Bowie County, TX Climate

Bowie County, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. The area experiences occasional strong thunderstorms during the summer months while winter months are typically characterized by moderate temperatures and little rain. Average monthly temperatures range from 41ºF to 94ºF throughout the year and average yearly precipitation amounts reach about 38 inches. Bowie County is classified as a “D” on the Köppen-Geiger climate classification scale, indicating that it is located in a warmer part of the country that experiences all four seasons of weather annually.

Bowie County, Texas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

Bowie County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 33
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.5 Summer - 7.1 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Bowie 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 Bowie County with an average high temperature of 93.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Bowie County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bowie County are October, April and May.

In Bowie County, there are 72.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bowie County with an average of 33.3°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In Bowie County, there are 43.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Bowie 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 Bowie 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.

October is the wettest month in Bowie County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.4 inches in Bowie County means that it is one of the wettest places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in Bowie County with 8.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 86.2 rainy days annually in Bowie County, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.5 inches in Bowie County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Bowie County with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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