Zip 75751 (Athens, TX) Climate

Athens, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months reaches up to 88°F and during the winter season the average temperature remains around 49°F. Rainfall is generally spread throughout the year with an annual precipitation of around 45 inches. Spring in Athens is usually warm, making it a pleasant season for outdoor activities. The area experiences frequent thunderstorms throughout the summer months which bring high humidity levels and occasional flooding.

Athens (zip 75751), Texas gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Athens (zip 75751) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Athens (zip 75751). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Athens (zip 75751) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 75751 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

4.5 Summer - 7.4 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 75751 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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.

August is the hottest month for the 75751 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 75751 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 75751 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 75751 zip code, there are 72.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 75751 zip code with an average of 35.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 75751 zip code, there are 38.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 75751 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 75751 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

May is the wettest month in the 75751 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in the 75751 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

March is the rainiest month in the 75751 zip code with 8.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 79.4 rainy days annually in the 75751 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.6 inches in the 75751 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in the 75751 zip code with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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