I like to say Dallas has two weeks of patio weather each year—one in the spring and one in the fall. Summers here can be searingly hot, and winters can be annoyingly cold, considering the city is at the same latitude as Los Angeles. The best times to visit are in the in-between, and they’re longer than a week. March, April, October, and November can be the months with the most pleasant weather.
Generally speaking, you need a car to navigate Dallas, particularly if you’ll be visiting multiple neighborhoods, but DART, the local bus and rail system, can be a convenient mode of transport to and from DFW Airport (Love Field is also on the line, but requires a shuttle bus connection to reach the terminals), and to the spots along the line, but the spots not on the line vastly outnumber those that are. The system is designed to connect the suburbs with Downtown Dallas, so if your plans are taking you elsewhere, try driving.
