Mansfield, TX Climate


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Mansfield, TX has a temperate climate that is typical of the region's semi-arid climate. The summers are long and hot, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s during the day and only dropping to the 70s at night. Winters are short and mild, with temperatures usually staying in the 50s during the day and dipping down to freezing at night. Precipitation is low but steady throughout the year, averaging around 34 inches annually.

Mansfield, Texas gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mansfield averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Mansfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mansfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 73 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 34
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mansfield is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

4.3 Summer - 7.5 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Mansfield, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMansfield, TexasUnited States
  38.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.6 in.27.8 in.
  73.0 days106.2 days
  229 days205 days
  94.7°85.8°
  33.6°21.7°
  7.27
  5.74.3
  604 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 Mansfield with an average high temperature of 95.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Mansfield, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mansfield are October, April and May.
In Mansfield, there are 89.5 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 Mansfield with an average of 33.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Mansfield, there are 40.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Mansfield, 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 Mansfield 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.
October is the wettest month in Mansfield with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in Mansfield means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Mansfield with 8.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 73.0 rainy days annually in Mansfield, 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 0.6 inches in Mansfield means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Mansfield with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 3 years ago

Be careful moving to this town, they build new houses and schools very close to active gas wells. Over 50 active gas wells in this town, some homes are few hundred feet  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Mansfield about 18 years. It has grown a lot but I believe they’re doing pretty good with keeping up with the number of people except possibly the traffic  More

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Over 6 years ago

Was a nice place 9 yrs ago over crowed for such a small area and property taxes are very high. Average 1 bedroom apt 1200 two bedroom 1700 my home cost 226000 i pay  More

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