Frio County, TX Climate

Frio, TX County has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of thirty-six inches per year. Summer temperatures often reach the mid to upper nineties, while winter temperatures rarely fall below freezing. Winters in Frio are generally mild and sunny, with occasional cold fronts bringing colder temperatures for short periods of time. Spring and fall are pleasant times of transition, when temperatures range from the mid-sixties to mid-eighties during the day and low sixties at night.

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

Frio County averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Frio County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frio 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.5 Summer - 8.5 Winter

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

Climate	Frio, Texas	United States
	25.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.2 in.	27.8 in.
	57.9 days	106.2 days
	224 days	205 days
	96.7°	85.8°
	39.5°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	6	4.3
	581 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.

August is the hottest month for Frio County with an average high temperature of 98.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Texas. In Frio County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Frio County are March, November and April.

In Frio County, there are 134.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Frio County with an average of 39.5°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In Frio County, there are 20.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In Frio County, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

Humidity in Frio County can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

June is the wettest month in Frio County with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.8 inches in Frio County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in Frio County with 5.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 57.9 rainy days annually in Frio County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Frio County means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Frio County with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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