Cushing, TX Climate


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Cushing, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature ranges from the low 60s to the mid-90s during the summer months, with occasional heat waves. In the winter, temperatures range from the mid-30s to low 70s and there are occasional cold spells. The area receives an average annual precipitation total of around 40 inches, including some snowfall in late December and January. Cushing experiences thunderstorms on a regular basis during the warmer months and occasionally some severe weather such as tornados or hail storms.

Cushing, Texas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Cushing. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cushing gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 36
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.4 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Cushing, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCushing, TexasUnited States
  48.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  86.9 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  92.4°85.8°
  35.7°21.7°
  7.17
  5.44.3
  410 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 Cushing with an average high temperature of 93.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Cushing, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cushing are October, April and May.
In Cushing, there are 75.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cushing with an average of 35.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.
In Cushing, there are 36.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
In Cushing, 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 Cushing can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
October is the wettest month in Cushing with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.4 inches in Cushing means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
December is the rainiest month in Cushing with 8.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 86.9 rainy days annually in Cushing, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Cushing means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Cushing with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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