Jeff Davis County, TX Climate

Jeff Davis County, TX has a climate that can best be described as semi-arid. The summers are long and hot with temperatures often reaching the upper 90s while the winters are mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Rainfall is sparse, averaging about 18 inches per year, and most of it comes during the summer months. What little snowfall does occur usually melts quickly due to the arid conditions. Despite these conditions, vegetation such as cactus and scrub brush thrive in this area.

Jeff Davis County, Texas gets 17 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jeff Davis County averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 274 sunny days per year in Jeff Davis County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jeff Davis County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 65 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 17 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jeff Davis County is 8.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.5 Summer - 7.5 Winter

September, April and October are the most pleasant months in Jeff Davis County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jeff Davis, Texas	United States
	16.7 in.	38.1 in.
	1.5 in.	27.8 in.
	64.7 days	106.2 days
	274 days	205 days
	87.8°	85.8°
	27.4°	21.7°
	8.3	7
	7.1	4.3
	4918 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.

June is the hottest month for Jeff Davis County with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In Jeff Davis County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jeff Davis County are April, October and September.

In Jeff Davis County, there are 44.4 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 Jeff Davis County with an average of 27.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Jeff Davis County, there are 83.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis 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 September.

July is the wettest month in Jeff Davis County with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 51% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.7 inches in Jeff Davis County means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

July is the rainiest month in Jeff Davis County with 9.8 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 64.7 rainy days annually in Jeff Davis County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 43% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.5 inches in Jeff Davis County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Jeff Davis County with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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