Wellington, TX Climate


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United States / Texas / No Metro Area / Collingsworth County / Wellington / Zip Codes
Wellington, TX is located in the northern region of the Texas Panhandle and has a semi-arid climate. Summers are hot and dry, while winters are mild with occasional cold spells. Average high temperatures range from 86°F (30°C) in July to 44°F (6°C) in January. Average low temperatures range from 65°F (18°C) in July to 22°F (-5.5°C) in January. Rainfall averages around 16 inches per year, most of which falls during the spring and summer months. Snowfall occurs rarely, usually only once or twice a year.

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

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

On average, there are 262 sunny days per year in Wellington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wellington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 50 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 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
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 Wellington is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

6.5 Summer - 7.1 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Wellington, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWellington, TexasUnited States
  23.5 in.38.1 in.
  4.0 in.27.8 in.
  50.2 days106.2 days
  262 days205 days
  96.2°85.8°
  25.9°21.7°
  7.77
  5.84.3
  2031 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 Wellington with an average high temperature of 96.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Wellington, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wellington are October, April and May.
In Wellington, there are 93.2 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 Wellington with an average of 25.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Wellington, there are 84.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Wellington, there are 0.2 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 Wellington 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 Wellington.
June is the wettest month in Wellington with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.5 inches in Wellington means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Wellington with 6.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 50.2 rainy days annually in Wellington, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.0 inches in Wellington means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Wellington with 1.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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