Zip 79714 (Andrews, TX) Climate

The climate in 79714 Andrews, TX is a semi-arid, continental climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in summer months ranges from 90 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature drops to between 59 and 62 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are milder, with average highs ranging from 63 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit and lows dropping to 34 to 37 degrees. Precipitation in Andrews does not vary greatly throughout the year, staying around an annual average of 15 inches per year. There is also no significant snowfall in Andrews as it tends to be quite dry year round.

Andrews (zip 79714), Texas gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Andrews (zip 79714) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Andrews (zip 79714). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Andrews (zip 79714) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 45 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79714 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and September are the most pleasant months in the 79714 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Andrews, Texas	United States
	15.7 in.	38.1 in.
	3.6 in.	27.8 in.
	45.0 days	106.2 days
	261 days	205 days
	94.4°	85.8°
	30.4°	21.7°
	8	7
	5.8	4.3
	3171 ft.	2443 ft.

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 79714 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79714 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 79714 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79714 zip code, there are 102.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79714 zip code with an average of 30.4°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79714 zip code, there are 61.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79714 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

Humidity in the 79714 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

September is the wettest month in the 79714 zip code with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.7 inches in the 79714 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79714 zip code with 4.9 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 45.0 rainy days annually in the 79714 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.6 inches in the 79714 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79714 zip code with 1.7 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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