Gatesville, TX Climate


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Gatesville, TX has a warm and temperate climate year round. Summers are generally hot and humid while winters are generally mild and wet. During the summer months, temperatures typically range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and drop to around 60 degrees at night. During the winter months, temperatures usually stay between 40 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit during the day with lows ranging from 30 to 45 degrees at night. Rainfall is fairly common throughout the year with an average of about 37 inches annually.

Gatesville, Texas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Gatesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gatesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gatesville is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

4.7 Summer - 7.6 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Gatesville, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGatesville, TexasUnited States
  34.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  69.8 days106.2 days
  231 days205 days
  94.1°85.8°
  34.5°21.7°
  7.37
  5.54.3
  807 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 Gatesville with an average high temperature of 95.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Gatesville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gatesville are October, April and May.
In Gatesville, there are 88.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gatesville with an average of 34.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Gatesville, there are 39.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Gatesville, 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 Gatesville can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.
June is the wettest month in Gatesville with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.1 inches in Gatesville means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.
March is the rainiest month in Gatesville with 7.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 69.8 rainy days annually in Gatesville, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Gatesville means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Gatesville with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Gatesville is a quiet, quaint town that fell off a Norman Rockwell painting at first glance but look harder and the scene is a bit different. The homes are dreadfully  More

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Over 13 years ago

I just got back from visiting Missouri for 4 days. Anyone moving in needs to know about the weather here at night it got down to the low 90's mid80's and into the 100s  More

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Over 18 years ago

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