Garfield, TX Climate


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Garfield, TX has a hot and humid climate with an average temperature of around 79°F. Summers are extremely hot and humid, with temperatures reaching as high as 100°F on the hottest days. Winters are mild but still have occasional cold snaps, with temperatures dropping to an average low of 41°F. Precipitation is abundant in Garfield, occurring throughout the year and especially in the spring months when thunderstorms are frequent.

Garfield, Texas gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 227 sunny days per year in Garfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 37
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.9 Summer - 7.8 Winter
April, October and November are the most pleasant months in Garfield, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGarfield, TexasUnited States
  35.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  75.0 days106.2 days
  227 days205 days
  94.9°85.8°
  36.5°21.7°
  7.17
  64.3
  479 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 Garfield with an average high temperature of 96.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Garfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Garfield are April, October and March.
In Garfield, there are 105.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Garfield with an average of 36.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.
In Garfield, there are 34.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
In Garfield, 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 Garfield 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.
October is the wettest month in Garfield with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.4 inches in Garfield means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.
March is the rainiest month in Garfield with 8.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 75.0 rainy days annually in Garfield, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Garfield means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Garfield with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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