Travis County, TX Climate

Travis, TX County experiences hot summers with temperatures often reaching the low 90s and cool winters with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-30s to high 50s. The area has a humid subtropical climate, meaning there is plenty of rain throughout most of the year. Precipitation is especially concentrated in the late spring and early summer months, with July usually being the wettest month. Thunderstorms are also quite common during these months. Snowfall is rare in Travis, TX County but can occasionally happen in winter months.

Travis County, Texas gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Travis County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Travis County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 38
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.7 Summer - 7.9 Winter

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

Climate	Travis, Texas	United States
	34.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.3 in.	27.8 in.
	79.0 days	106.2 days
	229 days	205 days
	95.1°	85.8°
	38.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	6	4.3
	717 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.

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

In Travis County, there are 105.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Travis County with an average of 38.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Travis County, there are 24.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Travis 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 Travis 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 Travis County with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.9 inches in Travis County means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

March is the rainiest month in Travis County with 8.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 79.0 rainy days annually in Travis County, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Travis County means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Travis County with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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