Longview, TX Climate


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Longview, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. During the summer months, temperatures average around 89 degrees Fahrenheit, while in winter the temperature averages around 54 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with mild amounts of snow in some years. The city also experiences high levels of humidity for much of the year, which can make it feel very warm or muggy during certain times of the year.

Longview, Texas gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Longview averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Longview. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Longview gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Longview is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

3.9 Summer - 7.4 Winter
April, October and May are the most pleasant months in Longview, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLongview, TexasUnited States
  48.6 in.38.1 in.
  0.8 in.27.8 in.
  93.1 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  93.8°85.8°
  34.5°21.7°
  77
  5.54.3
  371 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 Longview with an average high temperature of 94.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Longview, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Longview are October, April and May.
In Longview, there are 87.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Longview with an average of 34.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Longview, there are 40.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Longview, 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 Longview can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
June is the wettest month in Longview with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.6 inches in Longview means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
December is the rainiest month in Longview with 9.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 93.1 rainy days annually in Longview, which is one of the rainiest places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.8 inches in Longview means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Longview with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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