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United States / Texas / Fredericksburg Metro Area / Gillespie County / Harper / Zip Codes
Harper, TX is located in the Texas Hill Country and has a moderate climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from the mid 50s to the low 90s throughout the year, with an annual average of about 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, but more common during the summer months, with annual precipitation of about 27 inches. The area gets most of its rainfall from thunderstorms that move through during warm weather months.

Harper, Texas gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Harper. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harper gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 33
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harper is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.6 Summer - 7.7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Harper, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHarper, TexasUnited States
  29.3 in.38.1 in.
  0.4 in.27.8 in.
  57.7 days106.2 days
  224 days205 days
  91.9°85.8°
  32.8°21.7°
  87
  6.34.3
  2054 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 Harper with an average high temperature of 93.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Harper, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harper are April, October and May.
In Harper, there are 75.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Harper with an average of 32.8°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Harper, there are 54.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Harper, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Harper but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. June is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. June, July and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Harper.
May is the wettest month in Harper with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.3 inches in Harper means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Harper with 6.1 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 57.7 rainy days annually in Harper, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.4 inches in Harper means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Harper with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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