Zip 79518 (Girard, TX) Climate

79518 Girard, TX is located in the southeastern part of Texas, and enjoys a temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. On average, summer temperatures reach up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, while winter temperatures rarely dip below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year, typically with around 50 inches of rain annually. Winters tend to be more humid than summers, as humidity levels are known to rise when temperatures decrease.

Girard (zip 79518), Texas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Girard (zip 79518) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 250 sunny days per year in Girard (zip 79518). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Girard (zip 79518) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 42 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 27
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79518 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.9 Summer - 7.3 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 79518 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Girard, Texas	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	2.5 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	250 days	Unlock
	94.3°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.9	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 79518 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79518 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 79518 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79518 zip code, there are 89.8 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 79518 zip code with an average of 27.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79518 zip code, there are 80.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79518 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 79518 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 79518 zip code with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.0 inches in the 79518 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79518 zip code with 5.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 1.9 rainy days. There are 41.5 rainy days annually in the 79518 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.5 inches in the 79518 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in the 79518 zip code with 1.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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