Jacksonville Metro Area, TX Climate

The Jacksonville, TX Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Temperatures average between 80-90°F in the summertime and in the 40s during wintertime. The highest temperature ever recorded was 111°F in August of 2000, and the lowest temperature ever recorded was -2°F in January of 1949. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of 40 inches of rainfall a year.

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

Jacksonville Metro Area averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Jacksonville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jacksonville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 36
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Jacksonville metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

4.5 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville metro area with an average high temperature of 93.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the Jacksonville metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Jacksonville metro area are October, April and May.

In the Jacksonville metro area, there are 75.2 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 Jacksonville metro area with an average of 35.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the Jacksonville metro area, there are 35.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville 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.

October is the wettest month in the Jacksonville metro area with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in the Jacksonville metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in the Jacksonville metro area with 8.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 82.5 rainy days annually in the Jacksonville 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 Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

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

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