Jones County, TX Climate

Jones, TX County has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from 48°F in January to 91°F in July. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, but heavier during late spring and early summer. Snowfall is rare in Jones, TX County, but can occur on occasion during the winter months. The area enjoys long days of sunshine throughout the year with an average of 255 sunny days per year.

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

Jones County averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Jones County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jones County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 56 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 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jones County is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.4 Summer - 7.4 Winter

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

Climate	Jones, Texas	United States
	25.6 in.	38.1 in.
	4.1 in.	27.8 in.
	55.9 days	106.2 days
	244 days	205 days
	95.9°	85.8°
	30.4°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5.8	4.3
	1690 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.

July is the hottest month for Jones County with an average high temperature of 95.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Jones County, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jones County are April, October and May.

In Jones County, there are 102.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jones County with an average of 30.4°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In Jones County, there are 58.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Jones County, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Jones County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Jones County.

June is the wettest month in Jones County with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.6 inches in Jones County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in Jones County with 6.2 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 55.9 rainy days annually in Jones County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.1 inches in Jones County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Jones County with 1.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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