Karnes City, TX Climate


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Karnes City, TX has a typical subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters. Average temperatures in the summer are usually in the mid-80s and during the winter months they can reach into the low 50s. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year with an average of around 34 inches per year, most of which falls during the spring and summer months. The area is also prone to severe thunderstorms, hail, flash flooding, and occasional tornadoes.

Karnes City, Texas gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Karnes City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Karnes City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 57 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 40
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.3 Summer - 8.3 Winter
April, October and November are the most pleasant months in Karnes City, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKarnes City, TexasUnited States
  29.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  56.7 days106.2 days
  221 days205 days
  94.9°85.8°
  40.0°21.7°
  7.17
  6.24.3
  430 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 Karnes City with an average high temperature of 96.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Karnes City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Karnes City are April, November and March.
In Karnes City, there are 112.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Karnes City with an average of 40.0°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Karnes City, there are 18.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Karnes City, 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 Karnes City 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.
June is the wettest month in Karnes City with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.5 inches in Karnes City means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Karnes City with 5.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 56.7 rainy days annually in Karnes City, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring 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 0.3 inches in Karnes City means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Karnes City with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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