Gray Sky Index · Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX: gray days, sunny days and the best month to shoot

Dallas-Fort Worth averages 133 gray days and 232 clear or partly cloudy days a year — #31 grayest of the 43 US metros we track. July and August are the clearest for exterior shoots; January the grayest.

Gray days a year: 133; #31 grayest of 43 metros
Sunny days a year: 232; 135 clear, 97 partly cloudy
Clearest month: July; fewest gray days: shoot exteriors
Grayest month: January; most gray days: plan interiors

Gray days by month in Dallas-Fort Worth

Mean gray days each month at Dallas-Fort Worth, 42 years of record. The clearest months are in ink.

16 in January
13 in February
14 in March
13 in April
13 in May
8 in June
6 in July
6 in August
9 in September
10 in October
12 in November
14 in December

Shoot this week in Dallas-Fort Worth?

National Weather Service forecast: average sky cover from 9am to 5pm local time, for the next 7 days.

Shoot today

Today 5% sky cover, 1% chance of rain. Least gray day this week: Tue, Nov 3, 5%.

5%Tue11/3
17%Wed11/4
13%Thu11/5
9%Fri11/6
48%Sat11/7
19%Sun11/8
13%Mon11/9

Clear (35% or less)Partly cloudy (to 65%)Gray

Best time to sell a house in Dallas-Fort Worth

Share of the year’s new listings by month, 2023–2025 (Realtor.com). The three busiest months are in ink.

7% in January
7.7% in February
9% in March
10.1% in April
10% in May
10% in June
9.3% in July
8.5% in August
8% in September
7.9% in October
7% in November
5.3% in December

April, May, June bring 30.1% of Dallas-Fort Worth’s new listings; December the fewest. Shoot exteriors in the clearest weeks before the peak, and you list with the photos already done.

Dallas-Fort Worth scores 50/100 on the Listing Difficulty Index — #25 hardest of 43: 62 days on market and 27.5% of listings with a price cut. See every market’s score.

Nearby metros

Austin, TX136 gray days a year
Houston, TX161 gray days a year
San Antonio, TX141 gray days a year
New Orleans, LA146 gray days a year

All 43 metros in the Gray Sky Index

Dallas-Fort Worth: questions

Does Dallas-Fort Worth get a lot of sun?

Dallas-Fort Worth averages 232 clear or partly cloudy days a year and 133 gray days, on NOAA’s long-term record.

What is the cloudiest month in Dallas-Fort Worth?

January has the most gray days in Dallas-Fort Worth. July and August has the fewest, which makes it the easiest month for exterior shoots.

When is the best time to list a house in Dallas-Fort Worth?

Most new listings in Dallas-Fort Worth come on the market in April, May, June. Listing just before the peak meets the most buyers with the least competition; plan exterior shoots for the clearest days in the weeks before.

More free tools

Listing Difficulty Index
A 0–100 score for 43 US metros on how hard a listing has to work to stand out, and each market’s busiest listing months.
Listing Photo Rules Tracker
Every state law and MLS rule on AI-edited and virtually staged listing photos: what to disclose, when it applies and the penalties.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Comparative Climatic Data: mean number of clear, partly cloudy and cloudy days; US National Weather Service gridpoint forecast.