Lubbock Metro Area, TX Climate

The climate in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area is generally hot and dry. During the summer months, high temperatures average around 95 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The city experiences low humidity which helps to keep temperatures a bit cooler during the afternoons. Winters are mild with temperatures averaging in the 40s and 50s during the daytime and dropping into the 20s at night. Rainfall is sparse throughout the year with most of it received from April through October. This allows for very long growing seasons for agriculture that makes this area known as one of America's top farming regions.

Lubbock Metro Area, Texas gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lubbock Metro Area averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 267 sunny days per year in Lubbock Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lubbock Metro Area 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Lubbock metro area is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.9 Summer - 7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Lubbock metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lubbock, Texas	United States
	20.3 in.	38.1 in.
	6.8 in.	27.8 in.
	59.3 days	106.2 days
	267 days	205 days
	92.0°	85.8°
	25.7°	21.7°
	8	7
	5.8	4.3
	3080 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 the Lubbock metro area with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the Lubbock metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Lubbock metro area are October, April and May.

In the Lubbock metro area, there are 72.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Lubbock metro area with an average of 25.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Lubbock metro area, there are 90.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Lubbock metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the Lubbock metro area is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the Lubbock metro area with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.3 inches in the Lubbock metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the Lubbock metro area with 7.1 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 59.3 rainy days annually in the Lubbock metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.8 inches in the Lubbock metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the Lubbock metro area with 2.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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