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United States / Texas / Amarillo Metro Area / Carson County / Skellytown / Zip Codes
Skellytown, TX has a hot and humid climate. During the summer months temperatures often reach over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The humidity can be oppressive during the summer months making it feel much hotter than the actual temperature. Winters are much milder with temperatures often reaching into the 40s and 50s. Rainfall is relatively even throughout the year with approximately 42 inches per year.

Skellytown, Texas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Skellytown averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 260 sunny days per year in Skellytown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Skellytown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 6.6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Skellytown, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSkellytown, TexasUnited States
  22.9 in.38.1 in.
  17.9 in.27.8 in.
  68.5 days106.2 days
  260 days205 days
  93.0°85.8°
  24.8°21.7°
  7.87
  5.94.3
  3235 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 Skellytown with an average high temperature of 93.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Skellytown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Skellytown are May, October and September.
In Skellytown, there are 71.2 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 Skellytown with an average of 24.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Skellytown, there are 96.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Skellytown, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
Humidity in Skellytown 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 Skellytown with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.9 inches in Skellytown means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Skellytown with 8.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 68.5 rainy days annually in Skellytown, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.9 inches in Skellytown means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Skellytown with 4.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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