Wichita Falls Metro Area, TX Climate

The climate in the Wichita Falls Metro Area is generally hot and dry, with mild winters and hot summers. Summers are characterized by high temperatures that can reach over 90°F, with high humidity levels. Winters are typically mild but can bring occasional cold snaps, with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. The area is also known for its frequent thunderstorms during the summer months. The average annual precipitation is just over 30 inches of rain and snow combined, with most of it occurring during the spring and early summer months.

Wichita Falls Metro Area, Texas gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 248 sunny days per year in Wichita Falls Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wichita Falls Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 29
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Wichita Falls metro area is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.1 Summer - 7.2 Winter

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

Climate	Wichita Falls, Texas	United States
	30.9 in.	38.1 in.
	2.1 in.	27.8 in.
	62.8 days	106.2 days
	248 days	205 days
	96.5°	85.8°
	29.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.5	4.3
	1025 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 Wichita Falls metro area with an average high temperature of 96.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls metro area are October, April and May.

In the Wichita Falls metro area, there are 95.6 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 Wichita Falls metro area with an average of 29.1°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the Wichita Falls metro area, there are 63.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Wichita Falls metro area with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.9 inches in the Wichita Falls metro area means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the Wichita Falls metro area with 7.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 62.8 rainy days annually in the Wichita Falls 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.1 inches in the Wichita Falls metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the Wichita Falls metro area with 0.7 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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