Huntsville Metro Area, TX Climate

Huntsville, TX Metro Area has a mild climate overall due to its location in East Texas. The area experiences hot summers with temperatures reaching up to the 90s, and mild winters with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Average annual rainfall is around 48 inches, mostly during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is relatively light and uncommon but can occur from time to time. Humidity levels during the summer months are usually high, but low in winter. In general, Huntsville has a pleasant and comfortable climate year-round.

Huntsville Metro Area, Texas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huntsville Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Huntsville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntsville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 39
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.6 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the Huntsville metro area, 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 the Huntsville metro area with an average high temperature of 94.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the Huntsville metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Huntsville metro area are April, October and May.

In the Huntsville metro area, there are 89.0 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 Huntsville metro area with an average of 38.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the Huntsville metro area, there are 25.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the Huntsville metro area, 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 the Huntsville metro area 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.

June is the wettest month in the Huntsville metro area with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in the Huntsville metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in the Huntsville metro area with 8.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 85.5 rainy days annually in the Huntsville metro area, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the Huntsville metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the Huntsville metro area with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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