Gregg County, TX Climate

Gregg County, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 81°F while the average winter temperature is about 51°F. Rainfall can be quite frequent throughout the year, with an annual average of about 44 inches. Snowfall does sometimes occur but is usually light and short-lived. The area gets most of its precipitation from late spring through mid-summer. This warm weather is well suited for outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, swimming, and camping.

Gregg County, Texas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gregg County averages 1 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 Gregg County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gregg County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gregg County is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

4 Summer - 7.4 Winter

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

Climate	Gregg, Texas	United States
	48.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.8 in.	27.8 in.
	92.4 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	93.7°	85.8°
	34.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.5	4.3
	332 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 Gregg County with an average high temperature of 94.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Gregg County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gregg County are October, April and May.

In Gregg County, there are 85.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gregg County with an average of 34.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Gregg County, there are 39.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Gregg 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 Gregg 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.

June is the wettest month in Gregg County with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.4 inches in Gregg County means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in Gregg County with 9.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 92.4 rainy days annually in Gregg County, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring 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 0.8 inches in Gregg County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Gregg County with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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