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United States / Texas / No Metro Area / Collingsworth County / Dodson / Zip Codes
Dodson, TX has a hot and humid subtropical climate. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s during the day and rarely dropping below 70°F at night. Winters are mild with temperatures in the 50s and 60s during the day. Rainfall is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year, with summer months seeing slightly more precipitation than winter months. The area is prone to thunderstorms, but these typically occur in late spring and early summer.

Dodson, Texas gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dodson averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Dodson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dodson gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 56 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dodson is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

6.2 Summer - 7.1 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Dodson, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDodson, TexasUnited States
  25.0 in.38.1 in.
  3.7 in.27.8 in.
  55.5 days106.2 days
  261 days205 days
  96.8°85.8°
  25.7°21.7°
  7.67
  5.84.3
  1791 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.

July is the hottest month for Dodson with an average high temperature of 96.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Dodson, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dodson are October, April and May.
In Dodson, there are 97.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dodson with an average of 25.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Dodson, there are 84.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Dodson, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Dodson but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Dodson.
June is the wettest month in Dodson with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.0 inches in Dodson means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Dodson with 6.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 55.5 rainy days annually in Dodson, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.7 inches in Dodson means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Dodson with 1.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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