Amarillo Metro Area, TX Climate

The Amarillo, TX Metro Area has a semi-arid climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 76°F (24°C) during the day and 56°F (13°C) at night. Winters are generally mild, with an average temperature of 48°F (9°C). Rainfall is fairly light throughout the year, averaging just over 14 inches annually. Summers can be especially dry, with some years receiving less than 10 inches of rain. Despite the arid climate, there is still plenty of vegetation to be found in the area due to irrigation from nearby rivers and lakes.

Amarillo Metro Area, Texas gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Amarillo Metro Area averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 265 sunny days per year in Amarillo Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Amarillo 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Amarillo metro area is 7.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.2 Summer - 6.6 Winter

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

Climate	Amarillo, Texas	United States
	20.7 in.	38.1 in.
	14.8 in.	27.8 in.
	59.2 days	106.2 days
	265 days	205 days
	91.4°	85.8°
	21.7°	21.7°
	7.8	7
	5.6	4.3
	3374 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 Amarillo metro area with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the Amarillo 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 Amarillo metro area are May, September and October.

In the Amarillo metro area, there are 60.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Amarillo metro area with an average of 21.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Amarillo metro area, there are 118.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Amarillo metro area, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the Amarillo 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 Amarillo metro area with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.7 inches in the Amarillo metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the Amarillo metro area with 7.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 59.2 rainy days annually in the Amarillo metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 14.8 inches in the Amarillo metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the Amarillo metro area with 3.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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