Panola County, TX Climate

Panola, TX County has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and muggy with temperatures typically reaching the upper 80s to lower 90s. Winters are cold with temperatures reaching the lower 40s at night and high 50s during the day. On average, Panola receives 42 inches of rain per year. Due to its location in East Texas, Panola is prone to severe weather such as thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes, and occasional tropical cyclones from the Gulf of Mexico.

Panola County, Texas gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Panola County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Panola County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 36
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.1 Summer - 7.4 Winter

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

Climate	Panola, Texas	United States
	51.6 in.	38.1 in.
	0.7 in.	27.8 in.
	92.9 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	93.2°	85.8°
	35.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.5	4.3
	288 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 Panola County with an average high temperature of 93.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Panola County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Panola County are October, April and May.

In Panola County, there are 82.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Panola County with an average of 35.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Panola County, there are 36.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Panola County, 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 Panola County 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.

December is the wettest month in Panola County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.6 inches in Panola County means that it is one of the wettest places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in Panola County with 9.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 92.9 rainy days annually in Panola County, which is one of the rainiest places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.7 inches in Panola County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Panola County with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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