Zip 78044 (Colorado Acres, TX) Climate

78044 Colorado Acres, TX has a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average day temperature is around 70°F and the nighttime temperature drops to around 45°F. During the summer months, temperatures can soar up to 90 degrees or more. In the winter, temperatures usually stay below freezing and snowfall is common. Precipitation rates in 78044 vary throughout the year with an average of 36 inches annually. The area experiences moderate humidity levels and generally low wind speeds.

Colorado Acres (zip 78044), Texas gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colorado Acres (zip 78044) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 223 sunny days per year in Colorado Acres (zip 78044). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colorado Acres (zip 78044) 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 99 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 44
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 78044 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

1.6 Summer - 8.8 Winter

March, November and April are the most pleasant months in the 78044 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 78044 zip code with an average high temperature of 99.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Texas. In the 78044 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 78044 zip code are March, November and February.

In the 78044 zip code, there are 158.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 78044 zip code with an average of 44.4°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78044 zip code, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78044 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 78044 zip code is uncomfortable for about half the year, especially in the summer. The most humid months in the 78044 zip code are July and June. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

September is the wettest month in the 78044 zip code with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.2 inches in the 78044 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

September is the rainiest month in the 78044 zip code with 5.5 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 48.1 rainy days annually in the 78044 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 78044 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 78044 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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