Zip 78938 (Ellinger, TX) Climate

78938 Ellinger, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature ranges from the low 40s in winter to the upper 90s during summer months, and there is an average of 44 inches of rainfall annually. During the summer, temperatures often reach into the mid-90s with high levels of humidity, making it feel even hotter than it already is. Winters are generally mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing; however, snowfall is rare.

Ellinger (zip 78938), Texas gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ellinger (zip 78938) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Ellinger (zip 78938). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ellinger (zip 78938) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 40
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 78938 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2.9 Summer - 7.9 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 78938 zip code, while August and July 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 78938 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the 78938 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 78938 zip code are April, October and November.

In the 78938 zip code, there are 104.1 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 78938 zip code with an average of 39.7°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78938 zip code, there are 20.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78938 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 78938 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 78938 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in the 78938 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in the 78938 zip code with 7.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 80.1 rainy days annually in the 78938 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 78938 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Texas. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 78938 zip code.

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