Mineola, TX Climate

Mineola, TX has a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summers are usually humid with temperatures ranging from 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, while nights are typically cooler with temperatures dropping down to between 50 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are mild with average daytime highs between 40 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit and nighttime lows around 30 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly steady throughout the year, with summer months being slightly more prone to thunderstorms and rainfall.

Mineola, Texas gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Mineola. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mineola gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 33
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.4 Summer - 7.3 Winter

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

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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 Mineola with an average high temperature of 94.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Mineola, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mineola are October, April and May.

In Mineola, there are 78.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mineola with an average of 32.7°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In Mineola, there are 48.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Mineola, 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 Mineola can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

October is the wettest month in Mineola with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in Mineola means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in Mineola with 8.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 81.7 rainy days annually in Mineola, 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 Mineola means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Mineola with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.