Crosby County, TX Climate

Crosby, TX County has a warm and humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the 90s during the day. Winters are relatively mild, rarely dipping below freezing. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with spring months bringing the most rain to the area. The county is largely rural and agricultural in nature, though some suburban development has taken place in recent years. Crosby is located in Tornado Alley, so strong thunderstorms with possible tornadoes are common from May to September.

Crosby County, Texas gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crosby County averages 6 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 Crosby County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crosby County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 59 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 26
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Crosby County is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.8 Summer - 7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Crosby County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Crosby, Texas	United States
	21.1 in.	38.1 in.
	6.2 in.	27.8 in.
	59.3 days	106.2 days
	262 days	205 days
	92.5°	85.8°
	25.9°	21.7°
	8	7
	5.9	4.3
	2929 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 Crosby County with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Crosby County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crosby County are October, April and May.

In Crosby County, there are 75.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crosby County with an average of 25.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Crosby County, there are 87.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Crosby County, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in Crosby County 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 Crosby County with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.1 inches in Crosby County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in Crosby County with 7.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 59.3 rainy days annually in Crosby County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.2 inches in Crosby County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Crosby County with 2.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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