Zip 79603 (Abilene, TX) Climate

79603 Abilene, TX has a semi-arid climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The hottest months are typically June, July, and August, when temperatures can soar to over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. December is usually the coldest month of the year, when temperatures drop to an average of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is scarce in most years and snowfall is rare. Springtime can be especially windy, with gusts often reaching up to 25 miles per hour.

Abilene (zip 79603), Texas gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Abilene (zip 79603) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Abilene (zip 79603). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Abilene (zip 79603) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 32
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79603 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.5 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 79603 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Abilene, Texas	United States
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	94.8°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 79603 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 79603 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 79603 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79603 zip code, there are 95.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79603 zip code with an average of 31.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79603 zip code, there are 52.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79603 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 79603 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 79603 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 79603 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.8 inches in the 79603 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 79603 zip code with 6.4 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 57.9 rainy days annually in the 79603 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.7 inches in the 79603 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79603 zip code with 1.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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