Zip 79908 (El Paso, TX) Climate

El Paso, TX, has a desert climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures in the summer can reach up to 100°F, while winters are usually sunny and cool with temperatures averaging around 55°F. Rainfall is low throughout the year but occasional thunderstorms occur during the spring and summer months. El Paso experiences significant variation in humidity levels during the year with an average relative humidity of 49%.

El Paso (zip 79908), Texas gets 10 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

El Paso (zip 79908) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 293 sunny days per year in El Paso (zip 79908). The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Paso (zip 79908) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 45 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 31
Rain: averages 10 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79908 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.8 Summer - 7.6 Winter

April, October and May are the most pleasant months in the 79908 zip code, while July and June 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.

June is the hottest month for the 79908 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the 79908 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 79908 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79908 zip code, there are 101.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79908 zip code with an average of 30.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79908 zip code, there are 56.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79908 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 79908 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 September.

August is the wettest month in the 79908 zip code with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 47% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 10.2 inches in the 79908 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79908 zip code with 7.7 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 1.5 rainy days. There are 45.2 rainy days annually in the 79908 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.7 inches in the 79908 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79908 zip code with 1.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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