Zip 79508 (Buffalo Gap, TX) Climate

79508 Buffalo Gap, TX has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures can range from the upper 90s in the summer to well below freezing in the winter months. Rainfall is moderately distributed throughout the year, though there are drier times in the summer and wetter periods in the winter months. Snow is generally light but can be heavy at times during the winter months. Overall, 79508 Buffalo Gap, TX has a mild climate that makes it comfortable to live in most of the year.

Buffalo Gap (zip 79508), Texas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buffalo Gap (zip 79508) averages 3 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 Buffalo Gap (zip 79508). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buffalo Gap (zip 79508) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 31
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79508 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.9 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 79508 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Buffalo Gap, Texas	United States
	26.5 in.	38.1 in.
	2.5 in.	27.8 in.
	58.1 days	106.2 days
	244 days	205 days
	94.2°	85.8°
	31.0°	21.7°
	7.7	7
	5.7	4.3
	1937 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 79508 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79508 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 79508 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79508 zip code, there are 91.1 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 79508 zip code with an average of 31.0°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79508 zip code, there are 54.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79508 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.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 79508 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 79508 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 79508 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.5 inches in the 79508 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 79508 zip code with 6.9 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 58.1 rainy days annually in the 79508 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.5 inches in the 79508 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79508 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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