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United States / Texas / El Paso Metro Area / El Paso County / Fort Bliss / Zip Codes
Fort Bliss, TX experiences a semi-arid climate typical of the Chihuahuan Desert region of North America. Summers are hot with temperatures climbing into the upper 90s and rarely dropping below 70°F at night. Winters, on the other hand, can be quite cold with lows reaching into the 20s and 30s. The area sees plenty of sunshine year round with average precipitation levels ranging from 12-14 inches annually.

Fort Bliss, Texas gets 10 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Bliss averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 294 sunny days per year in Fort Bliss. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Bliss gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 45 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 10 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Bliss is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.8 Summer - 7.6 Winter
April, October and May are the most pleasant months in Fort Bliss, while July and June are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Bliss, TexasUnited States
  10.0 in.38.1 in.
  3.7 in.27.8 in.
  45.2 days106.2 days
  294 days205 days
  94.9°85.8°
  31.6°21.7°
  87
  6.64.3
  3883 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.

June is the hottest month for Fort Bliss with an average high temperature of 95.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Fort Bliss, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Bliss are October, April and March.
In Fort Bliss, there are 100.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Bliss with an average of 31.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Fort Bliss, there are 49.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Fort Bliss, 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 Fort Bliss is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.
August is the wettest month in Fort Bliss with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 47% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 10.0 inches in Fort Bliss means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.
August is the rainiest month in Fort Bliss with 7.7 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 1.5 rainy days. There are 45.2 rainy days annually in Fort Bliss, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.7 inches in Fort Bliss means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Fort Bliss with 1.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Bp · El Paso, TX
The crime rate on LongKnife
Over 16 years ago

The crime rate on Long Knife is not 1 out of 10. I have been robbed twice the first month I was here. I know more than one person who has had his car vandalized. Just  More

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