Jayton, TX Climate


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United States / Texas / No Metro Area / Kent County / Jayton / Zip Codes
Jayton, TX has a humid subtropical climate. Summers in Jayton are hot and muggy with temperatures often reaching into the mid to upper 90s, and occasionally topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are mild to cool, with temperatures typically ranging from the 40s to the lower 60s. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year and snowfall is rare in this part of Texas. The average annual precipitation for Jayton is about 33 inches, with an average of 218 sunny days each year.

Jayton, Texas gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jayton averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 252 sunny days per year in Jayton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jayton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 39 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 28
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jayton is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.8 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Jayton, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJayton, TexasUnited States
  23.5 in.38.1 in.
  3.1 in.27.8 in.
  38.8 days106.2 days
  252 days205 days
  94.6°85.8°
  27.9°21.7°
  7.97
  6.14.3
  2005 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 Jayton with an average high temperature of 94.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Jayton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jayton are October, April and May.
In Jayton, there are 92.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jayton with an average of 27.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Jayton, there are 75.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Jayton, 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 Jayton but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Jayton with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.5 inches in Jayton means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Jayton with 5.0 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 1.9 rainy days. There are 38.8 rainy days annually in Jayton, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.1 inches in Jayton means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Jayton with 1.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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