Zip 76936 (Eldorado, TX) Climate

The climate in 76936 Eldorado, TX is generally mild and dry. Summer temperatures range from the low 80s to the upper 90s with high humidity levels. Winters are very cold, but rarely drop below freezing. Spring and fall offer moderate temperatures, perfect for enjoying all that this area has to offer. Rainfall averages about 20 inches annually, so the area experiences some periods of drought throughout the year. The best time to visit Eldorado is during the late spring or early fall when temperatures are cooler and rainfall is more frequent.

Eldorado (zip 76936), Texas gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Eldorado (zip 76936) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 251 sunny days per year in Eldorado (zip 76936). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Eldorado (zip 76936) 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 76936 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

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 76936 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 76936 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 76936 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 76936 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 76936 zip code, there are 86.0 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 76936 zip code with an average of 29.9°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 76936 zip code, there are 61.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 76936 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 76936 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, June and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 76936 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 76936 zip code with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.6 inches in the 76936 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

October is the rainiest month in the 76936 zip code with 4.9 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 48.4 rainy days annually in the 76936 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.6 inches in the 76936 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 76936 zip code with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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