Cottonwood Shores, TX Climate


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United States / Texas / No Metro Area / Burnet County / Cottonwood Shores / Zip Codes
Cottonwood Shores, TX is located in the Hill Country region of Texas, and has a mild climate year-round. Summers can be hot and humid but are often cooled down by afternoon thunderstorms that bring rain. Winters are generally mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Spring and fall are pleasant times of the year in Cottonwood Shores with temperatures ranging between the mid 40s to high 80s depending on the time of day. The area experiences all four seasons and gets an average amount of rainfall throughout the year.

Cottonwood Shores, Texas gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Cottonwood Shores. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cottonwood Shores gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 35
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cottonwood Shores is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

4.7 Summer - 7.8 Winter
April, October and March are the most pleasant months in Cottonwood Shores, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCottonwood Shores, TexasUnited States
  31.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  62.5 days106.2 days
  228 days205 days
  95.0°85.8°
  34.8°21.7°
  7.47
  5.94.3
  837 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 Cottonwood Shores with an average high temperature of 95.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Cottonwood Shores, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cottonwood Shores are April, October and March.
In Cottonwood Shores, there are 101.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cottonwood Shores with an average of 34.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.
In Cottonwood Shores, there are 39.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Cottonwood Shores, 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 Cottonwood Shores can be sticky during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are June, July and August. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.
June is the wettest month in Cottonwood Shores with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.5 inches in Cottonwood Shores means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
March is the rainiest month in Cottonwood Shores with 6.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 62.5 rainy days annually in Cottonwood Shores, 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 Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Cottonwood Shores means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Cottonwood Shores with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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