Zip 79044 (Hartley, TX) Climate

79044 Hartley, TX has a warm semi-arid climate that is typical of the southern Great Plains region of the United States. Summers are hot with temperatures reaching into the 90s during the day and very warm nights with temperatures rarely dropping below 70°F. Winters are mild with temperatures in the 40s and 50s during the day and chilly nights down to freezing or just below. Precipitation is limited but there are some thunderstorms during the summer months along with light snowfall in winter months.

Hartley (zip 79044), Texas gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hartley (zip 79044) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Hartley (zip 79044). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartley (zip 79044) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 52 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79044 zip code is 7.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.5 Summer - 6.4 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 79044 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hartley, Texas	United States
	18.1 in.	38.1 in.
	13.6 in.	27.8 in.
	51.6 days	106.2 days
	261 days	205 days
	90.8°	85.8°
	18.8°	21.7°
	7.8	7
	5.6	4.3
	3948 ft.	2443 ft.

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 79044 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 79044 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 79044 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 79044 zip code, there are 50.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79044 zip code with an average of 18.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79044 zip code, there are 136.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79044 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the 79044 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.

August is the wettest month in the 79044 zip code with 2.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.1 inches in the 79044 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79044 zip code with 7.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 51.6 rainy days annually in the 79044 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 39% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.6 inches in the 79044 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79044 zip code with 3.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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