Balcones Heights, TX Climate


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Balcones Heights, TX has a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The temperature in the summer months generally averages in the high 80s and 90s Fahrenheit while the winter temperatures average in the low to mid 50s. The humidity level is usually high throughout most of the year, making it quite uncomfortable during summer months. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year but is more prevalent in spring and fall months. Winters can be dry, but snowfall is rare in Balcones Heights, TX.

Balcones Heights, Texas gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Balcones Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Balcones Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 41
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Balcones Heights is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

3 Summer - 8.1 Winter
April, October and November are the most pleasant months in Balcones Heights, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBalcones Heights, TexasUnited States
  32.6 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  84.3 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  94.4°85.8°
  40.5°21.7°
  77
  6.34.3
  833 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 Balcones Heights with an average high temperature of 96.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Balcones Heights, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Balcones Heights are April, October and March.
In Balcones Heights, there are 105.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Balcones Heights with an average of 40.5°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Balcones Heights, there are 16.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Balcones Heights, 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 Balcones Heights 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 Balcones Heights with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.6 inches in Balcones Heights means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.
March is the rainiest month in Balcones Heights with 9.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 84.3 rainy days annually in Balcones Heights, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Balcones Heights means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Balcones Heights with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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