Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Winkler County Airport United States

At Winkler County Airport, the summers are long and sweltering; the winters are short, cold, and snowy; and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 30°F to 98°F and is rarely below 20°F or above 106°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Winkler County Airport for hot-weather activities is from early June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 11 to September 13, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year at Winkler County Airport is July, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F.

The cold season lasts for 2.8 months, from November 22 to February 16, with an average daily high temperature below 67°F. The coldest month of the year at Winkler County Airport is January, with an average low of 31°F and high of 61°F.

At Winkler County Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Winkler County Airport begins around April 19 and lasts for 2.8 months, ending around July 14.

The clearest month of the year at Winkler County Airport is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 78% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around July 14 and lasts for 9.2 months, ending around April 19.

The cloudiest month of the year at Winkler County Airport is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 37% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Winkler County Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.8 months, from May 13 to October 6, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Winkler County Airport is September, with an average of 6.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.2 months, from October 6 to May 13. The month with the fewest wet days at Winkler County Airport is January, with an average of 1.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Winkler County Airport is September, with an average of 6.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 25% on September 7.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Winkler County Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from April 13 to November 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Winkler County Airport is September, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 12 to April 13. The month with the least rain at Winkler County Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day at Winkler County Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 4 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:46 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 24 minutes later at 8:10 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:48 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 14 minutes later at 9:02 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Winkler County Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Winkler County Airport experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from May 26 to October 3, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 4% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Winkler County Airport is July, with 4.6 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 10, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Winkler County Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from February 17 to July 20, with average wind speeds of more than 9.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Winkler County Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.9 months, from July 20 to February 17. The calmest month of the year at Winkler County Airport is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Winkler County Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 6.0 months, from May 6 to November 7, with a peak percentage of 66% on July 21. The wind is most often from the west for 6.0 months, from November 7 to May 6, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Winkler County Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Winkler County Airport for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to mid July and from mid August to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of May.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Winkler County Airport for hot-weather activities is from early June to late August, with a peak score in the first week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Winkler County Airport typically lasts for 7.4 months (226 days), from around March 26 to around November 8, rarely starting before March 2 or after April 17, and rarely ending before October 18 or after November 28.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Winkler County Airport should appear around January 29, only rarely appearing before January 20 or after February 11.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from April 8 to August 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Winkler County Airport is June, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 5 to February 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Winkler County Airport is December, with an average of 3.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Winkler County Airport are 31.783 deg latitude, -103.195 deg longitude, and 2,802 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Winkler County Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 69 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,813 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (285 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,437 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Winkler County Airport is covered by shrubs (88%) and grassland (12%), within 10 miles by shrubs (83%) and grassland (17%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (81%) and grassland (14%).