Very humid! All year long!
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7/27/2016
Humidity makes the heat in the summer feel hotter (100+ temps feel a few degrees hotter and heat exhaustion is a real threat) and the cold in the winter feel colder, to the bone colder.
Summer swim teams are big here! Just about every neighborhood with a junior Olympic size pool has a summer swim team. There are opportunities for year round swimming for those kids who are interested.
A common myth is that winter clothing isn't necessary. Usually, the people wear coats only in the morning and night outside, not needing them on sunny afternoons. I recommend thermals for days that get to freezing temps, because it will feel like it's in the 20's. Those days don't happen too often. Even those from snowy climates admit that it feels cold here at those times. It's extremely rare for it to snow here, but we do have ice storms which will close schools and some businesses. We don't have any snowplows.
We get 3' of rain each year and the common joke is that it's all at once. We have droughts with water restrictions, severe floods, then weeks later back to restrictions.
I recommend the best times to visit are between October through May.
The climate is the main reason we want to move. My family loves to play in the snow and enjoy being outside in the summer.
Ann | San Antonio, TX