Zip 79738 (Gail, TX) Climate

Gail, TX has a hot and semi-arid climate with generally mild winters and hot summers. The average temperatures in the summer months typically range from the mid 70s to low 90s with high humidity levels, while winter temperatures can dip into the 40s and 50s. This area of Texas is prone to severe weather conditions including hail, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and occasional flooding. Precipitation is scarce throughout most of the year; however, springtime often brings more frequent rainfall.

Gail (zip 79738), Texas gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gail (zip 79738) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 262 sunny days per year in Gail (zip 79738). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gail (zip 79738) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 41 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 32
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79738 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.7 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 79738 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.

July is the hottest month for the 79738 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79738 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 79738 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79738 zip code, there are 98.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79738 zip code with an average of 31.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79738 zip code, there are 53.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79738 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 comfortable in the 79738 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. August is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 79738 zip code with 2.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.2 inches in the 79738 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79738 zip code with 4.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 40.7 rainy days annually in the 79738 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.1 inches in the 79738 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79738 zip code with 0.7 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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