Smithville, TX Climate

Smithville, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average daily high temperature in July is 93°F (33°C), while the average daily low temperature in January is 39°F (4°C). There are typically two periods of significant precipitation each year; one occurring from May to June and the other from October to November. Smithville experiences occasional thunderstorms throughout the year but rarely receives any snowfall.

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

Smithville averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 233 sunny days per year in Smithville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Smithville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 38
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Smithville is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

3.4 Summer - 7.9 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in Smithville, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Smithville, Texas	United States
	38.1 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	69.5 days	106.2 days
	233 days	205 days
	95.1°	85.8°
	37.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	6.1	4.3
	325 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 Smithville with an average high temperature of 96.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Smithville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Smithville are April, October and November.

In Smithville, there are 107.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Smithville with an average of 37.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Smithville, there are 28.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Smithville, 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 Smithville 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 Smithville with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in Smithville means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in Smithville with 6.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 69.5 rainy days annually in Smithville, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Smithville, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Texas. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Smithville.