Bishop Hills, TX Climate


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Bishop Hills, TX is a small town located in the north-central region of Texas and experiences a warm, temperate climate for most of the year. The summers are hot and dry with an average temperature of 86°F (30°C), while the winters tend to be mild with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Average rainfall during the summer months is light, but can be higher during other times of the year. Winter often brings snowfall, although it's usually only enough for minor accumulations. Overall, Bishop Hills has a comfortable climate and is a great place to visit any time of year.

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

Bishop Hills averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 266 sunny days per year in Bishop Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bishop Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 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 22
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bishop Hills is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.2 Summer - 6.6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Bishop Hills, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBishop Hills, TexasUnited States
  20.5 in.38.1 in.
  15.1 in.27.8 in.
  59.9 days106.2 days
  266 days205 days
  91.4°85.8°
  21.7°21.7°
  7.97
  5.64.3
  3487 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.

July is the hottest month for Bishop Hills with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In Bishop Hills, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bishop Hills are May, September and October.
In Bishop Hills, there are 60.8 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 Bishop Hills with an average of 21.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Bishop Hills, there are 118.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Bishop Hills, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
Humidity in Bishop Hills 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 June.
June is the wettest month in Bishop Hills with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.5 inches in Bishop Hills means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Bishop Hills with 7.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.2 rainy days. There are 59.9 rainy days annually in Bishop Hills, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.1 inches in Bishop Hills means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Bishop Hills with 3.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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