Zip 77563 (Hitchcock, TX) Climate

77563 Hitchcock, TX enjoys mild and pleasant weather throughout the year with hot summers and mild winters. Summer temperatures are usually in the mid to high 80s Fahrenheit and winter temperatures tend to stay in the mid-50s. Precipitation throughout the year is relatively low, but it does experience some light rainfall during the spring months. The area is also typically sunny for most of the year with clear skies dominating most days. The humidity levels can be quite high during summer, making it feel much hotter than it really is.

Hitchcock (zip 77563), Texas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hitchcock (zip 77563) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Hitchcock (zip 77563). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hitchcock (zip 77563) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 46
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 77563 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2.9 Summer - 8.2 Winter

April, November and March are the most pleasant months in the 77563 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hitchcock, Texas	United States
	50.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	102.7 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	89.8°	85.8°
	45.7°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	6.2	4.3
	10 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.

August is the hottest month for the 77563 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 77563 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 77563 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 77563 zip code, there are 45.9 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 77563 zip code with an average of 45.7°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 77563 zip code, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 77563 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 77563 zip code can be miserable in the summer but pleasant in the winter months. The humidity here has been described as oppressive in July and August. The humid season extends from April-October and the most comfortable months are November-March.

September is the wettest month in the 77563 zip code with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.3 inches in the 77563 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

January is the rainiest month in the 77563 zip code with 9.9 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 102.7 rainy days annually in the 77563 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 77563 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 77563 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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