max, 6 rainy days
Feb	16°	7d	67%	7.2h	sweet spot	16C max, 7 rainy days
Mar	22°	8d	64%	8.6h	sweet spot	22C max, 8 rainy days
Apr	24°	9d	67%	9.2h	sweet spot	24C max, 9 rainy days
May	29°	9d	72%	9.9h	sweet spot	29C max, 9 rainy days
Jun	33°	7d	69%	11.3h	ok	33C max, 7 rainy days
Jul	35°	5d	61%	12.1h	avoid	extreme heat: 16 days over 35C
Aug	35°	5d	58%	11.8h	avoid	extreme heat: 18 days over 35C
Sep	32°	5d	62%	10.4h	good	32C max, 5 rainy days
Oct	26°	7d	61%	9.2h	sweet spot	26C max, 7 rainy days
Nov	20°	6d	68%	7.9h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	16°	6d	68%	7.0h	good	16C max, 6 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Klyde Warren Park, downtown, 25 km from the airport (DFW): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

About as busy all year round.

Then and now

Dallas's December days now average 16.0°C, 2.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 2 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	13.1°	15.0°	19.8°	24.2°	27.8°	31.3°	33.9°	34.8°	30.6°	24.7°	19.3°	13.2°
2017–26	13.2°	16.2°	21.8°	24.3°	28.5°	32.5°	35.1°	35.3°	32.0°	26.2°	19.6°	16.0°
Change	+0.1°	+1.1°	+2.0°	+0.1°	+0.7°	+1.2°	+1.2°	+0.5°	+1.4°	+1.6°	+0.3°	+2.7°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Dallas is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the United states dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for United States: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay work almost everywhere, though a few small places take cash only. Keep some $1 and $5 notes for tips; Venmo and PayPal are for locals.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — Expected: 15–20% in sit-down restaurants (18–20% is standard in New York) and 10–20% for taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers. Large groups may find it already on the bill.

Getting around Dallas

Apps — Rides: Lyft, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Text messages (SMS), WhatsApp. In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and some other cities you can also book a driverless Waymo in its own app.

The car is by far the simplest and most reliable way to get around Dallas. Local rental companies offer better prices, but national chains offer more convenient locations and return policies. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Dallas, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Dallas in pictures

View of Dallas from Reunion Tower August 2015 05 — i

Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Dallas at Night Young and Lamar — i

Wadems, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Dallas is like

Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million residents, is the ninth largest city in the United States and the third largest in the state of Texas. It is an impressive melting pot of culture and character. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: The Sixth-Floor Museum maintains a collection of artifacts related to JFK and his assassination. The JFK Memorial Plaza is a stark but elegant space for quiet reflection on the President's life. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: State Fair of Texas - A large part of Dallas' culture and probably its biggest attraction, the State Fair is hosted annually for three weeks around September and October. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: The sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW IATA), halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth (equally inconveniently for both)… More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Tourists should avoid anywhere south of the Trinity River at night (and maybe even during the daytime), with the exceptions of North Oak Cliff, the Bishop Arts District, and Fair Park. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Dallas, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

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