Vernon Metro Area, TX Climate

Vernon, TX Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The area is known for its thunderstorms and tornadoes during the summer months. Average annual precipitation is about 38 inches, while the average annual temperature is around 64 degrees Fahrenheit. July is usually the hottest month of the year, with temperatures reaching into the upper 90s during the day and mid 70s at night. Winters are generally mild throughout Vernon, rarely dipping below freezing overnight. Snowfall is uncommon in this region but can occur occasionally during winter months if temperatures are cold enough.

Vernon Metro Area, Texas gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vernon Metro Area averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Vernon Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vernon Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Vernon metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.4 Summer - 7.1 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Vernon 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.

July is the hottest month for the Vernon metro area with an average high temperature of 96.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the Vernon 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 Vernon metro area are October, April and May.

In the Vernon metro area, there are 97.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Vernon metro area with an average of 27.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Vernon metro area, there are 73.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Vernon metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the Vernon metro area but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the Vernon metro area.

June is the wettest month in the Vernon metro area with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.3 inches in the Vernon metro area means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the Vernon metro area with 6.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 59.7 rainy days annually in the Vernon metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in the Vernon metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the Vernon metro area with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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