West, TX Climate


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West, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and generally mild winters. The temperature in the summer months often reaches into the 90s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures rarely dip below freezing. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, although there are occasional periods of drought and higher rainfall during certain months. In terms of humidity, West, TX typically experiences high humidity levels throughout most of the year.

West, Texas gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 227 sunny days per year in West. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 35
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for West is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

3.9 Summer - 7.6 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in West, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest, TexasUnited States
  36.2 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  80.1 days106.2 days
  227 days205 days
  95.5°85.8°
  35.3°21.7°
  7.17
  5.54.3
  650 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 West with an average high temperature of 96.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In West, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West are April, October and May.
In West, there are 99.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for West with an average of 35.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.
In West, there are 34.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
In West, 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 West 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.
May is the wettest month in West with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in West means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.
March is the rainiest month in West with 8.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 80.1 rainy days annually in West, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in West means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in West with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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