Zip 79010 (Boys Ranch, TX) Climate

79010 Boys Ranch, TX has a semi-arid climate characterized by hot summers and cool to chilly winters. Temperatures typically range from the mid-90s in the summer months to the low 40s in winter with occasional cold spells reaching into the single digits. Precipitation is fairly scarce, totaling around 18 inches annually, with most of it falling between April and August. The area occasionally experiences strong wind gusts during spring storms which can result in dust storms.

Boys Ranch (zip 79010), Texas gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Boys Ranch (zip 79010) averages 11 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 Boys Ranch (zip 79010). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Boys Ranch (zip 79010) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 48 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79010 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.2 Summer - 6.6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 79010 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Boys Ranch, Texas	United States
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	91.7°	85.8°
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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 79010 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 79010 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 79010 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 79010 zip code, there are 60.8 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 79010 zip code with an average of 20.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79010 zip code, there are 125.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79010 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 79010 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 79010 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.5 inches in the 79010 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79010 zip code with 6.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.0 rainy days. There are 48.4 rainy days annually in the 79010 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 39% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in the 79010 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79010 zip code with 3.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.