Zip 79839 (Fort Hancock, TX) Climate

79839 Fort Hancock, TX enjoys a mild climate with low humidity and very few extreme temperatures throughout the year. Summers are hot and dry, often reaching temperatures in the high 80s or even 90s degrees Fahrenheit with occasional monsoon rains from July to August. Winters tend to be mild and dry, with occasional cold spells down into the low 40s or freezing temperatures. Spring and fall are pleasant and warm, with plenty of sunshine and light breezes.

Fort Hancock (zip 79839), Texas gets 9 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Hancock (zip 79839) averages 1 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 Fort Hancock (zip 79839). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Hancock (zip 79839) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 40 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 27
Rain: averages 9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79839 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.9 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 79839 zip code, while July and June are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fort Hancock, Texas	United States
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	95.2°	85.8°
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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 79839 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the 79839 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 79839 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79839 zip code, there are 110.2 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 79839 zip code with an average of 26.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79839 zip code, there are 84.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79839 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 79839 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 79839 zip code with 1.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 9.2 inches in the 79839 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79839 zip code with 6.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 1.4 rainy days. There are 39.7 rainy days annually in the 79839 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 41% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.7 inches in the 79839 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79839 zip code with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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