Shelby County, TX Climate

Shelby County, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summers are long and humid, with temperatures reaching the mid-90s during the day and the upper 70s at night. Winters are mild but can be quite cold at night with temperatures dipping into the 20s or 30s. The area also receives about 34 inches of rain a year, mainly in the warmer months between April and October. Snowfall is not common in Shelby County, although occasionally flurries do occur in winter months.

Shelby County, Texas gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shelby County averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Shelby County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shelby County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Shelby County is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

4.1 Summer - 7.4 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Shelby 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 Shelby County with an average high temperature of 94.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Shelby County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shelby County are October, April and May.

In Shelby County, there are 86.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shelby County with an average of 35.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Shelby County, there are 40.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In Shelby 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 Shelby County can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

December is the wettest month in Shelby County with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.0 inches in Shelby County means that it is one of the wettest places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in Shelby County with 9.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 100.5 rainy days annually in Shelby County, which is one of the rainiest places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Shelby County means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Shelby County with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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