Zip 79743 (Imperial, TX) Climate

Imperial, TX is located in the southern part of Texas and has a subtropical climate throughout the year. The summers are hot and humid, with average temperatures reaching as high as 90°F (32°C), while the winters are mild with average lows around 50°F (10°C). The area receives an average of 28 inches (71 cm) of rain each year, mostly during the spring months. Despite this, Imperial experiences moderate to strong winds almost every day. This wind helps to keep summer temperatures from becoming too extreme and can be refreshing on days when it's particularly hot outside.

Imperial (zip 79743), Texas gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Imperial (zip 79743) averages 1 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 Imperial (zip 79743). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Imperial (zip 79743) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 35 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 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79743 zip code is 7.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.4 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 79743 zip code, while July and June are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Imperial, 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.

July is the hottest month for the 79743 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the 79743 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 79743 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79743 zip code, there are 121.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79743 zip code with an average of 28.9°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79743 zip code, there are 68.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79743 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 79743 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 79743 zip code with 1.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.9 inches in the 79743 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 79743 zip code with 3.9 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 1.7 rainy days. There are 35.3 rainy days annually in the 79743 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.1 inches in the 79743 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79743 zip code with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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