Zip 75936 (Chester, TX) Climate

The climate in the town of Chester, TX (75936) is generally hot and dry, with temperatures reaching an average of 88°F in the summer months and dipping to an average low of 40°F in the winter months. Precipitation is scarce throughout the year, with most rainfall concentrated in May and June. The area experiences occasional cold snaps, but winters tend to be mild overall. While sometimes affected by tropical weather systems coming up from the Gulf Coast, Chester's climate remains largely sunny throughout the year with very little snowfall or ice accumulation during the colder months.

Chester (zip 75936), Texas gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chester (zip 75936) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Chester (zip 75936). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chester (zip 75936) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 75936 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

3.5 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 75936 zip code, while July and August 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.

August is the hottest month for the 75936 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 75936 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 75936 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 75936 zip code, there are 85.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 75936 zip code with an average of 38.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 75936 zip code, there are 26.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 75936 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 75936 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

June is the wettest month in the 75936 zip code with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.6 inches in the 75936 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Texas.

January is the rainiest month in the 75936 zip code with 9.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 94.3 rainy days annually in the 75936 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 75936 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 75936 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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