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United States / Texas / No Metro Area / Pecos County / Imperial / Zip Codes
Imperial, TX has a warm semi-arid climate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to the high 90s, and winters are mild with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Precipitation is low year round, with an average of 33 inches annually. Imperial receives more sunshine than most other areas in Texas due to the surrounding mountains that block some of the moisture from the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. This makes for a very enjoyable climate for outdoor activities throughout the year!

Imperial, Texas gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Imperial averages 1 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 Imperial. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Imperial gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 35 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 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Imperial is 7.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.4 Summer - 7.7 Winter
October, April and March are the most pleasant months in Imperial, while July and June 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.

July is the hottest month for Imperial with an average high temperature of 96.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Imperial, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Imperial are October, April and March.
In Imperial, there are 121.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Imperial with an average of 28.9°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Imperial, there are 68.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Imperial, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Imperial but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Imperial with 1.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.9 inches in Imperial means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Imperial with 3.9 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 1.7 rainy days. There are 35.3 rainy days annually in Imperial, 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 1.1 inches in Imperial means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Imperial with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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