Mitchell County, TX Climate

Mitchell County, TX has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and warm, humid summers. Average temperatures range from 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. The area receives an average of 38 inches of precipitation per year, mostly in the form of rain showers during the summer months. Snowfall is infrequent but does occur on occasion in winter months. Summers are usually hot and sticky, with high humidity making it feel even warmer than it already is.

Mitchell County, Texas gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 249 sunny days per year in Mitchell County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mitchell County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 50 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 29
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 7.4 Winter

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

Climate	Mitchell, Texas	United States
	21.5 in.	38.1 in.
	2.2 in.	27.8 in.
	49.5 days	106.2 days
	249 days	205 days
	94.6°	85.8°
	29.0°	21.7°
	7.9	7
	5.7	4.3
	2183 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 Mitchell County with an average high temperature of 94.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Mitchell County, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mitchell County are October, April and May.

In Mitchell County, there are 96.6 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 Mitchell County with an average of 29.0°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In Mitchell County, there are 67.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County.

June is the wettest month in Mitchell County with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.5 inches in Mitchell County means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in Mitchell County with 5.4 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 49.5 rainy days annually in Mitchell County, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.2 inches in Mitchell County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. November is the snowiest month in Mitchell County with 0.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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