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Why visit

Dallas is strongest for a city weekend built around the Arts District, the Sixth Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza, Bishop Arts, Deep Ellum music, Klyde Warren Park, barbecue, Tex-Mex, and the Perot Museum. Sports are part of the draw too, with the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, and Rangers spread across the metroplex. It is also a useful base for a wider Dallas-Fort Worth trip.

When to avoid

Summer heat can be punishing from June through September, with frequent highs above 35 C and warm nights. The metroplex is car-dependent and traffic spreads trips out, so avoid crowding the day across Dallas and Fort Worth in the same day. Spring can bring severe thunderstorms, hail, and tornado watches. Use normal city awareness around nightlife districts and parking lots, and do not leave valuables visible in cars. In Dallas, do the practical checks before the day is fixed: opening days, tickets, transport frequency, and distances between areas. Do not let the map of Dallas make the route look simpler than it is.

Plan Dallas

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Dallas

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Partly cloudy

39° / 26°

UV Very high

Wed

Overcast

40° / 26°

UV Very high

Thu

Overcast

41° / 29°

UV Very high

Fri

Overcast

41° / 28°

UV Very high

Sat

Partly cloudy

40° / 28°

UV Very high

Sun

Overcast

40° / 28°

UV High

Mon

Overcast

39° / 28°

UV High

Climate

Summer (Jun-Sep)

Typical highs around 34°C, lows around 22°C.

Winter (Dec-Feb)

Typical highs around 13°C, lows around 2°C.

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Weather

36° / 24°

Typical high / low

2 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

13.4h

06:50 – 20:14local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest DAL · 9 km

Getting around Dallas

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators

Amtrak Greyhound FlixbusAmtrak Chartered VehicleM-Line UT Southwestern Medical CenterLove Field Airport

About Dallas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the state's northern region, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million at the 2020 census. Along with the city of Fort Worth, Dallas anchors the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous metropolitan area in Texas, at 8.5 million people. Dallas is a core city of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern U.S. and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the seat of Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles (1,000 km2) and extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.

Area: 997 km²
Demonym: Dallasite
Mayor: Eric Johnson
Airport codes: DFW; DAL

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