Zip 79033 (Farnsworth, TX) Climate

The climate in 79033 Farnsworth, TX is generally hot and dry year round. Summers are often very humid, with temperatures reaching into the upper 90s and occasionally over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be milder, with temperatures ranging from the low 40s to mid 60s during the day, and nighttime temperatures dropping as low as the mid-30s. Rainfall is fairly minimal in this area of Texas; most of it occurs during springtime thunderstorms that can be quite severe at times.

Farnsworth (zip 79033), Texas gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Farnsworth (zip 79033) averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 252 sunny days per year in Farnsworth (zip 79033). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Farnsworth (zip 79033) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 56 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79033 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

7.8 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 79033 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Farnsworth, Texas	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	93.5°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.7	Unlock
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 79033 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79033 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 79033 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 79033 zip code, there are 73.3 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 79033 zip code with an average of 21.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79033 zip code, there are 120.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79033 zip code, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the 79033 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 June.

June is the wettest month in the 79033 zip code with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.6 inches in the 79033 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79033 zip code with 7.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.3 rainy days. There are 55.8 rainy days annually in the 79033 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.1 inches in the 79033 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79033 zip code with 4.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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