Taylor County, TX Climate

Taylor, TX County has a warm and humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The area is known for its mild temperatures throughout most of the year, though temperatures can reach the mid to high 90s during summer months. Average rainfall is around 36 inches per year, although it can vary from season to season. In addition to rain, Taylor experiences occasional snowfall in winter months. With an average of 231 sunny days each year, Taylor residents enjoy plenty of pleasant weather throughout the year.

Taylor County, Texas gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Taylor County averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Taylor County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Taylor 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Taylor County is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.8 Summer - 7.5 Winter

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

Climate	Taylor, Texas	United States
	26.2 in.	38.1 in.
	3.1 in.	27.8 in.
	58.6 days	106.2 days
	244 days	205 days
	94.5°	85.8°
	31.2°	21.7°
	7.7	7
	5.7	4.3
	2008 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 Taylor County with an average high temperature of 94.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Taylor County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Taylor County are October, April and May.

In Taylor County, there are 93.3 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 Taylor County with an average of 31.2°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In Taylor County, there are 54.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Taylor County, there are 0.1 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 Taylor County 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, June and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Taylor County.

June is the wettest month in Taylor County with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.2 inches in Taylor County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in Taylor County with 6.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 58.6 rainy days annually in Taylor County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.1 inches in Taylor County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Taylor County with 0.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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