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United States / Texas / Rio Grande City-Roma Metro Area / Starr County / El Chaparral / Zip Codes
El Chaparral, TX enjoys a warm and sunny climate year-round. The area experiences very mild winters with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing, and summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s. Due to the low humidity in the region, it is usually quite comfortable despite the high temperatures. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year in El Chaparral, ensuring lush vegetation and plenty of outdoor activities for residents to enjoy.

El Chaparral, Texas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

El Chaparral 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 El Chaparral. The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Chaparral 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 98 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 47
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for El Chaparral is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Texas.

1.5 Summer - 9 Winter
November, March and February are the most pleasant months in El Chaparral, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 El Chaparral with an average high temperature of 99.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Texas. In El Chaparral, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for El Chaparral are November, February and March.
In El Chaparral, there are 170.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for El Chaparral with an average of 47.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Texas.
In El Chaparral, there are 3.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.
In El Chaparral, 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 El Chaparral can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in July and June. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.
September is the wettest month in El Chaparral with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 36% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.5 inches in El Chaparral means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
September is the rainiest month in El Chaparral with 7.0 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 56.6 rainy days annually in El Chaparral, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in El Chaparral means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in El Chaparral with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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