Littlefield, TX Climate


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Littlefield, TX has a generally mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. Temperatures average around 70°F in the summer months, and drop to around 40°F during the winter. Precipitation is mostly light throughout the year, but there are occasional heavy downpours during the spring and summer months. Humidity levels tend to remain fairly low throughout much of the year.

Littlefield, Texas gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Littlefield averages 8 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 Littlefield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Littlefield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 59 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Littlefield is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.3 Summer - 6.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Littlefield, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 Littlefield with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In Littlefield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Littlefield are May, October and September.
In Littlefield, there are 62.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Littlefield with an average of 24.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Littlefield, there are 101.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Littlefield, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
Humidity in Littlefield 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.
June is the wettest month in Littlefield with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.2 inches in Littlefield means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Littlefield with 7.2 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.2 rainy days. There are 59.3 rainy days annually in Littlefield, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.7 inches in Littlefield means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Littlefield with 2.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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