Hunt County, TX Climate


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Hunt, TX County has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Summers in the county are usually very hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the triple digits during the day and hovering around 80 degrees at night. Winters tend to be mild, with temperatures ranging from the 40s to 60s during the day and rarely dropping below freezing at night. Precipitation is abundant year round, with average annual rainfall of over 39 inches.

Hunt County, Texas gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 232 sunny days per year in Hunt County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hunt County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 33
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hunt County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

4.3 Summer - 7.3 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Hunt County, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHunt, TexasUnited States
  44.3 in.38.1 in.
  0.9 in.27.8 in.
  77.9 days106.2 days
  232 days205 days
  94.0°85.8°
  32.6°21.7°
  7.17
  5.64.3
  541 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 Hunt County with an average high temperature of 95.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Hunt County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hunt County are October, April and May.
In Hunt County, there are 84.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hunt County with an average of 32.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Hunt County, there are 46.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Hunt 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 Hunt 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 Hunt County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Hunt County means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Hunt County with 8.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 77.9 rainy days annually in Hunt County, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.9 inches in Hunt County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Hunt County with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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