Zip 76528 (Gatesville, TX) Climate

76528 Gatesville, TX has a subtropical humid climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average daily high temperature reaches 91°F during the summer months. Winters are typically mild with temperatures rarely falling below freezing, though winter nights may get chilly. The area sees an annual average of 39 inches of precipitation annually, most of which falls over the spring and summer months when thunderstorms are common.

Gatesville (zip 76528), Texas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gatesville (zip 76528) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Gatesville (zip 76528). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gatesville (zip 76528) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 35
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 76528 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

4.7 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 76528 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gatesville, Texas	United States
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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 76528 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 76528 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 76528 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 76528 zip code, there are 88.8 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 76528 zip code with an average of 34.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 76528 zip code, there are 38.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 76528 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 76528 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

June is the wettest month in the 76528 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.2 inches in the 76528 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

March is the rainiest month in the 76528 zip code with 7.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 70.6 rainy days annually in the 76528 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in the 76528 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in the 76528 zip code with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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