Ricardo, TX Climate

Ricardo, TX has a subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Temperatures range from an average high of 81°F (27°C) in July to an average low of 55°F (13°C) in January. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with the highest precipitation occurring in late summer and early fall. The area averages around 33 inches of rain per year as well as occasional thunderstorms.

Ricardo, Texas gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ricardo averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 223 sunny days per year in Ricardo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ricardo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 45
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ricardo is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2.2 Summer - 8.8 Winter

April, March and November are the most pleasant months in Ricardo, while August and July 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 Ricardo with an average high temperature of 95.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Ricardo, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ricardo are March, November and April.

In Ricardo, there are 123.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ricardo with an average of 45.2°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In Ricardo, there are 7.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In Ricardo, 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 Ricardo can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in July and August. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

September is the wettest month in Ricardo with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 35% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.0 inches in Ricardo means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

September is the rainiest month in Ricardo with 8.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 70.3 rainy days annually in Ricardo, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Ricardo means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in Ricardo with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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