Olton, TX Climate


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United States / Texas / No Metro Area / Lamb County / Olton / Zip Codes
Olton, TX has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from the high 80s to low 90s while winter temperatures range from the mid-40s to mid-60s. Precipitation is fairly light throughout the year with an average of 18 inches falling annually. While humidity levels tend to stay relatively low most of the year, hot days during peak summer months can be quite humid due to the large amount of evaporation that occurs during this time.

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

Olton averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 266 sunny days per year in Olton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Olton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 6.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Olton, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOlton, TexasUnited States
  18.8 in.38.1 in.
  6.7 in.27.8 in.
  57.6 days106.2 days
  266 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  22.9°21.7°
  87
  5.64.3
  3612 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 Olton with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In Olton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Olton are May, September and October.
In Olton, there are 55.2 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 Olton with an average of 22.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Olton, there are 112.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Olton, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
Humidity in Olton 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 Olton with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January 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 18.8 inches in Olton means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Olton with 7.2 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 57.6 rainy days annually in Olton, 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.7 inches in Olton means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Olton with 2.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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