Briscoe County, TX Climate

Briscoe County, TX has a primarily arid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer high is around 96°F (36°C) and the average winter low is around 27°F (-3 °C). Precipitation in the area is sparse, averaging only 15 inches (38 cm) a year. Despite the lack of moisture, however, the county does experience some thunderstorms and tornadoes during spring months. The area also experiences occasional strong winds with gusts up to 40 mph (64 km/h).

Briscoe County, Texas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Briscoe County averages 7 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 Briscoe County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Briscoe County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 25
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Briscoe County is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.8 Summer - 7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Briscoe 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 Briscoe County with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Briscoe County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Briscoe County are May, October and April.

In Briscoe County, there are 70.5 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 Briscoe County with an average of 24.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Briscoe County, there are 98.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Briscoe County, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in Briscoe 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.

June is the wettest month in Briscoe County with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.0 inches in Briscoe County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in Briscoe County with 7.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 58.1 rainy days annually in Briscoe County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.4 inches in Briscoe County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Briscoe County with 2.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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