Bailey County, TX Climate

Bailey, TX county has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high in summer is around 90°F while the average low is around 70°F. In winter, the average high is around 65°F and the average low is near 40°F. Rainfall averages about 35 inches annually with most of it concentrated during the spring months. Snowfall is very rare in this area, though light snow does sometimes occur during winter months.

Bailey County, Texas gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bailey 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 Bailey County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bailey County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 54 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 6.9 Winter

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

July is the hottest month for Bailey County with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In Bailey County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bailey County are October, April and May.

In Bailey County, there are 70.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bailey County with an average of 21.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Bailey County, there are 118.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Bailey County, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in Bailey 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.

August is the wettest month in Bailey County with 2.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.5 inches in Bailey County means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in Bailey County with 7.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.5 rainy days. There are 54.2 rainy days annually in Bailey County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.2 inches in Bailey County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Bailey County with 1.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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