30-year climate normals

Hopkins County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

94.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 34.0°F.

Hopkins County gets 46.5" of precipitation a year, and 29% of it falls in Oct, Nov, Dec.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	55.2°	34.0°	3.30"
February	59.5°	37.8°	3.63"
March	67.0°	45.2°	4.43"
April	74.9°	52.4°	4.31"
May	82.4°	62.2°	4.30"
June	89.9°	70.5°	4.27"
July	94.2°	73.9°	3.03"
August	94.9°	73.1°	2.92"
September	88.9°	65.8°	2.96"
October	78.2°	54.3°	4.90"
November	66.3°	44.1°	3.98"
December	57.3°	36.1°	4.47"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Oct, Nov, Dec).

January 3.30"

February 3.63"

March 4.43"

April 4.31"

May 4.30"

June 4.27"

July 3.03"

August 2.92"

September 2.96"

October 4.90"

November 3.98"

December 4.47"

Annual total 46.5"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 2,517

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,514

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $414

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $145

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Hopkins County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Hopkins County?

Hopkins County averages a high of 94.9°F in August and a low of 34.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 46.5 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Hopkins County?

The wettest stretch is Oct, Nov, Dec, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Hopkins County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 94.9°F. That drives 2,517 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Hopkins County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Hopkins County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX US (USC00418743), 3.6 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Texas residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.