Kent County, TX Climate

Kent, TX County has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. On average, July is the hottest month in Kent, TX County with temperatures reaching up to 95°F. In contrast, January and February are usually the coldest months with temperatures can dropping below freezing. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with an annual amount of about 50 inches per year. Overall, the climate in Kent, TX County is relatively mild compared to other areas in Texas.

Kent County, Texas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kent County averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 250 sunny days per year in Kent County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kent County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 40 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 28
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kent County is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.9 Summer - 7.4 Winter

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

Climate	Kent, Texas	United States
	23.3 in.	38.1 in.
	2.8 in.	27.8 in.
	40.2 days	106.2 days
	250 days	205 days
	94.5°	85.8°
	27.5°	21.7°
	7.9	7
	6.1	4.3
	2111 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 Kent County with an average high temperature of 94.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Kent County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kent County are October, April and May.

In Kent County, there are 91.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kent County with an average of 27.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Kent County, there are 78.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In Kent 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 comfortable in Kent County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in Kent County with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.3 inches in Kent County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in Kent County with 5.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.0 rainy days. There are 40.2 rainy days annually in Kent County, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.8 inches in Kent County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Kent County with 1.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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