Zip 79009 (Bovina, TX) Climate

79009 Bovina, TX has a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically reach into the 90s and can be quite humid as well. Winters are usually mild and dry, with temperatures averaging around 40 degrees during the day. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, with an average of about 18 inches annually. The area experiences occasional strong winds due to its location on the high plains, as well as thunderstorms in the spring and summer months.

Bovina (zip 79009), Texas gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bovina (zip 79009) averages 12 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 Bovina (zip 79009). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bovina (zip 79009) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 62 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79009 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.3 Summer - 6.7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 79009 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bovina, Texas	United States
	19.3 in.	38.1 in.
	12.4 in.	27.8 in.
	61.7 days	106.2 days
	261 days	205 days
	90.7°	85.8°
	22.4°	21.7°
	7.9	7
	5.7	4.3
	4049 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 79009 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 79009 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 79009 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 79009 zip code, there are 59.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79009 zip code with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79009 zip code, there are 117.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79009 zip code, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the 79009 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.

August is the wettest month in the 79009 zip code with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.3 inches in the 79009 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79009 zip code with 8.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 61.7 rainy days annually in the 79009 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.4 inches in the 79009 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79009 zip code with 3.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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