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United States / Texas / Rio Grande City-Roma Metro Area / Starr County / Hilltop (Starr County) / Zip Codes
Hilltop (Starr County), TX has a mild subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 90°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 50°F. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of about 28 inches per year. There are occasional cold fronts that bring cooler weather during the winter months, which typically last just a few days at a time. The humidity levels remain fairly consistent throughout the year and can be quite high at times.

Hilltop (Starr County), Texas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hilltop (Starr County) 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 Hilltop (Starr County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hilltop (Starr County) 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 Hilltop (Starr County) 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 Hilltop (Starr County), 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 Hilltop (Starr County) with an average high temperature of 99.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Texas. In Hilltop (Starr County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hilltop (Starr County) are November, February and March.
In Hilltop (Starr County), 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 Hilltop (Starr County) with an average of 47.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Texas.
In Hilltop (Starr County), there are 3.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Hilltop (Starr County), 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 Hilltop (Starr County) 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 Hilltop (Starr County) 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 Hilltop (Starr County) means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
September is the rainiest month in Hilltop (Starr County) 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 Hilltop (Starr County), 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 Hilltop (Starr County) means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Hilltop (Starr County) with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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