Plainview Metro Area, TX Climate

The climate in Plainview, TX Metro Area is hot and dry for most of the year. Summers are characterized by high temperatures reaching into the 90s and even 100s Fahrenheit, with only occasional showers or thunderstorms providing some relief from the heat. Winters tend to be milder, with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-30s to low-60s Fahrenheit and occasional snowfall. The area receives an average of 19 inches of rain annually, making it a semi-arid environment. Spring and autumn are quite pleasant, as temperatures are generally moderate during these months.

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

Plainview Metro Area averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 262 sunny days per year in Plainview Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plainview Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 61 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 24
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 6.8 Winter

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

July is the hottest month for the Plainview metro area with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the Plainview 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 Plainview metro area are May, October and September.

In the Plainview metro area, there are 60.7 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 Plainview metro area with an average of 23.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Plainview metro area, there are 105.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Plainview metro area, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the Plainview 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 Plainview metro area with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.5 inches in the Plainview metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the Plainview metro area with 7.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.2 rainy days. There are 61.3 rainy days annually in the Plainview metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.3 inches in the Plainview metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the Plainview metro area with 2.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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