Fort Stockton, TX Climate

Fort Stockton, TX has a semi-arid climate characterized by hot summers and mild to cool winters. During the summer months, temperatures can get as high as 100°F with low humidity, while during the winter months temperatures usually stay above freezing and rarely ever drop below 20°F. Average rainfall in the area is 15 inches per year, making it one of the driest places in Texas. Snowfall is also minimal in this region with only a few days of light snowfall each year.

Fort Stockton, Texas gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Stockton averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 263 sunny days per year in Fort Stockton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Stockton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 43 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 34
Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Stockton is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.7 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in Fort Stockton, while July and June are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fort Stockton, Texas	United States
	14.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.9 in.	27.8 in.
	43.1 days	106.2 days
	263 days	205 days
	94.7°	85.8°
	33.6°	21.7°
	8.1	7
	5.7	4.3
	2972 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 Fort Stockton with an average high temperature of 94.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Fort Stockton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Stockton are October, April and March.

In Fort Stockton, there are 114.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Stockton with an average of 33.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In Fort Stockton, there are 40.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Fort Stockton, 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 Fort Stockton is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

August is the wettest month in Fort Stockton with 2.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 14.9 inches in Fort Stockton means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

September is the rainiest month in Fort Stockton with 4.8 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 43.1 rainy days annually in Fort Stockton, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.9 inches in Fort Stockton means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Fort Stockton with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.