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United States / Texas / Bay City Metro Area / Matagorda County / Bay City / Zip Codes
Bay City, TX has a warm climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature reaches up to 92 degrees Fahrenheit during the months of July and August, while temperatures drop only as low as 35 degrees in December and January. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with most of it falling between May and September. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms during the summer months.

Bay City, Texas gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bay City averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Bay City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bay City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 44
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bay City is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

3.1 Summer - 8.2 Winter
April, November and March are the most pleasant months in Bay City, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBay City, TexasUnited States
  46.9 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  87.0 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  90.5°85.8°
  43.8°21.7°
  6.87
  6.24.3
  49 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Bay City with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In Bay City, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bay City are April, October and November.
In Bay City, there are 65.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bay City with an average of 43.8°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Bay City, there are 8.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Bay City, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
Humidity in Bay City can be miserable in the summer but very pleasant in the winter months. The humidity here has been described as oppressive in July and August. The humid season extends from April-October and the most comfortable months are November-March.
September is the wettest month in Bay City with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in Bay City means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
September is the rainiest month in Bay City with 8.7 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 87.0 rainy days annually in Bay City, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Bay City means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Bay City with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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