Zip 79699 (Abilene, TX) Climate

79699 Abilene, TX has a semi-arid climate characterized by warm summers and mild winters. Summers in the area typically have high temperatures in the mid-80s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing and often remain in the 40s or 50s. The area usually receives around 22 inches of rain each year, with most of it falling between April and October. The area is also subject to occasional dry spells during the summer months. While snow is rare, light dustings can occur throughout the winter months.

Abilene (zip 79699), Texas gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Abilene (zip 79699) 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 79699). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Abilene (zip 79699) 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 79699 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.6 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 79699 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Abilene, Texas	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	3.7 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	244 days	Unlock
	94.8°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.6	Unlock
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	1706 ft.	Unlock

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 79699 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 79699 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 79699 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79699 zip code, there are 95.0 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 79699 zip code with an average of 31.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79699 zip code, there are 52.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79699 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 79699 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, June and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 79699 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 79699 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.8 inches in the 79699 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 79699 zip code with 6.4 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 58.0 rainy days annually in the 79699 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 79699 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79699 zip code with 1.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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