Dimmit County, TX Climate

Dimmit, TX County has a climate that is hot and humid in the summer and mild in the winter. Average temperatures range from lows of around 40°F in January to highs of up to 97°F in August. The area receives between 21 and 25 inches of precipitation annually, with most rain falling during the spring months. Snowfall is light, with only a few inches accumulating each year. Dimmit County experiences frequent thunderstorms during the warmer season, which can bring high winds and occasionally hail.

Dimmit County, Texas gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dimmit County averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Dimmit County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dimmit County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 42 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 99 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dimmit County is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2.2 Summer - 8.7 Winter

November, March and October are the most pleasant months in Dimmit County, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dimmit, Texas	United States
	20.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	42.1 days	106.2 days
	226 days	205 days
	98.5°	85.8°
	41.5°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	6.3	4.3
	612 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 Dimmit County with an average high temperature of 99.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Texas. In Dimmit County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dimmit County are March, November and February.

In Dimmit County, there are 152.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dimmit County with an average of 41.5°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In Dimmit County, there are 13.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In Dimmit County, 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 Dimmit County can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

May is the wettest month in Dimmit County with 2.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.5 inches in Dimmit County means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in Dimmit County with 4.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 42.1 rainy days annually in Dimmit County, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Dimmit County means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Dimmit County with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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