Zip 79018 (Channing, TX) Climate

79018 Channing, TX has a warm climate, with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature in the summertime is around 85°F, while the wintertime brings an average of around 45°F. Rainfall is relatively low in this area of Texas, so it is important to be aware of potential droughts during the warmer months. Overall, Channing enjoys a pleasant climate that can be enjoyed year round.

Channing (zip 79018), Texas gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Channing (zip 79018) 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 Channing (zip 79018). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Channing (zip 79018) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 51 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 20
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 79018 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.4 Summer - 6.5 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 79018 zip code, while December and January 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.

July is the hottest month for the 79018 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 79018 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 79018 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 79018 zip code, there are 54.0 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 79018 zip code with an average of 20.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79018 zip code, there are 130.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79018 zip code, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the 79018 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 79018 zip code with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.3 inches in the 79018 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79018 zip code with 7.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.1 rainy days. There are 50.6 rainy days annually in the 79018 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 12.4 inches in the 79018 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79018 zip code with 3.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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