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United States / Texas / No Metro Area / Fisher County / Rotan / Zip Codes
Rotan, TX is situated in the lower coastal plains region of Texas and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures ranging between 80-95 degrees Fahrenheit and mild to cool winters with temperatures between 45-65 degrees Fahrenheit. This area receives an average annual rainfall of 32 inches, with most occurring in the spring and early summer months. Rotan has relatively mild weather year-round but can experience occasional extreme weather conditions such as heavy rains, flash floods, hail storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.

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

Rotan averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 245 sunny days per year in Rotan. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rotan gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 46 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 29
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateRotan, TexasUnited States
  24.4 in.38.1 in.
  3.8 in.27.8 in.
  46.4 days106.2 days
  245 days205 days
  95.2°85.8°
  29.1°21.7°
  7.87
  5.84.3
  1949 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 Rotan with an average high temperature of 95.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Rotan, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rotan are October, April and May.
In Rotan, there are 96.9 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 Rotan with an average of 29.1°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Rotan, there are 67.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Rotan, 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 acceptable in Rotan but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Rotan.
May is the wettest month in Rotan with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.4 inches in Rotan means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Rotan with 5.5 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 2.4 rainy days. There are 46.4 rainy days annually in Rotan, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.8 inches in Rotan means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Rotan with 1.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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