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Texas' weather varies widely, from arid in the west to humid in the east. The huge expanse of Texas encompasses several regions with distinctly different climates: Northern Plains, Trans-Pecos Region, Texas Hill Country, Piney Woods, and South Texas.
It occupies much of far West Texas, the middle to lower Rio Grande Valley and the lower Pecos Valley in New Mexico, and a portion of southeastern Arizona, as well as the central and northern portions of the Mexican Plateau.
The climatic descriptions of the regions delineated on the map are given below: The eastern third of Texas has a Subtropical Humid climate that is most noted for warm summers. The central third of Texas has a Subtropical Subhumid climate characterized by hot summers and dry winters.
Based on Ecoregions developed by the EPA this map describe areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources, as well as similarity of climate that can assist Texas gardenders.
Generally, Texas is divided into 10 natural regions or ecoregions: the Piney Woods, the Gulf Prairies and marshes, the Post Oak Savanah, the Blackland Prairies, the Cross Timbers, the South Texas Plains, the Edwards Plateau, the Rolling Plains, the High Plains, and the Trans-Pecos.
30 gru 2022 · The Chihuahuan Desert is an ecoregion that covers areas of northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S., including west Texas, parts of New Mexico, and southern Arizona. It is named after the Mexican state of Chihuahua, which contains the desert's largest area.
Neatly ringed by massive mountain ranges and nourished by precious springs, the Chihuahuan Desert is the largest North American desert and the most biologically diverse in the Western Hemisphere. It spans the Trans-Pecos area of Texas, large parts of southern New Mexico, a slice of Arizona and large portions of several Mexican states.
