Gaines County, TX Climate


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Gaines County, Texas has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cool winters. The average temperatures in the winter months range from 64 degrees Fahrenheit during the day to 38 degrees Fahrenheit at night. During the summer, temperatures reach up to an average of 92 degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime and drop down to around 62 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Rainfall is fairly sparse throughout the year, with an annual average of only about 17 inches falling throughout Gaines County annually. There is a noticeable lack of humidity in the area, which generally makes for comfortable summers and mild winters.

Gaines County, Texas gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gaines County averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Gaines County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gaines County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 51 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 28
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 7.2 Winter
October, September and April are the most pleasant months in Gaines 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 Gaines County with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Gaines County, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gaines County are April, October and May.
In Gaines County, there are 83.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gaines County with an average of 27.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Gaines County, there are 79.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In Gaines 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 Gaines 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.
September is the wettest month in Gaines County with 2.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.3 inches in Gaines County means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Gaines County with 5.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 50.7 rainy days annually in Gaines County, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.9 inches in Gaines County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Gaines County with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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