F 7 Mean Per Year 31. Air-conditioning is recommended for maximum comfort.
Daytime temperatures are moderate, and nights are cool.
Are southeasterly to south-southeasterly throughout the year, peaking in May and again in September. Averages 309 days, with frost-free period running from February 9 to December 15. Oil, gas and petrochemical production contribute to the economy, which is further diversified among tourism, area retailing, seaport activity, farming, ranching and operations of a Naval Air Station and Army Depot. Water is another important factor. The county is the center of agribusiness activity for the Coastal Bend region.