Baylor County, TX Climate

Baylor, TX County has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 80°F (27°C) while the average winter temperature is between 45 and 55°F (7-13°C). Precipitation in Baylor County is quite high, with an average of 33 inches (84 cm) of rain per year. The area also gets around 3 inches (7.6 cm) of snow annually. Along with the usual northeastern Texas winds that blow through the area, Baylor County experiences storms throughout the year including occasional thunderstorms.

Baylor County, Texas gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Baylor County averages 2 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 Baylor County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Baylor County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 57 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Baylor County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.2 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Baylor County, 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 Baylor County with an average high temperature of 96.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Baylor County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Baylor County are October, April and May.

In Baylor County, there are 99.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Baylor County with an average of 28.8°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In Baylor County, there are 64.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Baylor 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 Baylor 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, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Baylor County.

June is the wettest month in Baylor County with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.1 inches in Baylor County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in Baylor County with 6.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 57.1 rainy days annually in Baylor County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.1 inches in Baylor County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Baylor County with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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