Zip 76801 (Brownwood, TX) Climate

The climate in 76801 Brownwood, Texas is typically hot and dry during the summer months, with temperatures reaching highs of 97 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are generally mild, with temperatures ranging from highs of 65-71 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures can reach below freezing at night during the winter months. Rainfall is scarce throughout the year, averaging just under 22 inches annually. Brownwood has long summers and short winters, making for pleasant temperatures most days of the year.

Brownwood (zip 76801), Texas gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brownwood (zip 76801) averages 1 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 Brownwood (zip 76801). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brownwood (zip 76801) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 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 30
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 76801 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.5 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 76801 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Brownwood, Texas	United States
	29.9 in.	38.1 in.
	1.1 in.	27.8 in.
	60.3 days	106.2 days
	244 days	205 days
	94.7°	85.8°
	30.4°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	5.8	4.3
	1380 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.

August is the hottest month for the 76801 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 76801 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 76801 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 76801 zip code, there are 96.2 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 76801 zip code with an average of 30.4°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 76801 zip code, there are 56.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 76801 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 76801 zip code can be sticky during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

June is the wettest month in the 76801 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.9 inches in the 76801 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 76801 zip code with 6.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 60.3 rainy days annually in the 76801 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.1 inches in the 76801 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 76801 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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