Lufkin Metro Area, TX Climate

The climate in Lufkin, TX Metro Area is generally mild with hot summers and cool winters. The average temperature for summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters can be quite mild, with snowfall rarely occurring. Precipitation is common throughout the year with an average of over 4 inches per month from April to October and slightly less in November through March. Humidity levels stay fairly constant throughout the year, making it generally comfortable all year round.

Lufkin Metro Area, Texas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Lufkin Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lufkin Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 37
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.2 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the Lufkin metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lufkin, Texas	United States
	51.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.2 in.	27.8 in.
	93.2 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	92.7°	85.8°
	36.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.8	4.3
	228 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 the Lufkin metro area with an average high temperature of 93.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the Lufkin 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 Lufkin metro area are April, October and May.

In the Lufkin metro area, there are 80.8 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 Lufkin metro area with an average of 36.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the Lufkin metro area, there are 35.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the Lufkin 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 Lufkin 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.

November is the wettest month in the Lufkin metro area with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.2 inches in the Lufkin metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Texas.

January is the rainiest month in the Lufkin metro area with 9.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 93.2 rainy days annually in the Lufkin metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in the Lufkin metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in the Lufkin metro area with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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