Zip 75839 (Elkhart, TX) Climate

Elkhart, TX has a hot and humid climate with temperatures that typically range from the mid-60s to the mid-90s throughout the year. Summers in Elkhart can be quite hot and uncomfortable, with temperatures often reaching into the triple digits. Winters are usually mild with occasional cold snaps, making it ideal for outdoor activities like hiking and camping during those months. Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year with most of it falling in July and August when the summer heat sets in.

Elkhart (zip 75839), Texas gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elkhart (zip 75839) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Elkhart (zip 75839). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elkhart (zip 75839) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 36
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 75839 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

4.2 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 75839 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Elkhart, Texas	United States
	44.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.2 in.	27.8 in.
	81.7 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	93.0°	85.8°
	36.0°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.3	4.3
	358 ft.	2443 ft.

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 75839 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 75839 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 75839 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 75839 zip code, there are 78.8 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 75839 zip code with an average of 36.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 75839 zip code, there are 35.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 75839 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 75839 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.

October is the wettest month in the 75839 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in the 75839 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in the 75839 zip code with 7.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 81.7 rainy days annually in the 75839 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in the 75839 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in the 75839 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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