Karnes County, TX Climate

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Karnes County, Texas gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Karnes County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Karnes County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 59 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.3 Summer - 8.3 Winter

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

August is the hottest month for Karnes County with an average high temperature of 96.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Karnes County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Karnes County are April, November and March.

In Karnes County, there are 112.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Karnes County with an average of 40.3°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In Karnes County, there are 18.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In Karnes 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 Karnes 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 Karnes County with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.3 inches in Karnes County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in Karnes County with 5.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 59.1 rainy days annually in Karnes County, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Karnes County means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Karnes County with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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